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Understanding Djokovic’s collapse

Patrick Mouratoglou · 1,452 words · 7 min read · EN-ORIG

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Physically, he can't do it anymore. How many times have you heard that about Novak Djokovic? But I don't believe it. I think it's more a mental issue that creates physical problems. First of all, there is something new. He used to be unable to win several matches in tournaments, but he was doing well in

Grand Slams. He was reaching minimum quarterfinals, but most of the time even semifinals. He even reached the final of the Australian Open this year. So, that's the new thing for him to compete badly in a Grand Slam. So, to lose in the first round is something a bit shocking for Novak. I feel that

something changed lately. He clearly has physical issues in terms of feeling bad on the court, feeling sick on the court. That happened in Cincinnati. You can see it, it's very obvious. He has troubles to digest. And in his first round match, he threw up twice. And he clearly had exactly the same problem. And knowing

how much he takes care of his nutrition and everything, it's difficult to think that he has an illness or that type of issue. And especially twice in such a short period of time. I mean, I have a theory. I don't know if it's a good theory or not, but I feel that the fact

that he feels sick on the court has nothing to do with a sickness, but more anxiety and pressure. Of course, you can answer me, "How is it possible that this guy is still stressed after winning 24 Grand Slams?" Sounds unreal. But the difference is, before, whenever he was competing, he was feeling ready 100%. He

was extremely well prepared and he was going to the tournaments to win them. Now, because he says he has also physical issues and he cannot practice well, he cannot prepare well, and he said it several times in the past month, he goes to the tournaments feeling completely unprepared. someone like him to go to tournaments feeling unprepared,

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it's horribly stressful. The best way to fight against anxiety when it comes to competing, and don't think that because he won so many matches in his career, so many Grand Slams, he doesn't still feel anxiety. He does. I can tell you because for Serena, it was the same. She had 23 Grand Slams and she would play the first

round of another Grand Slam and her anxiety, her stress was the same. They cannot play for pleasure. All their life, they played with only one purpose, to win. So, they enter the court, they want to win, and that's the only thing they think of. So, Novak is still the same. When he enters the court, he wants

badly to win. But, when you go to the match, and you know you are completely unprepared, it's extremely stressful, and I think it makes him feel sick on the court. And I believe that the lack of results is due to his unpreparedness when it comes to tournaments in general. And now with his new even Grand Slams,

he was not ready in Rangiros, he was more ready in Wimbledon, and he was not ready at the US Open. And he started to feel sick after, you know, a set and a half, not in the fifth. So, now you can ask me, but what does he play then? I feel that he doesn't play with the goal

to win more Grand Slams anymore. I think he beat all the records. The dream of his career for him was to become the greatest of all times. He was competing against the two other monsters, and he ended up winning. And you could feel that right after Nadal retired, his motivation just went out of his body,

and it's completely understandable. But, why does he still play then? I think he still plays to get the love of the people. I think he suffered a lot from being the one that was not liked as much as the two other guys. He probably thinks, okay, I have two more years, I can still play, I can play scores, semis

of Grand Slams, sometimes a final. So, I'm going to play matches in front of millions and millions people, and I can show my true self. People will know me better. I'm more relaxed now. I'm not as angry as I was before when I wanted to win so much. And people are going to

know me better and like me, and it's important for him, and I completely understand. And I think that's not a good reason to play. And I think because he plays for that, is not in the right mindset. When it comes to the matches, he doesn't feel good. In his documentary, The Wolf in Winter, he

explains that he feels that his career is over. He says, I feel more a father and a husband than a tennis player. Why do I do this to myself? I'm so done with trainings, media, all those obligations. And I understand. He beat all the records, and he's the greatest of all times without any discussion. So, why

does he continue to do something he's done all his life that he's fed up with and he kept on doing it because he wanted the results. But as he doesn't want the result that much, why does he do it to himself? And he was questioning himself, why do I do this to myself? So

there is a lot of suffering. People think that you can enjoy going to the matches. And that guys like Serena or Novak should be able to continue to play without expectations and just enjoying. It's impossible. Impossible. Winning for them is so important. That was so crucial throughout their lives. That was the fight, the everyday fight, the

grinding, working, everything. There was only one purpose, to win. They can't think different. And now they say, "Oh, now I don't care." No, they care. When you've worked all your life with one purpose and you've reached it and it was a lot of suffering, it was a lot of sacrifice, you know, all his life was

about that and he was so professional, more professional than any other tennis player I've seen in my life. Dedicated his whole life for one purpose and when he reaches it, he wants to start a new life. And that's what he said in the documentary. He said, "I feel myself more now as a father and as a husband."

I mean, those people that are so important to him that he didn't dedicate enough time to them throughout those years because he had to sacrifice for his career. Now probably he wants to take more time with them and he feels that his purpose has shifted from this life to another life. And he's a bit in

the middle. And I think that's very uncomfortable. Well, we have to see how this evolves. Is it an accident what we've witnessed lately, or in Glarus, then Cincinnati, then US Open, or is it going to be something that's going to happen on a regular basis? If it's the case, I don't think he will be able to

play until 2028. I think he will give up before. If he's able to bounce back, go back to work, re-sacrifice, re-decide that his life is dedication to tennis, then he starts to make results like before, then of course he can play until 2028. Physically, there is zero problem. The guy is probably for at this age the

fittest guy you can have. He had such minor injuries throughout his career. If you look at the young generation, they had already at 22 more injuries than him throughout his entire career because he was so professional. He's been so careful also about the nutrition and everything. So, his body is great. He can play two more years easily. The

question is, is his head able to sustain that pressure and without having the work done in a way that he can match the pressure? But, the pressure is still big because he puts a lot of pressure on himself and people expect him to do well. On the other hand, you have the work that can match the pressure, so you

can deal with it. But, if the work is not enough, then the pressure becomes too big and then he gets sick. He gets physically sick during the matches. I think it's for mental reasons that he feels bad physically. The pain is physical, but the reason is mental.