Djokovic crashes out of Indian Wells opener

Retire..

LOL

Nah, he's just trying to fully recover from a bad muscle tear. Djoker could care less about regular tournaments. He just won Olympic Gold in Aug, not that long ago and semi's in A-Open, where he had to retire due to injury.

37, not a kid anymore, body takes more time to heal and given his GOAT status, harder to find motivation for petty tournaments, only the Slams matter to him at this point.

↑ Yep agree with that.

Plus he makes an easy $USD20k for the effort.

Even the best of the best have to deal with the passage of time.

I'd like to think he has one more spurt of greatness in him, but who knows. Most elite players aren't even still playing at 37. I think Connors played competitively until 39 or so.

He must still have the competitive spirit, because he has nothing left to prove.

Remember Rodger Federer had match points at Wimbledon in 2019 on his serve and he was practically 39. Djoker knows grass and clay are better surfaces than hardcourts for older players.

37, not a kid anymore, body takes more time to heal and given his GOAT status, harder to find motivation for petty tournaments, only the Slams matter to him at this point.

This is not a petty tournament - it's an ATP Masters 1000 level - 2nd level only to the Grand Slams. And there are only 9 of those ATP 1000 tournaments in a year. They provide a lot of ranking points in determining the seeding in the Grand Slams

If he loses too many points, he'd find himself facing Sinner or Alcaraz early in the Grand Slams, instead of the finals

Djoker knows grass and clay are better surfaces than hardcourts for older players.

Clay is definitely NOT a better surface for older players - it's the most taxing of the surfaces. Points are long since clay blunts the speed of the ball, requiring more volleys and more running and more endurance

Djoker 1000's pointless but not for anyone else and glad you agree Djoker likes his chances on grass if healthy.

Djoker, Clay's a good surface because of his stamina and greatly reduces advantage big servers have on hardcourts.

Hence his Olympic Gold in Paris and nobody believes clay courts entail more volleying, just the opposite.

Djoker 1000's pointless but not for anyone else and glad you agree Djoker likes his chances on grass if healthy.

Djoker's 1000's is not pointless - that's why he showed up

Grass is the fastest surface, so for anyone who can produce quick points, it's an advantage. Good for older players who can do that

Djoker, Clay's a good surface because of his stamina and greatly reduces advantage big servers have on hardcourts.

And still not a better surface for older players (even if it's better for him specifically) due to long rallies

nobody believes clay courts entail more volleying, just the opposite.

My apologies, I meant strokes, not volleys