ATP legend Boris Becker predicted Novak Djokovic’s 2024 season saying that the Serb will add a couple more majors to his illustrious tally in the upcoming year.
Djokovic will turn 37 in May 2024, but that doesn’t bother Becker. The Serb dominated the 2023 season where he not only won three Grand Slams — Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open — and other elusive titles, but he also won them by beating the likes of Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and others.
Becker weighed in on the Serb’s stellar year saying that he is the “dominator” of tennis.
“You’re not really meant to play tennis like that at the age of 36. When does the guy get tired, or when does he run out of motivation,” said Becker Eurosport Germany’s ‘Das Gelbe vom Ball’ podcast:
“Novak is the dominator of the tennis scene – he has won three out of four Grand Slams [in 2023], then came second in that fabulous Wimbledon final against [Carlos] Alcaraz. For me, that was the best match of the year. With all due respect to all the other winners, Djokovic against Alcaraz was out of this world.”
Alcaraz beat Djokovic in Wimbledon final while Sinner stopped the Serb from winning Davis Cup for his nation earlier this year and while the two will be more experienced next year, Becker still backed Djokovic to win one or two majors.
“He [Djokovic] will be 37 years old next May, whereas Alcaraz and co will be better and more experienced. I think the best thing that can happen for the tennis scene as a whole is for Djokovic to remain strong and for the younger generation to come closer.
“In other words, I still expect Djokovic to win a Grand Slam or two. But I also believe that Alcaraz and co will more often throw a spanner in the works.
“I hope that this rivalry between the most successful player of all time and the rest of the tennis world continues for a long time, because we tennis fans and amateur players benefit from it.”
