Novak Djokovic has won probably everything he could have won in tennis, but that still doesn't mean he will retire from the sport, as he has plenty of desire to continue competing.
If you're wondering how much passion Novak Djokovic has for competing, you only need to see what he said about the next Olympics. According to the Serbian, he has plenty of desire to play at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The problem is that he is already 37 years old now, and he will be 41 by the time the Olympics in Los Angeles come around. It's not an impossible goal, but it's a very surprising goal.
He doesn't need to do it because his list of achievements is so long that it possibly can't get any longer. Still, when he was asked about retirement, the 37-year-old dismissed the question.
He just recently bested the best player in the world in the Olympics final, who happens to be 16 years younger than him. He doesn't have to retire because he is still competitive on the tennis court.
He also doesn't want to retire even if he's won everything that can be won. He is fully aware of what he has achieved, but he still enjoys competing and grinding, and he is still very good at it—sensationally good, in fact.
"I know that I have already won all the big tournaments, but I still love this sport, I love competing, training day after day, continuing to improve and taking care of my body."
"Tennis means a lot to me and I do my best to give back to this sport everything it has given me. I don't know what the future holds, now is the time to celebrate."
Djokovic has laid out when his retirement will happen in the past, but given how incredible he has been in recent years, it seems like he may never retire. He said that he would stop playing when he doesn't really enjoy it any more or when he is not competitive.
Clearly, he still enjoys it, and he just won the Olympic Games, which also shows that he's quite competitive. That can obviously change rapidly, even as soon as next year, but for the time being, Djokovic clearly has his mind made up.
For now, he will continue competing on the ATP Tour, and despite his majestic triumph in the French capital, he will soon need to start preparing as the Tour moves to North America for the Canadian Open, which he will miss, and then the Cincinnati Open, which is followed by the season's last major, the US Open.
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