Djokovic on enforced three month break after Wimbledon: “I cannot say this break was caused by my will as I wanted to go America”

Novak Djokovic did not play tennis for several months after his Wimbledon triumph but it wasn't because he didn't want to.

Djokovic missed about three months of the season making his return at the Laver Cup in London and since then he's been a man on a mission. Back-to-back trophies in Tel Aviv and Astana showed that he's as good as ever but not being able to play for three months was still disappointing to him.

Dubbed a 'break' by many outlets, Djokovic pushed back on that because he did not want it. He wanted to play in North America:

"More than three months passed from winning Wimbledon to the next tournament in Israel. Somehow, except when I was injured, I never experienced such long breaks. I cannot say that this break was caused by my will because I wanted to go to America, but it was not possible."

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While overall disappointing it did have its benefits as Djokovic was able to rest up and recharge. He arrived with clear goals and intentions winning two events fairly easily. Speaking further with Sportal, Djokovic confirmed the benefits:

"The positive thing about it is that I had more time to prepare and work on some elements of the game that usually we tennis players don't have time to work on due to the tight schedule of tournaments. In my opinion, that is a good thing.

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