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Former world No. 1 Chris Evert believes that Novak Djokovic has ‘played his best tennis’ and that the Serbian is heading for retirement amid a poor start to the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Could 24-time record Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic soon announce his retirement from tennis<\/a>? Former world No. 1 Chris Evert believes so, as she claims the 37-year-old has ‘played his best tennis’.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, who recently confirmed his split from coach Andy Murray<\/a>, has lost his first match in four of his last five tournaments and is due to play M\u00e1rton Fucsovics in the Geneva Open last 16 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Belgrade-born star received a first round bye as the tournament’s second seed.<\/p>\n

He’ll be hoping for a deep run into the event’s latter stages to gain some momentum and form ahead of the upcoming French Open, as he looks to stake a claim for a record-extending 25th major.<\/p>\n

Chris Evert Says Novak Djokovic Is Heading For Retirement<\/h2>\n

Speaking to\u00a0Express Sport<\/em>, American tennis legend Evert said: \u201cI think Mother Time or Father Time or whatever they call it, that’s not on Novak’s side. And I personally think he’s played his best tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this belief, she refused to rule out another Grand Slam triumph for the Serbian, but maintained her doubts about whether he’d be able to do so at Roland-Garros in Paris.<\/p>\n

“I would never count Novak out to win another major. My feeling is that he\u2019d be better on the hard courts. He has a better hard-court record, better at Wimbledon. The French, I think, is his weakest Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s tough to say goodbye, and it’s tough to retire, but you know, I personally feel it’s heading that way this year. It’s so hard. You don’t want to say, \u2018No, you shouldn’t be playing\u2019 this and that, because it’s such a personal decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I will say I think he’s played his best tennis, and that’s not to say he can still play that miracle, that epic match again, but on a day-to-day basis, that’s what you lose when you play 20 years on the tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just can’t be 100 per cent, and you can’t have your A-game every single day, and that’s what you lose. I think there are too many good players that can get him on an off day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The main draw for the French Open men’s and women’s singles events get underway on Sunday, 25 May, with the women’s singles final being played on Saturday, 7 June, while the men’s final will take place on Sunday, 8 June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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