We're talking about Novak...and I bet you that he will be very dangerous again in 2025

French tennis pundit and expert Benoit Maylin believes that Serbia’s Novak Djokovic will be on the hunt for more Grand Slams in 2024. The 37-year-old is regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles.

Djokovic has recently ended a season with no major title under his belt. This was the first occasion in seven years where the Belgrade-born star finished a season without a single Grand Slam. Those performances also led Djokovic to lose the number one spot in the ATP rankings to Italy’s Jannik Sinner.

Despite those disappointments, the former world number one will remember 2024 for all the right reasons as he managed to complete his trophy cabinet this year after finally winning an Olympic gold medal. He achieved that milestone in Paris after beating Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the singles category event in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6. French tennis pundit and expert Maylin has been recently quoted in a report by Tennis 365 where he backed Djokovic to hunt for more Grand Slams in 2024. He was of the opinion that the legendary tennis star had an off-season because of numerous reason, such as a serious knee injury, but that he is still too good of a player to be not in contention for more major titles in the 2025 season.

“But where is Djokovic? Because he qualified for the Masters [ATP Finals], so, there’s talk. ‘The guy is burned out, no longer motivated. He won’t even win a Grand Slam anymore’. Stop,” he said. “We’re talking about Novak, and we tend to forget that in 2023, he was monstrous in winning three of the four Grand Slams plus the Masters [ATP Finals], which he hadn’t managed to do since 2015. This year, despite a knee operation, he wanted gold around his neck at all costs – and he did it. This Olympic title, which he had been chasing since 2008, drained him emotionally. He needed to recharge his batteries. Djokovic knows that his time is running out, he will be 38 on May 22, so he preferred to take a break to regenerate. And I bet you that he will be very dangerous again in 2025. Until he wins a 25th Grand Slam title? Yes. And why not a 26th? There are not many favourites left on clay, nor on grass – so you see where I’m going with this.”