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The 37-year-old is preparing to try and win his 11th title at Melbourne Park, which would extend his own record.

The task of winning majors is not getting any easier for the Serbian, who failed to get his hands one of the four prestigious trophies in 2024.

Jimmy Connors claims Novak Djokovic's Olympics win matches two of the  Serb's other titles

The Australian Open‘s defending champion Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have positioned themselves as the Grand Slam favourites after splitting the four tournaments between them last year.

But Djokovic is embracing the challenges and Connors expects the former World number one to have a strong run Down Under.

After some whopping investments in golf, Saudi Arabia’s PIF has shifted its focus to the racket game. While calling it a “multi-year strategic partnership,” the ATP Tour has now announced a deal with the global and domestic investor. Many in the tennis community have voiced their opinions, including American tennis veteran Jimmy Connors, who recently issued some candid statements.

Emphasizing Saudi’s multi-million-dollar deal with the governing body of the men’s tour, the Hall of Famer talked about how the Middle Eastern nation is coming in as ‘a second-placed player.’ Meanwhile, Connors also opened up about how Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal would have had a major impact on Saudi Arabia’s ‘$100 million deal’ as it would have been ‘a different story
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal not even 'BEST' of their time claims Jimmy  Connors putting Novak Djokovic ahead in the GOAT debate – FirstSportz
In the latest episode of the ‘Advantage Connors’ podcast show, the former tennis ace was asked to shed light on the ATP Tour’s partnership with Saudi Arabia’s PIF. He said, “I’m telling you this, Nadal and Federer, if they were still in this, that 100 million would have been a different story. That’s just my thought, right off the top.”