Novak Djokovic stated that he anticipates competing at Wimbledon “at least one more time” after Jannik Sinner destroyed the Serb’s hopes of winning an eighth All England Club championship on Friday in the semifinals.
By the time Wimbledon begins next year, Djokovic will be 40 years old, and he is still aiming for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam victory. He lost to world number one Sinner 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 on Centre Court, missing out on his eleventh Wimbledon final.
“I would like to, at least one more time,” AFP quoted Djokovic as saying when asked if he would be back at the grass-court Grand Slam.
In the longest Wimbledon quarterfinal in history on Tuesday, Djokovic turned back the clock with an incredible victory over third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, but he was unable to duplicate that performance against Sinner.
“I’m proud of what I achieved three nights ago. Proven to myself and others that I can still play at the highest level, and I have. I reached the last four of Wimbledon. Losing in straight sets against the best player in the world, okay. It is what it is. It’s the reality you have to accept. But the tournament was positive in terms of the attitude on the court, the fighting spirit, the dedication,” he said.
After winning Wimbledon in 2022, Djokovic hasn’t won a major championship since the US Open in 2023. In an attempt to break out of a tie with Margaret Court at the top of the all-time record, he has experienced a number of near-misses.
Last year, Djokovic fell in the semifinals of all four Grand Slam tournaments. Carlos Alcaraz also defeated him in the Australian Open final this year and the Wimbledon final in 2024.
“I guess for 99 percent of the players, that would be a very good Grand Slam result,” said Djokovic, who would become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the Open era if he could win another major.
“For me, it’s good but not good enough, because I’m blessed and cursed to be used to something of the highest degree in terms of results and achievements.
“It’s kind of that internal battle really of what I’ve been through for the 20-plus years of my career, what the goals were always, the expectations, and trying to balance it out and really be a little more humble in that sense.”
Now, Djokovic will focus on the US Open, where he has won four times and lost to Alcaraz in the 2025 semifinals, as well as the American hard-court season.
