In a long interview with 'Tennis365', top analyst Marcus Buckland revealed Djokovic's main problem at this point in his career: “It’s all going to be down to his fitness. I saw images of him the other day limping, so we don’t entirely know where he is physically heading into Indian Wells. There are one or two question marks there.”

Novak Djokovic knows that his chances of winning the 25th Grand Slam title of his legendary career are very much linked to the progress of this season. The former world number 1 is about to turn 38 and is perfectly aware that it will be increasingly difficult to compete against opponents much younger than him in best-of-five set matches.

Novak Djokovic has been accused of being “flat emotionally” after his first-round exit at the Qatar Open. In his first tournament since recovering from the hamstring injury that forced him out of his Australian Open semi-final, the Serbian went down 7-6 (4) 6-2 to Matteo Berrettini.

Those prospects are looking less and less likely after Kyrgios was spotted in obvious discomfort during a practice session just 48 hours out from his first match against Botic van de Zandschulp. The 29-year-old was forced to call an early end to his hit-out with Japan's Sho Shimabukuro after vision showed him grabbing at his surgically-repaired wrist.

In an interview with 'TennisUpToDate', former WTA star Andrea Petkovic expressed her sincere concern about Djokovic's condition: "He practiced quite well in Doha before the match against Matteo Berrettini, but he didn't find those sensations on the court and it showed.

Novak Djokovic's career has been full of incredible triumphs, which have allowed him to become one of the best athletes of all time. When he won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics in the summer of 2024, the whole world had to bow down to the Serbian legend who played a crazy tournament and defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final on red clay.