"Always felt like… (Australia) was my happy place where I felt great," Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic returns to Australia once again, as he gears up for the United Cup. Serbia are poised to face Italy, as Novak Djokovic opens his 2024 season campaign.

Australia has always been a happy hunting ground for Novak Djokovic, as he holds the record for most Majors won in Melbourne. 2023 was a great year for the veteran, as he claimed 3 Grand Slam titles, and made it to the finals of all four Grand Slams. He also ended the year as the world number, ahead of Carlos Alcaraz.

"Always felt like… (Australia) was my happy place where I felt great, other than that situation two years ago where obviously it wasn’t really enjoyable,” he said.

“But other than that, I have always enjoyed myself, played the best tennis, and so my feelings coming into Australia this year are really positive.”

"Australia is not really around the corner for us Europeans, so we need a little bit of time to get used to the time difference,” said Djokovic.

“Obviously different conditions here than any other place where I trained or played an exhibition ," said Djokovic.