Novak Djokovic shows no sign of retiring but will need a few things to go his way to put the cherry on top of his stellar career.The 39-year-old’s season came to an end last week following defeat to qualifier Rinky Hijikata in the second round of the Paris Masters.Djokovic was knocked out in the first round of the US Open for the first time earlier this yearGettyThe defeat meant that the Serbian maestro was unable to qualify for the ATP Finals and therefore means he is done with competition for the year.However, Djokovic has already committed to next year’s Australian Open, showing he has no plans to wind down yet.On ‘Off Court With Greg Rusedski’, four-time Grand Slam champion Jim Courier said: “I don’t know what to believe with Novak anymore, he’s such a boundary pusher and it’s amazing.“My biggest question for him is where does he want to end his career, I know he doesn’t have that picture perfect finish anymore.“He’s said publicly many times that he wants to end his career at the 2028 Olympics, and he will need luck to stay healthy and get there.“He’s done things with his body over the course of his career to maintain it, with all the flexibility work being essential.“For me, I’m just astonished he wants to keep pushing himself after all this time and especially because of where his kids are in their life.“I have kids at a very similar age and it must be very painful to not spend time with them because they’re starting to get out of the window where they want to spend time with you.“It’s hard to put yourself into Novak’s brain and understand what drives him, he’s just a different kind of cat.”As mentioned, Djokovic has previously revealed that he plans to retire at the LA Olympics in 2028, draped in the flag of Serbia for one last time.Djokovic shown he was still able to compete with the best this year having reached the 2026 Australian Open final with Carlos AlcarazGettyDjokovic seemingly believes he can retire from tennis with one more big title, which seems to become more unlikely as he grows older.The Olympics provides an easier opportunity as he will be facing much easier opponents in the early rounds, and all across a best-of-three format.Rusedski added: “Well, Novak can take the private jet, take the kids, and not have to play every week like us.“His life’s a little bit easier, he can bring his whole family with him and get five different rooms, he’s just playing so little he can find the balance.“I think Novak still believes in a magical moment like it almost happened Australia where he almost beat Sinner and got to the finals.“Things need to line-up for him to get that number 25 Grand Slam title and a bit of luck to happen.Rusedski’s one and only Grand Slam final came at the 1997 US OpenGetty“But with Novak, he can play as long as he wants, he is the greatest of all time. We can look at numbers but his longevity and the level he’s at – he’s 39 years old!“Lets just enjoy him for as long as he wants to keep playing.”