"We know he can win it" - Former British No.1 believes Novak Djokovic is close to capturing his 25th Grand Slam title

Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic has a historic 24 Grand Slam titles to his name, and former British player Laura Robson is of the opinion that the 37-year old could capture his 25th Major sooner rather than later.

Djokovic fell just shy of extending his lead atop the Grand Slam titles table at Wimbledon this year, where he lost to young rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final. However, the Serbian gained some form of revenge at the Paris Olympic Games a few weeks later, defeating the Spaniard to finally capture the Olympic gold medal that has eluded him for over a decade.

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Winning another Major is tied to Djokovic's motivation, says Robson

In an interview with Sky Sports, Robson expressed her views on Djokovic winning his maiden gold medal. Furthermore, the former British No.1 believes the Serbian could win a record-equaling fifth men’s title at Flushing Meadows should he decide to defend his crown.

"It’s incredible the way Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz can play tennis,” said Robson. “The gold medal meant so much to them both. All that build-up and pressure for Djokovic knowing Paris was probably his last Olympics and a final chance at gold.
“To play that well against someone he had lost to just a couple of weeks before. Someone who has just won two Grand Slams, who is having an incredible summer – I found it really inspiring! How he was so motivated to win this one thing that he had never completed in tennis, so the reaction said it all in the end.
“It was such a moment seeing Djokovic and Alcaraz crying at the same time on opposite ends of the court. There was so much going on, happy tears and sad tears all at once. That was kind of the theme for the entire week. Almost everyone that came through the mixed zone had a tear in their eye at some point!”

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“The 25th Grand Slam doesn’t feel too far away for Novak, but he’s on a well-earned break and I think we will need to see if he even wants to show up at the US Open. He’s achieved something that he’s described as the pinnacle of his sporting career, so I think it’s quite hard to reset after that.
“We know he can win it! We absolutely know he can do it, but whether he wants to come back so soon is the challenge. How can anything live up to that moment of winning the medal you’ve always wanted? Then to see his homecoming in Serbia and to see the reaction that he’s had from the public. It will be tough to arrive in New York raring to go!”