By Victor Kanayo
Novak Djokovic is confident that he can still win Grand Slams in 2025.
This comes as the Serbian tennis czar kicks off his bid for an 11th title and record 25th major crown in Brisbane as the new season beckons.
He is also targeting the Australian Open in 2025.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, who is gunning for a third Melbourne Park trophy, joins him at the Queensland Tennis Centre from December 29 to January 5 in a stellar women’s field.
The 2025 season gets underway on Friday with the mixed-teams United Cup in Perth and Sydney, headlined by world No. 2 Iga Swiatek in her first tournament since revelations that she served a one-month doping suspension.
It is the first season since 37-year-old Djokovic began playing that none of the other so-called “Big Four” will be on the other side of the net following the retirements this year of Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
Roger Federer called it quits in 2022.
As they faded, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz stepped up to become the new Grand Slam kings, with both men opting against a warm-up tournament leading into the first major of the year, which begins on January 12.
As doubts grew over Djokovic’s motivation and ability to take down the new guard after a disappointing 2024, he stunned the tennis world by hiring Murray to coach him.
