Novak Djokovic’s mum wants Serb to retire from tennis ‘right now’ as dad shares concerns

Novak Djokovic’s mother Dijana has insisted that he could retire “right now” and call time on his illustrious tennis career having failed to match Roger Federer’s Wimbledon titles record earlier this month. Following the Serb’s SW19 final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz, both of his parents have called for their son to consider his future and walk away from the sport.

Though a huge amount of effort needs to be put in place to still be competing at the top of the sport at 36, something that both his parents have given their opinions on and feel that with all that he has achieved as the male with the most Grand Slam singles titles, it is enough to retire.

Speaking in a new documentary named Novak Djokovic – Untold Stories, Dijana Djokovic said: “It’s all up to him. As far as I’m concerned, he can retire right now – he has won everything.”

Djokovic’s father, Srdan, added: “As far as my wishes for him go, he has already fulfilled them all seven/eight years ago. The rest is this amazing bonus. Tennis is only one segment of his life, not his whole life. I expect him to be recognised for the things he will do after his career ends as well, after he leaves the tennis world, which I hope it will happen next year. And for Novak to slowly but surely… it’s not the end, but in a year-and-a-half let’s say.