{"id":54778,"date":"2025-06-10T02:33:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54778"},"modified":"2025-06-10T02:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:33:39","slug":"novak-djokovic-hints-at-retirement-after-french-open-exit-with-wimbledon-looming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54778","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic hints at retirement after French Open exit with Wimbledon looming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Djokovic’s comments after losing to Jannik Sinner were quite telling<\/h2>\n
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It’s no secret Novak Djokovic is nearing the end of his brilliant career, but the 24-time Grand Slam champion’s farewell tour might be unfolding as we speak.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, 38,\u00a0a<\/a>dmittedly said he pondered the “end of the road” before the start<\/span>\u00a0of the French Open during a legacy event for 14-time clay champion Rafael Nadal, but his words after falling to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals felt like more than a consideration for the Serbian star.<\/p>\n

“This could have been the last match ever I played here, so I don’t know. That’s why I was a bit more emotional even in the end,”\u00a0Djokovic told the media. “If this was the farewell match of the Roland Garros for me in my career, it was a wonderful one in terms of the atmosphere and what I got from the crowd. Do I wish to play more? Yes, I do. But will I be able to play in 12 months’ time here again? I don’t know. That’s all I can say for the moment.”<\/p>\n

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