{"id":956648,"date":"2026-11-03T10:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/956648\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:52:10","slug":"djokovic-sees-light-at-end-of-health-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/956648\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic sees light at end of health tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">PARIS \u2013 Novak Djokovic said he is close to solving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/sport\/tennis\/djokovic-says-season-has-been-a-big-big-struggle-after-latest-medical-timeout?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\">the health issues that have plagued his season,<\/a> as he looks to end the year with a flourish at the Paris Masters to secure a place at the season-ending ATP Finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Serb has been waiting for a record 25th Grand Slam title since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/sport\/tennis\/djokovic-wins-us-open-for-record-equalling-24th-grand-slam-title?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\">winning his last Major crown at the 2023 US Open.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The former world No. 1 reached the 2026 Australian Open final and Wimbledon semi-finals but exited early at the French Open and the US Open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThis year the focus shifted to feeling well on the court rather than playing well, to be honest, because for most of the tournaments I played, I didn\u2019t play many, it was health-wise a big struggle,\u201d Djokovic told reporters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cIt had nothing to do with my preparation or whether I\u2019m training enough, because I see there are a lot of people that love to express expert opinions on knowing exactly what\u2019s happening with me, but they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Djokovic won his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/sport\/tennis\/djokovic-wins-china-open-as-de-minaur-retires-injured?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\">102nd career title in Beijing in October<\/a> before going out early in Shanghai and Basel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The 39-year-old is 11th in the race to Turin standings, with the top eight qualifying for the season finale, though world No. 2 Jannik Sinner\u2019s absence through injury improves Djokovic\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWhenever I felt better on the court, and lately that\u2019s been the case, we\u2019re getting closer to solving what I have been going through in the last 12 months,\u201d Djokovic said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cSo right away, my performance level, my enjoyment on court, my feeling is great and I play better. Beijing was the best week of the year other than Australia and I thought I played pretty well in Basel, as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cOf course that was a tight match to lose, but just trying to enjoy the last couple weeks of the season and on the court feeling better primarily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThen the performance will come. We\u2019ll see after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Djokovic plays Valentin Vacherot in his Paris Masters opener later on Nov 3. The Nov 2-8 tournament will be followed by the ATP Finals from Nov 15-22. 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