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The Gold Report

The Champion of Bodily Autonomy

His greatest victory wasn't another Grand Slam. It was refusing to surrender.

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Dr. Simone Gold
Aug 25, 2026
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Novak Djokovic’s day starts long before he picks up a racket.

He opens with prayer or a moment of gratitude, then meditation and breathing exercises. Before eating anything solid, he drinks warm water mixed with lemon and salt, or a custom electrolyte blend. Breakfast is usually a smoothie loaded with mixed berries, dates, hemp seeds, maca powder, and sometimes spirulina or other algae powders. He’s admitted the algae tastes terrible. He takes it anyway, for the nutrients.

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