Djokovic has a new mind-set on victory
Novak Djokovic claims he is now not chasing Roger Federer’s 17 Grand Slam titles
SHANGHAI — A new-look Novak Djokovic said he had given up on chasing Roger Federer’s record 17 Grand Slam titles as he made a winning return to the circuit on Tuesday.Djokovic, the formerly indomitable Serb who has bullied his rivals over the past two seasons, said he had undergone a radical rethink after his travails of recent months.He said he no longer saw protecting his world No1 ranking, now under threat from Andy Murray, as his priority, or breaking Federer’s all-time record. The 12-time Grand Slam-winner beat Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-3 at the Shanghai Masters in his first match back after skipping last week’s China Open with an elbow injury. "Right now, no," he said, when asked if surpassing Federer’s 17 Major titles was still one of his goals."I don’t think about that at all. I don’t think about any trophies or number ones in the world, rankings, anything like that. It’s completely different."It is there, because I play partly because I enjoy being successful and seeing the resul...
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