Novak Djokovic reached the semifinals at the 2025 Roland Garros against all odds, considering that he had not achieved brilliant results at the beginning of the red clay season and had only had a proud reaction at the Geneva ATP 250, in which he lifted the 100th trophy of his legendary career.

The former world No. 1 used that triumph to regain some confidence ahead of the second Major of the season, in which he once again showed that he has the ability to raise his level even at 38 years old. The veteran from Belgrade reached the quarterfinals without losing a single set – also taking advantage of a fairly favorable draw – and defeated Alexander Zverev in four sets, giving the German ace a lesson from a tactical point of view.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion also gave his best against current world No.1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals, but was forced to surrender in three sets by waving to the crowd on the iconic Philippe Chatrier with huge emotion and admitting that he may have played his last match in Paris.

Djokovic is different

Nole’s next goal is Wimbledon, which are played on a surface more suited to his game at this stage of his career. The hope of the Serbian legend – who will not play any tournament before arriving in London – is already to grab another Major title making tennis history again.

In a video posted on his Instagram profile, top coach Patrick Mouratoglou highlighted how Novak’s attitude has changed: “Throughout all his career, all the big matches he wanted to win, he was just in a state that was closer to being angry, smashing rackets, than smiling and being happy to be here. This is not him. I’m exaggerating a little bit, but it’s what I felt during the match against Sinner.”

He also added: “The motivation he has now is not the same as before. He’s happy to be here on the big stages, still in the semi-final of a Grand Slam playing the guys, showing that he’s close. But it’s not a question of life or death to win those matches. That’s the difference.”