Novak Djokovic heads to Wimbledon seeking a balance between life and tennis
Sunday 2 July 2017 19:18, UK
Novak Djokovic is keen that tennis does not dominate his life as he plots a way to regain the men's crown at Wimbledon.
The 2014 and 2015 champion lost in the third round last year to Sam Querrey, a defeat that led the former world No 1 to question how happy he was with his life away from the court.
Djokovic feels he has mellowed since and is now looking to re-establish himself at the top of the tennis world, albeit not at the expense of his own well-being.
The Serbian, a regular visitor to a Buddhist Centre close to the All England Club, goes into the tournament on the back of victory at the Aegon International in Eastbourne.
"When things are completely going your way, in this case in my professional tennis career, when I was winning constantly and being dominant in the tennis world, you're happy and you're content," Djokovic said.
"You feel like everything is kind of revolving around tennis. But it's not like that. Some other things were suffering during that time.
"So it's always figuring out what's the right balance and right formula to be completely in peace and satisfied with yourself, and everything that you do.
"I used to base all my happiness on winning a tennis match. I think many athletes today are doing that.
"So I try not to do that anymore. Of course, I would love to win every single tennis match I play in, but I don't try to take that as a very essential moment in my life which determines my happiness.
"It's a different approach but I'm still here and I'm still motivated, I still keep on going. I'm still glad to experience whatever my professional tennis career has for me."
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