Patrick Mouratoglou predicts Novak Djokovic's performance longevity

Famous tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou believes that Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic can play at the highest level for three or four years. The 37-year-old is already regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles.

Djokovic recently participated in the Paris Olympics, where he finally managed to complete his trophy cabinet after winning the gold medal for his country. He defeated Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the final in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6. After the victory, the Belgrade-born star burst into tears and showed how much it meant to him to complete the puzzle after securing the biggest triumph for his country at the highest level.

Mouratoglou, who is a famous tennis coach, was recently quoted in a report, stating that, from his point of view, Djokovic can play at the highest level for another three to four years. The 54-year-old was of the opinion that it was clear that the former world number one lacked motivation before the Paris Olympics, and it will be the biggest challenge for him going forward. The Neuilly-sur-Seine-born believed that Djokovic needs a challenge from players such as Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to continue pushing to produce positive results in the future.

“I think Novak can still play three or four years at the highest level,” he said. “The real question is about his motivation. I think he really struggled with motivation until the Olympics. Everybody felt like it was the end for Rafa, Novak felt it too. For sure, it hit his motivation really hard. But after that, Rafa came back on clay, his level was good and I think this gave extra motivation to Novak. Sinner started to play great. Alcaraz again, I think it touched his ego, and he came back really strong and finally won the title that he was chasing his whole career, which was a gold medal at the Olympics. The only confrontation he can have now is probably Carlos and Jannik pushing him, beating him, him feeling his ego touched and wanting to show that he's still great.”