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Major Bombshell Over Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon Participation Dropped by Tennis Podcaster Who Hinted at Goran Ivanisevic Split

Published 03/27/2024, 1:15 PM EDT

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Not all is going well in the camp of Novak Djokovic. After nearly winning the Calendar Year Grand Slam last season, where he won three major titles, the Serb was expected to continue his domination in 2024 too. However, things haven’t gone according to his plans. Djokovic has played just two tournaments this year, the Australian Open and the Indian Wells Masters, reaching the semifinals and the third round, respectively. Recently, a tennis bigwig dropped a saddening update for Djokovic’s fans.

Djokovic has skipped the ongoing Miami Open in order to balance his hectic schedule in 2024. Here’s what was revealed that wouldn’t go down well with his fans.

Novak Djokovic to potentially miss the Wimbledon Championships

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A few days ago, Craig Shapiro, the host of a famous tennis podcast, revealed that tension was mounting in Djokovic’s camp. Today, it was declared that Djokovic has split with his long-time coach, Goran Ivanisevic. Shapiro dropped another shocking claim about the Serb. He said that Novak Djokovic is “unhappy with his team” and is going to be making some changes.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion will focus on clay and is unsure of playing in the Wimbledon Championships. This is because the Paris Olympics follow soon after and the Serb is targeting a gold medal there.

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While Djokovic has achieved almost everything in his tennis career, Olympic gold still eludes him. His best performance there has been a third-place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Further, this is not the first time we have heard that Djokovic is prioritizing the Paris Olympics this year.

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Djokovic eyeing the big prize in Paris

The Grand Slam trophies have come thick and fast for Novak Djokovic. However, he hasn’t had the success in the Olympics as he would have liked. But come July 2024, Djokovic wants to end his career on a high by achieving success in Paris, at least, because who knows if he will be playing 4 years from now?

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During an interview in 2023, he revealed, “The Olympics are a huge desire of mine – it’s a unique opportunity, I have a bronze from Beijing 2008… I want it all, why not, and we’ll see where it ends.”

However, before that, Djokovic would like to get back into his groove quickly. Can he come back stronger in the upcoming tournaments? Let us know your views in the comments below.

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Vatsal Shah

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Vatsal Shah, a Tennis Writer at EssentiallySports, combines sports management insight with two years of rich content creation experience. His journey at ES involves delving into the core of tennis, covering ATP/WTA tours, and contributing around 2000 articles. Notably, one of his pieces on Venus Williams garnered over 400k views.
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