Novak Djokovic Hits Back At Those 'Trying To Undermine' His Achievements
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Novak Djokovic, like every top athlete, has many doubters, and after his most recent win at the 2025 Australian Open, he hit back at those trying to undermine his achievements.
Djokovic is not only the greatest tennis player of all time, but statistically, he's also undeniably the best player that has ever lived. His list of achievements is too long to name, which is why many often say that he has completed tennis.
At the 2025 Australian Open, he once again proved why he has been so incredibly successful during his tennis career. Against all odds, he was able to beat Carlos Alcaraz to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.
Djokovic was injured at the end of the first set, which he lost, and everything seemed to be pointing towards an easy win for his Spanish opponent, but that was very far from the truth.
After the match, Djokovic talked to the press in Melbourne, and during his Serbian part of the press conference, as per Tennis Majors' Sasa Ozmo, he spoke about those who are trying to undermine what he has achieved in his career.
"Many people have doubted me my whole life. People are constantly trying to undermine my achievements, but that’s part of being a very successful athlete. With me even more, because of where I come from and a million different things and reasons."
While Djokovic realizes that there are plenty of those who don't want him to succeed, it doesn't discourage him. Quite the opposite.
"It’s not something that discourages me, on the contrary, it motivates me to prove to others and to myself that I can still win on the biggest stages. I’ve proved it once again today."
Djokovic also spoke about his tournament. He's aware that to win the title, he might need to beat the three highest-ranked players on the ATP Tour, but he's also ready to face the challenge.
"It’s not the end of the tournament, I probably have an even tougher task at hand. In order to lift the title, I will probably have to beat the No. 3, No. 2, and No. 1 players in the world. I am looking forward to the challenges, it’s because of opportunities like this I keep on playing."
One element of the Grand Slam tournaments that is often discussed are late-night finishes. Also Djokovic's match against Alcaraz ended very late, which is why he also got to bed very late. After the match, he detailed what he has to go through after the match.
"The adrenaline is huge, it’s not easy to go to sleep after matches like these. Every evening match I go to bed around 3am, now obviously much later because I’ve got much work to do with Miljan (Amanovic, physiotherapist)."
"That’s necessary because we need to assess the situation (with the injury), to get as much work as possible on it straight away. That’s my main preoccupation heading into the next match – to be physically fit, because a win like this lifts you up emotionally and mentally."
