Fritz believes Djokovic is far from retiring

"There are not many serious signs that he is weakening ", Fritz said on Tennis365 on October 16. "Djokovic still had a great season reaching the semi-finals of all four Grand Slams. I don't think he will retire anytime soon with the class tennis he can still produce ".

Last month, Fritz lost to Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the US Open, extending his streak of losses to opponents from Serbia to 11. After that, Fritz reached the final of the Japan Open and lost to Carlos Alcaraz. At the Shanghai Masters, the American player was eliminated in the third round, and Djokovic reached the semi-finals.

This week, both Fritz and Djokovic participated in the Six Kings Slam. While Djokovic lost to Jannik Sinner 4-6, 2-6 in the semi-finals, Fritz also lost with the same score to Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round of the strongest player. Djokovic and Fritz will face off in the third place match tomorrow, October 18.

"This is a very good tournament that brings together the best people in the world to compete against each other ", Fritz responded to the opinion that the event in Saudi Arabia does not bring much value. "The tournament will also be live on the Netflix platform, so it will attract many more fans. "

Djokovic, after losing to Sinner on October 16, also affirmed that he will continue to fight young opponents next year. "I wish someone would give me a younger body, " Nole said. "Just one year, so I can keep winning against people like this. I know it's getting harder and harder to win against Sinner and Alcaraz. But I'll keep challenging them, until I do it. " This year is the second time the Six Kings Slam has been held, with a total of six matches, including a third-place match, taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from October 15-18. Due to ATP regulations that do not allow players to compete for three consecutive days in a friendly tournament, the event will be closed on October 17.

Each player participating in the tournament will receive 1.5 million USD. For the champion, the pocket prize is up to 6 million USD with the crown equivalent to 4.5 million USD.