“I still want to play tennis even though I achieved pretty much everything" - Djokovic on his career
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Novak Djokovic has the desire to continue competing despite achieving everything he possibly could in tennis.
Djokovic last competed at the Laver Cup, where he won one match but lost the other. At the event, the Serbian player witnessed Roger Federer's retirement, as this year's Laver Cup was also a big celebration of the Swiss Maestro's career.
All members of the Big Four, Federer, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray, were present in London, which made the moment special. Djokovic spoke about Federer's retirement recently.
"I have a massive respect for Roger, and to what he had contributed to our sport. He had an epic career, he can be proud of it. He's one of the most recognized athletes of all time. His retirement is a sad moment for tennis."
After competing in London, Djokovic made his way to Israel, where he will compete at the 2022 Tel Aviv Open. He spoke about his desire to continue competing despite achieving everything in the sport.
"I still want to play tennis even though I achieved pretty much everything that you can achieve in tennis. I still have passion and hunger to play at the highest professional level."
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Djokovic competed in Israel before. As an 18-year-old player, he competed at the Davis Cup in the country, and he has very good memories of that trip, which is why he was happy to return once again.
"It was the loudest atmosphere I ever experienced, very passionate people for sport here. I love to see that. And I also visited Jerusalem on my second visit to Israel, but it was a while ago."
"I forgot many things, so I'll definitely come back again. This week is mostly about tennis for me, I hope to play well here and to see a lot of people come to watch my matches."
