{"id":2078737,"date":"2026-08-05T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2078737"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:00:11","slug":"kim-clijsters-delivers-her-verdict-on-novak-djokovics-ideas-to-change-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2078737","title":{"rendered":"Kim Clijsters delivers her verdict on Novak Djokovic&#8217;s ideas to change tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Kim Clijsters delivers her verdict on Novak Djokovic\u2019s ideas to change tennis<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\" class=\"text-sm font-normal 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                       Novak Djokovic and Kim Clijsters.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> made headlines with his plans to revolutionise tennis with a litany of controversial rule changes.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nick_knows_ball\/status\/2084058046477586619?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Knows Ball<\/a>, Djokovic said: \u201cWe should change the format of the scoring. Not play up to six games in the set, play it up to four, possibly no advantage. Best of five sets, keep the matches within a two hour window. It\u2019s best for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic\u2019s appeals have been widely criticised by tennis fans, with some claiming an overhaul of the sport is not needed and others suggesting the 24-time Grand Slam champion is lobbying for the changes to help him in the twilight of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters has now offered her opinion on Djokovic\u2019s calls for change, and it\u2019s safe to say she does not agree with the Serbian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s nothing greater than seeing a four or five hour match. And they don\u2019t happen every day, right?,\u201d she said on her <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6MSoBhFiW6M\" target=\"_blank\">Love All<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<h2>More Novak Djokovic news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/alexander-zverev-nonsense-rule-change-suggestion-insists-novak-djokovic-doesnt-care\">Alexander Zverev counters \u2018nonsense\u2019 rule change suggestion by saying Novak Djokovic \u2018doesn\u2019t care\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/daniil-medvedev-surprised-by-what-novak-djokovic-has-done-recently\">Daniil Medvedev admits he\u2019s been surprised by what Novak Djokovic has done recently<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut to have a few of them in a tournament, especially if you can have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> or Novak against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/rafael-nadal\">Rafa<\/a>, Rafa against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roger-federer\">Roger<\/a>, like those moments I feel stand out so much in the history of our sport. And it would be a shame if we don\u2019t have that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I don\u2019t think I want to see that. But I get, you know, from especially from Novak\u2019s side and I hear it a lot in the business world as well. There\u2019s a lot of people who talk about that TV and it would make things a lot easier for a lot of parties that are investing into the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think as a player I\u2019m also kind of old school like I don\u2019t like to see a lot of changes to our sport. Like I remember when the on court coaching was happening, I was like what are we doing? Taking something that\u2019s good and changing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pretty old school like that, but I like seeing those couple of matches, a Slam where it\u2019s like this super intense and a battle. That\u2019s what you don\u2019t have in any other sport. So, I absolutely love that we have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic\u2019s ideas for a rule change would be similar to that of the NextGen Finals, which sees sets played up until four rather than six and no ad scoring.<\/p>\n<p>There are also shorter changeovers, an eight-second shot clock, and balls are changed every seven games, rather than the traditional nine.<\/p>\n<p>While Djokovic\u2019s calls for change have made headlines, he is not the first player to call for changes to the sport and he certainly will not be the last.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Clijsters delivers her verdict on Novak Djokovic\u2019s ideas to change tennis Liam McMillen 05 Aug 2026 3:00 PM Novak Djokovic and Kim Clijsters. Novak Djokovic made headlines with his plans to revolutionise tennis with a litany of controversial rule changes. 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