Novak Djokovic dismantled Ioannis Xilas 6-0, 6-1 in just 45 minutes in a pretty simple task for Serbia against Greece this week in the World Group stage of the Davis Cup with no big name Greek stars joining up.
Djokovic whilst he is playing this week sees it as one of his only priorities. He was quite frank about the fact that he won't play ATP Finals in future.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion hinted that he is winding down and that he doesn't have Torino as a goal. This amid the fact that he is currently unlikely to qualify for the tournament which comes as a shock given he is also defending champion.
“Weeks like these represent another motivation, they inspire me to keep going, they awake those butterflies in my belly,” Djokovic said after the match.
“I thought that I would never have to seek motivation anywhere, it all used to come naturally – automatically – but that has not been the case in the last few years.
“In order to prolong my career, I need to enjoy, I need to choose wisely tournaments I am going to play.”
“Usually in my career I used to have my schedule ready six months in advance, but nowadays that’s not the case, now it’s more spontaneous. Firstly, I need to physically, emotionally and mentally rest in order to even start thinking what I want to do next, in what way, how much and where.”
“Torino is not my goal at all, to be honest, I am not chasing ATP Finals, I am not chasing the rankings etc,” he continued.
“As far as I am concerned, I am done with those tournaments for my career (smiling). Whether I will play other tournaments this year or in the future, I can’t say right now.
“My main priorities are playing for the national team and Slams, everything else is less important.”
🇷🇸🏆 Novak Djokovic says the ATP Finals aren’t a priority for him anymore: “Torino is not my goal at all, to be honest, I am not chasing ATP Finals, I am not chasing the rankings etc. As far as I am concerned, I am done with those tournaments for my career (smiling).” 🗣️…
