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By BEN WILLCOCKS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 03:09 EDT, 12 September 2025 | Updated: 05:00 EDT, 12 September 2025 <\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic<\/a> has given an insight into his daily wellness routine that has helped him stay competitive with the young guns at the top of tennis.<\/p>\n

The Serb, 38, is still fighting at the very top of world tennis after chalking up a record 24 Grand Slams across his glittering career – and that is largely down to the meticulous way he manages his body.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, who made it to both the Wimbledon<\/a> and US Open semi-finals before suffering respective defeats against tennis’ two unstoppable forces right now – Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, will still hope to have at least one more Grand Slam in him before calling time on his career.<\/p>\n

At Wimbledon in 2024, Djokovic made a stunning recovery shortly after undergoing surgery on a troublesome knee injury – and revealed his weird and wacky methods were a key reason behind his return, from ‘pyramid water’ from Bosnia to a ‘magic potion’<\/a> made specially by his physios.<\/p>\n

This year at SW19, the tennis great admitted the doctor’s ‘magic pills’ helped him recover midway through his first round match against Alexandre Muller, having been struck down with illness.<\/p>\n

There is much more to Djokovic’s wellness routine than ‘magic’ potions and pills, however.<\/p>\n

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Tennis icon Novak Djokovic has opened up on his daily wellness routine after the US Open\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘The very moment I wake up is always a prayer,’ Djokovic said in an interview with\u00a0TheTennis101<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘It’s always an expression of gratitude first of all for being alive and having another chance to live that day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘And then I would hydrate. I would take lukewarm water, lemon and salt. I would then take my hydration formula normally that I would want to hydrate myself with. Something more than just the water. Just to replenish the electrolytes, minerals – and get myself going.<\/p>\n

‘I like to have like fruits and smoothies, juice, or something to get some vitamin, multivitamin inside.’<\/p>\n

Asked what his go-to smoothie is, the Serb added: ‘Mixed berries, dates are my favourite. I love dates, dates all day! I would add some hemp seeds, different seeds and stuff like this. Superfoods, maca powder, spirulina – although not great tasting!’<\/p>\n

‘I have a green powder blend where I have all these, like seaweeds, but they taste well because they’re mixed with the other stuff, so I put a scoop of that in and I’m happy that it hides the horrible flavour.’<\/p>\n

Spirulina is a blue-green algae recognised as a super-food due to its high content of antioxidants, protein, vitamins and minerals. It offers benefits for immune health, energy and reducing oxidative stress.<\/p>\n

The tennis great then went on to make a surprise admission.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘And no, no, I don’t take coffee,’ he added. ‘I would maybe drink a green tea every once in a while that has caffeine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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At Wimbledon, he bounced back after taking some ‘miracle pills’ during his first-round clash<\/p>\n

‘Then I would start to do, if I don’t necessarily have a tennis practice and I don’t have an obligation to train, I still want to be active, I still want to be outdoors for my wellness as well. I love to be swimming in the sea, biking, hiking, running, jogging.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I like to play other sports too – football, basketball, padel, ping pong – whatever just to get some blood flow going and then once I satisfy that part of the active part of the day, I like to do the chilling part like possible sauna, ice bath etc.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether Djokovic is able to find enough in his body to stage one final surge against tennis’ new generation, only time will tell.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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