{"id":212795,"date":"2026-06-21T19:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=212795"},"modified":"2026-06-21T19:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:20:35","slug":"shocking-prediction-by-toni-nadal-we-are-watching-novak-djokovics-final-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/shocking-prediction-by-toni-nadal-we-are-watching-novak-djokovics-final-season\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOCKING PREDICTION BY TONI NADAL: \u201cWe Are Watching Novak Djokovic\u2019s Final Season\u201d!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toni Nadal, the uncle and longtime coach of Rafael Nadal, is known for speaking his mind, and in his latest appearance on ESPN\u2019s Spanish-language platform, he stirred up the tennis world with his comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After comparing Juan Mart\u00edn del Potro to Andy Murray, the experienced Spanish coach turned his attention to Novak Djokovic\u2019s future and offered a prediction on when the 38-year-old Serbian superstar might decide to call it a career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nadal admitted that even before Roland Garros he did not see Djokovic as a favorite to win the tournament, citing one unavoidable opponent above all others \u2014 time itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBefore Roland Garros, I was asked whether I saw Djokovic winning the tournament, and I said directly: no. That doesn\u2019t mean I don\u2019t respect him, quite the opposite. The reality is that time passes relentlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"woH0tg1Bol\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/atina-slavi-povratak-legende-zeljko-obradovic-preuzeo-panatinaikos\/\">ATINA SLAVI POVRATAK LEGENDE: \u017deljko Obradovi\u0107 preuzeo Panatinaikos!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201eATINA SLAVI POVRATAK LEGENDE: \u017deljko Obradovi\u0107 preuzeo Panatinaikos!\u201c \u2014 Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/atina-slavi-povratak-legende-zeljko-obradovic-preuzeo-panatinaikos\/embed\/#?secret=5TWRRJfhFQ#?secret=woH0tg1Bol\" data-secret=\"woH0tg1Bol\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you reach this age and have to play five-set matches every two days, your body no longer recovers the same way. Traveling is also harder on the body. You arrive a little later, and in the end all of that affects your performance on the court,\u201d Nadal said, expressing a rather pessimistic outlook regarding the 24-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Toni Nadal, the greatest tennis player of all time now has only one sporting motivation left \u2014 history itself and the pursuit of one more record-breaking major title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNovak is still competing because he wants to win that one more Grand Slam and reach 25. Otherwise, what would be the point of continuing to push himself after achieving absolutely everything there is to achieve in this sport? That is precisely why I believe we are currently witnessing the final season of his professional career,\u201d Nadal stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toward the end of the interview, however, Toni softened his tone and paid tribute to two of the greatest rivals in tennis history, drawing a parallel between his nephew Rafael and Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoth Rafael and Djokovic have managed to remain relevant and at the very top for so long for one simple reason \u2014 they genuinely love what they do. They love tennis, and both possess an incredible inner drive to give their very best at every moment,\u201d Toni Nadal concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/third-time-in-a-month-a-bomb-was-thrown-at-a-bakery-in-borca-the-shop-window-and-canopy-were-destroyed-a-camera-recorded-the-attacker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>THIRD TIME IN A MONTH: A bomb was thrown at a bakery in Borca, the shop window and canopy were destroyed, a camera recorded the attacker!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-best-year-in-the-last-10-as-many-as-29-pairs-and-25-chicks-of-the-eastern-imperial-eagle-were-registered-in-serbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE BEST YEAR IN THE LAST 10: As many as 29 pairs and 25 chicks of the Eastern imperial eagle were registered in Serbia!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-kecmanovics-announced-an-appeal-the-lawyer-claims-that-the-verdict-does-not-differ-from-the-previous-one-and-that-the-key-accusation-was-not-proven\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE KECMANOVICS ANNOUNCED AN APPEAL: The lawyer claims that the verdict does not differ from the previous one and that the key accusation was not proven!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/basketball-earthquake-in-denver-the-nuggets-want-to-bring-bogdan-bogdanovic-to-jokic-and-create-a-serbian-tandem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BASKETBALL EARTHQUAKE IN DENVER: The Nuggets want to bring Bogdan Bogdanovic to Jokic and create a \u201cSerbian tandem\u201d!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/parents-of-the-boy-killer-from-ribnikar-found-guilty-here-is-how-many-years-in-prison-the-kecmanovics-were-sentenced-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PARENTS OF THE BOY-KILLER FROM RIBNIKAR FOUND GUILTY: Here is how many years in prison the Kecmanovics were sentenced to!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nova.rs\/sport\/tenis\/nadal-tvrdi-gledamo-poslednju-sezonu-novaka-djokovica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nova.rs<\/a><strong> Foto:<\/strong> AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toni Nadal, the uncle and longtime coach of Rafael Nadal, is known for speaking his mind, and in his latest appearance on ESPN\u2019s Spanish-language platform, he stirred up the tennis world with his comments. 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