(Málaga) World No.1 Novak Djokovic intends to continue the momentum of his victory at the ATP Masters to win the Davis Cup, “last effort” to complete an exceptional season.
“I couldn’t be happier with the way I played and won the semi-final and the final (at the Masters) in Turin and I hope to find this level of energy and performance in the Davis Cup,” said declared the Serbian to the press, on the eve of facing his country against Great Britain in the quarter-final, Thursday in Malaga (Spain).
He reiterated that the Davis Cup was one of his “biggest goals” of the year. “It’s the last week of the season, so a final effort is necessary from each of us,” insisted Djokovic, who won three new Grand Slam titles in 2023 (Australia, Roland-Garros, United States Open), bringing his total to 24, an all-time record for men.
At 36, he is guaranteed to finish the year at the top of world tennis for the eighth time in his career.
Novak Djokovic also regretted that the final phase of the Davis Cup, since its change of format in 2019, has only been organized in one country, Spain (twice in Madrid and twice in Malaga).
“I have the feeling that the Davis Cup final […] should travel every year. She should not stay in one place for more than a year,” he said. “It’s a global competition. »
Serbia led by Djokovic already won the team event in 2010.