Djokovic Still Struggling Mentally in Battle to Return to Form

Djokovic Still Struggling Mentally in Battle to Return to Form
Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his Serbia Tennis Open ATP 250 series tournament final match against Russia's Andrey Rublev in Belgrade, on April 24, 2022. Pedja Milosavljevic/AFP via Getty Images
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MADRID—World number one Novak Djokovic said that he was still struggling mentally to get back to his best after missing the Australian Open and a chunk of the early season due to him not being vaccinated against COVID-19.

The 20-times Grand Slam champion was unable to defend his Australian Open title in January after being deported from the country, having initially been admitted to the tournament despite not taking the vaccine.