{"id":20550,"date":"2025-01-19T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550"},"modified":"2025-01-19T09:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T09:00:18","slug":"novak-djokovic-has-big-plans-for-2025-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic has big plans for 2025 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4707543\" data-slug-id=\"2298925\">\n<p data-idx=\"0\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_0\">Novak Djokovic had a largely unsuccesful year in 2024, but the Serbian hopes to turn a new page ahead of 2025. Djokovic has been cautious with his calendar for much of his career, playing only those events he deemed necessary. However, with Andy Murray by his side, he says he plans on playing more tennis than he played last year.<\/p>\n<p data-idx=\"1\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_1\">Djokovic said the Brit brought new enthusiasm and motivation to the Djokovic camp, momentum which the Serbian hopes to use to get back to winning ways after a largely ineffective 2024 campaign. He said (via BBC),<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m planning to play a few more tournaments than I did last season. Hopefully the level is also going to go up and as a consequence I\u2019ll be able to hopefully win a few tournaments and get my ranking higher.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div data-drop-off-point=\"\" data-imp-id=\"also_read_article_container\" data-variant=\"3\">\n<div id=\"related-articles\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>United Cup 2025 schedule today: TV schedule, start time, order of play, live streaming details and more | Day 4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-idx=\"2\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_2\">Time will tell whether Djokovic is able to see these plans through, but he seems to be very motivated after putting forward a year which he is sure to be disappointed by.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u201cI look forward to it, I really do\u201d \u2013 Novak Djokovic on working with coach Andy Murray<\/h2>\n<p data-idx=\"3\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_3\">Novak Djokovic hired Andy Murray as his coach last month, in a shock announcement. The Serbian this week spoke about what he looks forward to in the partnership.<\/p>\n<p data-idx=\"4\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_4\">Djokovic spoke glowingly about Murray. He said that as a player who retired only a couple of months ago, Murray knows the tennis landscape quite well. He added that Murray knew his game verty well to, as they were rivals till recently. Djokovic said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe has a unique perspective on my game as one of the greatest rivals I\u2019ve had. He knows the pros and cons of my game. He played until recently on the tour, so he knows all the other best players currently in the world, the youngsters, and the weaknesses and strengths in their game. I look forward to it, I really do.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-idx=\"5\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_5\">He also spoke about Murray\u2019s \u201cchampion mentality,\u201d saying,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think he\u2019s bringing a fresh look to my game and I\u2019ll be able to benefit from that, no doubt, on the court. But also that champion mentality he has, I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll match very well.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-idx=\"6\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_6\">Andy Murray, a former World No. 1, won 46 titles in his career, including three Grand Slam titles. He retired from the sport after representing his nation at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The first event Djokovic will play under Murray is the\u00a0Brisbane International, where he\u2019s the top seed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 French Open \u2013 Day 9 \u2013 Source: Getty Novak Djokovic had a largely unsuccesful year in 2024, but the Serbian hopes to turn a new page&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Novak Djokovic has big plans for 2025 season - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Novak Djokovic has big plans for 2025 season - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"2024 French Open \u2013 Day 9 \u2013 Source: Getty Novak Djokovic had a largely unsuccesful year in 2024, but the Serbian hopes to turn a new page...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-19T09:00:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/16.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550\",\"name\":\"Novak Djokovic has big plans for 2025 season - 24\/7 News America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/16.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-19T09:00:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-19T09:00:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/16.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/16.jpg\",\"width\":512,\"height\":640},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Novak Djokovic has big plans for 2025 season\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"24\/7 News America\",\"description\":\"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Novak Djokovic has big plans for 2025 season - 24\/7 News America","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Novak Djokovic has big plans for 2025 season - 24\/7 News America","og_description":"2024 French Open \u2013 Day 9 \u2013 Source: Getty Novak Djokovic had a largely unsuccesful year in 2024, but the Serbian hopes to turn a new page...","og_url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550","og_site_name":"24\/7 News America","article_published_time":"2025-01-19T09:00:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":512,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/16.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550","name":"Novak Djokovic has big plans for 2025 season - 24\/7 News America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/16.jpg","datePublished":"2025-01-19T09:00:18+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-19T09:00:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/16.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/16.jpg","width":512,"height":640},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20550#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Novak Djokovic has big plans for 2025 season"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/","name":"24\/7 News America","description":"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20553,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20550\/revisions\/20553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}