Novak Djokovic's ex-coach warns Carlos Alcaraz with huge new retirement prediction

Goran Ivanisevic was impressed with Novak Djokovic's level against Carlos Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic's former coach Goran Ivanisevic has warned Carlos Alcaraz that the Serb could delay his retirement by another four years to compete at the next Olympics. Djokovic finally won his first gold medal with victory over Alcaraz last weekend to complete the career Golden Slam.

Djokovic celebrated his 37th birthday in May, leading to suspicions that he may not have too many years left at the highest level. The emergence of Alcaraz has prompted suggestions of a changing of the guard, with Jannik Sinner also emerging as a future star of the sport.

Ivanisevic, however, believes Djokovic could prolong his career by another four years if he decides to attempt a defence of his Olympic title.

Djokovic has been tipped to prolong his career until the next Olympics in 2028

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Speaking to Tennis Majors, he said: "Novak didn’t show up in the Wimbledon finals, but here you could tell if they stayed for five more hours on that court, the outcome would have been the same. Novak was flying, Novak was dancing.

"People forgot that this was his first Olympics final. He felt that this is it, that he has to seize this opportunity. Although, considering how crazy he is, it wouldn’t surprise me to see him in Los Angeles in 2028 as well."

Ivanisevic was particularly impressed with Djokovic's level against Alcaraz just weeks after losing to his younger rival in the Wimbledon final. The Spaniard made it look easy as he breezed to victory in straight sets but the story could not have been more different at the Olympics.

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