Jim Courier believes Novak Djokovic can still compete for Grand Slam titles: “Nothing indicates he’s incapable of winning multiple majors.”

Former world No. 1 Jim Courier analysed the current state of Novak Djokovic, who, at 37 years old and after a challenging season, remains a strong contender for future Grand Slam titles. For the four-time Grand Slam champion, the Serbian still possesses the 'passion and the fury that drives him.'

In 2023, Djokovic enjoyed one of his most successful campaigns, achieving a 27-1 record in Grand Slams, winning titles at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and the US Open, and reaching the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz. However, 2024 has not been as dominant, as he failed to secure any ATP-level titles.

Djokovic has increasingly opted to play a selective schedule, participating in just four Masters 1000 tournaments over the past three seasons. He has often emphasised that his primary focus is on Grand Slams and representing Serbia in international competitions. His last appearance for Serbia saw him clinch the Olympic gold medal—his career’s only missing accolade.

Djokovic concluded the 2024 season with a 16-3 Grand Slam record, impressive by most standards but below the high benchmarks he has set for himself. The last time he won fewer matches across all four majors in a season was in 2009 when he went 15-4. This year, he reached the Australian Open semifinals, the French Open quarterfinals (before withdrawing), and the Wimbledon final. However, he suffered a shock third-round loss at the US Open to Alexei Popyrin.

However, Jim Courier believes the Serb still has it in him to win more Grand Slam titles: "Nothing in Novak Djokovic’s game indicates he’s incapable of winning multiple majors," says the American. “There’s nothing in his game or his movement that would indicate he’s incapable of winning multiple majors going forward,” the American legend said.

“It’s all about what’s between the ears and inside the heart, does he have the passion and the fury that drives him? We’ll see,” he said. “Well, let’s factor in that he might have won Roland Garros this year, right? He’s playing there, he’s starting to find his form — he gets injured."

“And then it was a miracle for him to even make it to the starting line at Wimbledon, let alone get to the final on basically one leg. And he clearly was not moving at the level he needed to to compete with Carlos in that final,” the American former world No. 1 added. “But then, lo and behold, a month later he’s wearing a gold medal, and you could see the difference in his movement from there."

“But after that, it didn’t seem that he was as engaged when he came across for the US [Open], and frankly I was surprised he played Shanghai,” Courier claimed. “I thought he might just pull the pin on the rest of the season and hit the reboot button. But, went to Shanghai and made the finals there, another good effort.”