"I still want to play tennis even though I achieved pretty much everything" - says Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is in Israel to take part in the Tel Aviv Open and he confirmed his passion for tennis by admitting he still plans on playing for many years.

Novak Djokovic returned to Israel after many years where he'll take part in the first edition of the Tel Aviv Open. Djokovic will play in both singles and doubles and he'll send off his good friend Jonathan Erlich into retirement at this event after they lose.

Their first match will be played later today and it will be the second retirement he'll see up close in recent weeks. The Serbian was in London for the retirement of Federer and it showed him how much he still cares about tennis.

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Upon touching down in Israel, Djokovic onfirmed he still has al ot of passion for the sport:

"I still want to play tennis even though I achieved pretty much everything that you can achieve in tennis. I still have passion and hunger to play at a highest professional level.”

On the decision to come to Tel Aviv, Djokovic added:

“I was committed to play at Laver Cup, and I also wanted to play for three weeks in a row, so Tel Aviv was a perfect choice for me. Also because I haven't been here for a while, and the last time here, I had a fantastic experience.”

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