Novak Djokovic seemed disinterested” – Jim Courier questions Serb’s chances in 2025 season amid current poor run of form
Jim Courier has suggested that Novak Djokovic appeared “disinterested” at some of the tournaments he took part in this year. Djokovic finished the 2024 season without winning a title, even though he did come close at the Wimbledon Championships among the Majors and the Rolex Shanghai Masters among the Masters 1000s.
After a remarkable 2023, which saw Djokovic clinch three Grand Slams, two Masters 1000s, and the year-end Nitto ATP Finals, 2024 proved to be a challenging year for the Serb.
At the Australian Open, he reached the semifinals but was unable to outwit eventual champion Jannik Sinner. Next came a string of upsets at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Monte-Carlo Masters, Italian Open and Geneva Open.
While Novak Djokovic was able to make it to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, he ultimately needed to withdraw due to a knee injury, which later required him to undergo surgery. The Serb came back at the Wimbledon Championships and reached the final, but here, he was dismantled by Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic’s biggest success of the year though, came shortly after, at the Paris Olympics.
Unfortunately for the former World No. 1, another upset marred his US Open outing, as he was bundled out of the hardcourt Major in the third round by Alexei Popyrin. The Rolex Shanghai Masters marked the last competitive outing for the Serb in 2024. He reached the final but once again had to settle for second-best against Sinner.
Jim Courier, a former World No. 1 and a four-time Major champion, recently reflected on Djokovic’s 2024 season and assessed his chances in 2025 on the Tennis Channel Inside-In podcast. Courier started with the Serb’s coaching situation.
Since parting ways with Goran Ivanisevic earlier this year, the 24-time Grand Slam winner has not roped in a new full-time coach.
The 54-year-old stated that after Ivanisevic left the Serb’s camp, the latter did not seem interested in playing certain tournaments that he featured in this year. According to Courier, this may have had something to do with the 37-year-old making the Paris Olympics his primary goal.
