Former world no. 1 Mats Wilander made an astonishing claim about Novak Djokovic's recent form saying he is not worried despite the Serb's early exit from the 2024 Indian Wells.
Wilander, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, believed that Djokovic doesn't care much about his results outside the majors and that is one of the reasons why he has won so many Slams in recent years.
After claiming three Grand Slams — Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open — and a total of seven times, Djokovic is yet to find form in the ongoing season.
Talking to Eurosport, Wilander explained why Djokovic's current form doesn't concern him despite losing to lucky loser Luca Nardi in the 2024 Indian Wells.
“Novak Djokovic doesn’t really care when he loses in the smaller tournaments. I mean, he would like to win every tournament, he’d like to win every match,” the former world No 1 said.
"The French Open is two months away and that’s when I need to be at my best for the French, for Wimbledon’, and then you push through and hope for the Olympics.
“But right now, in terms of competition, it is a little bit of an off-season. It would be great to win the Sunshine Double again for Novak Djokovic, but he’s not even playing in Miami."
He then went on to add that Djokovic has not won "much" on the tour in recent years before adding that Novak is aware of the upcoming tasks and he, too, wouldn't be worried.
“But I’m not worried. I was always worried about Novak winning too much and I think the last few years he hasn’t won too much on tour, which is why he’s winning so many Grand Slam tournaments because he’s fresh. I don’t think it matters," he added.
"There’s a lot of good players out there who aren’t worried about Novak in terms of the physical part, unless it’s three out of five sets and then they become worried. Novak knows all this. I wouldn’t worry and I’m sure he’s not worried either.”