Noted tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou reflected on Novak Djokovic’s Olympic triumph, saying that the Serbian could play for three or four more years.
Funnily enough, Djokovic seems to have a similar idea about that because the Serbian hinted at possibly playing at the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. The Olympic Games are four years away, and it seems like the 37-year-old agrees with Mouratoglou that he could play competitive tennis in four years.
As impossible as it sounds, it’s not entirely out of the question. If Djokovic was motivated enough to try and do that, he could certainly find a way to do so. Nobody can predict how competitive he will be, but Mouratoglou laid out in convincing terms how and why he thinks that the 24-time major winner could have three or four years left.
The Frenchman worries most about motivation because it’s tough to keep it, especially after winning that elusive gold medal. This whole season looked like he struggled with motivation until the Olympics, and then he steamrolled everybody when he found it.
“I think Novak can still play 3 or 4 years at the highest level. 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.”
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