Serbia tennis participant Novak Djokovic celebrates after his match towards Argentine tennis star Camilo Ugo Carabelli (not pictured) on day six of the Miami Open at Laborious Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, US on March 23, 2025. — Reuters
Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic confirmed that he can’t be written off and earned a document 411th Affiliation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 match win on Sunday.
A 6-1 7-6(1) third-round victory over Argentine fortunate Camilo Ugo Carabelli on the Miami Open additionally put Djokovic a step nearer to his a centesimal singles title.
Moreover, he has spent greater than 400 weeks at primary and now sits fifth within the rankings, however regardless of claiming one other document, the 37-year-old mentioned that chasing the world primary rating will not be his primary goal anymore.
“If it comes as a consequence of great results and titles that I win in a season, then that’s amazing. But that’s not my objective,” Djokovic advised reporters.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion mentioned that he’ll fortunately take main event victories excessive spot within the twilight of his glittering profession.
“My objective is to be able to play my best tennis at the Grand Slams and the tournaments where I participate. My schedule is revised, so obviously I’m not chasing ranking points.
“It is totally different these days, possibly, than it was a couple of years again (or) for many of my profession, to be sincere. I am joyful to win a Grand Slam and an enormous event reasonably than attending to primary. Proper now that is extra necessary for me.”
Jimmy Connors with 109 and Roger Federer with 103 are the only men with more titles than Djokovic but he said climbing to the top of the list could be difficult.
“It will positively be superb to get to that document,” Djokovic added. “Connors is somebody that I really admire and respect. He is all the time very supportive of me in public, I am grateful for that. It will be superb.
“But again, it’s probably more difficult to achieve that nowadays for me than maybe it was some years ago. I’ll go step by step. I’ll see. I don’t know how long I’m going to compete for. But I’m still enjoying myself when I play well.”
