Novak Djokovic wants to win 30 Grand Slams before he retires, former coach says
- Novak Djokovic won his 21st Grand Slam title on Sunday as he beat Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon final.
- The Serbian tennis star's former coach says he still wants to win nine more.
Novak Djokovic wants to win 30 Grand Slam titles before he retires.
That's according to the Serbian's former coach, Bogdan Obradović, who told BBC 5 Live that he believes the 35-year-old would continue to play for at least another five years.
"I was talking with Novak when he was nine years old, this is the time we met each other for the first time," said Obradovic. "After that when he was 13 we started to work together permanently for the next 18 years, which was a very long period.
"He was telling me every time and I know his idea, he wants to come to the number 30, which is three-zero. This is what Novak wants.
"So, the next five years, he will play. The next five years, he will have probably 20 chances to get those numbers, which is 30 titles."
Djokovic secured his 21st Grand Slam title on Sunday as he beat Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon men's singles final.
The victory, Djokovic's seventh at the All England Club, moved him one behind Rafael Nadal's record of 22 men's majors.
Speaking in his on-court interview after the win, Djokovic said he was "lost words for what this tournament" means to him.
"I've said this many times. It always has been and always will be the most special tournament in my heart, the one that motivated me, inspired me to start playing tennis in a small mountain resort in Serbia where my parents used to run a restaurant," he said.
"I always dreamed of coming here, just playing in this court, and then realizing the childhood dream of winning this trophy.
"Every single time it gets more meaningful and more special, so I'm very blessed and very thankful to be standing here with the trophy."