Novak Djokovic sent 'last chapter' retirement message

Novak Djokovic has been told by Andrew Castle to retire, if he wins the US Open

Novak Djokovic has won the US Open four times

"It looks like the perception is, he's finished in terms of winning Grand Slams. It's the last kind of chapter in this storied career and now we analyse what he has done. "At the French Open, I believe it was his 19th quarterfinal at the French Open alone. That is what the locker room talks about. I mean, the 24 Grand Slams is obviously ridiculous. But 19 French quarter-finals... and there's records like that everywhere and Novak's won everything twice or three times. He's won every single title. "Let's just say he's had a good run but how do you think that he feels about it? Well, okay, wait until Sinner gets injured and Carlos has a bad day and loses, then we can have a different conversation. "But as long as those two are there, I can't see Novak winning and it's probably exactly what he expects people to say. If anybody can turn that round and shove it up everyone's a****, I think he would love to do that. DON'T MISS Alex Bowman makes sure the difference between him and Noah Gragson is known

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"I think that's absolutely magnificent, and I would love it, I would be on my feet if he could get a run going and make it 25 Grand Slams at the US, especially the place where he was disqualified that one time," Castle added, referring to the controversial moment at the 2020 US Open where Djokovic was disqualified for accidentally hitting the ball at a line judge in his fourth-round match against Pablo Carreno Busta. To be the first to receive the latest tennis news, join our WhatsApp community or tennis newsletter. Castle went on: "It would be glorious and the moment he wins the 25th, I think he should retire. You can't go on forever, he should play as long as he wants but personally, I don't think he is likely to win this one or another one." The chances of Djokovic claiming his fifth crown at Flushing Meadows appears rather optimistic. The 38 year old hasn't competed since his straight-sets semi-final loss to Sinner at Wimbledon back in early July.

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