I still feel the drive – Novak Djokovic wants to keep going strongly on the tour

Novak Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slam titles and recently won the Olympic Gold medal at the Paris Games, which was missing in his glittering cabinet. However, the Serbian has no plans of stopping anytime soon as he is still hungry for more titles on the tour.

Djokovic, 37, is still fit as a fiddle and wants to continue playing at the top level as he is producing the goods. The veteran has received a stern competition from youngsters like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner and he will be determined to win his first major of the season.

Djokovic won the US Open title in 2023 and he will want to defend his title in New York.

“These kind of rivalries that I have with Jannik and Carlos are the kind of matchups that still bring that joy of competition to me and inspire me to really push myself to perfect the game,” Djokovic said. 

“People ask me ‘now that you have basically won everything with the golden medal, what else is there to win?’ 

“I still feel the drive. I still have the competitive spirit. I still want to make more history and enjoy myself on the tour.” 

The Serb admitted that he felt a lot of emotions when he won the Gold Medal at the Paris Olympics

“I think the moment of when I achieved it, how I achieved it, after years of trying, the journey… makes it even more unique.”

Speaking on the importance of Majors in tennis, Djokovic said, “Grand Slams are the pillars of our sport.”

“They are the most important historical tennis events that we have. “So if you don’t get pumped and inspired to play your best tennis at Grand Slams, it’s hard to do that anywhere else.”

Djokovic will begin his US Open defense against Radu Albot in the first round on Monday.