Novak Djokovic's documentary omits two of his greatest tennis rivals

Novak Djokovic is arguably the greatest tennis player to ever grace the men’s game, but what is certain is that he is the most successful when it comes to Grand Slams, with his 24 titles.

The Serbian has overcome some of the greatest tennis players throughout his career to claim this success, as he emerged with more Grand Slams than Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, and Andy Murray.

Djokovic is still battling on the tour against the newest stars in the shape of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to add to his legacy.

Now, like many greats in the modern day, he has opted to give fans an insight into how he has reached this point as a professional and what made him tick to become this tennis great with a documentary series.

The ‘Wolf in Winter’ looks at Djokovic’s life and career and also spends time on the 2025 Australian Open, interviewing individuals that helped shape the Serb.

However, two of his greatest rivals, Murray and Federer, were omitted from the documentary, which has surprised many fans and journalist Ben Rothenberg.

The omission of Murray appears to be the more surprising decision, as during the period when Djokovic was filmed at the Australian Open in 2025, the Scot was coaching the Serb.

Throughout their careers they would play 36 times on the ATP Tour, including seven Grand Slam finals, with Djokovic winning 25 of their meetings, but Murray would secure victories in the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon finals.

In his review of the documentary, Rothenberg pointed out that the 39-year-old is barely seen and is never properly heard in the film, with the journalist claiming that Murray confirmed to him that the production had interviewed him for around an hour.

Roger Federer’s absence from Novak Djokovic’s documentary

Swiss tennis legend Federer also does not appear in the ‘Wolf in Winter’ documentary as part of the interview’s sections, while Nadal does appear but only briefly.

Again, many fans may believe this was a strange decision for the documentary, as the pair were a major part of Djokovic’s career, having battled with him regularly for Grand Slam titles.

Nadal and Djokovic would face off on 60 occasions, with the Serb emerging with 31 victories, while the 39-year-old would square off with Federer 50 times, and he would earn 27 wins over the Swiss star.

There has been no official reason given as to why Federer does not appear in the documentary to talk about Djokovic, but Serbian outlet Mundo has suggested that the Swiss tennis legend could have been busy with one of his many commercial and sponsorship commitments.

While Mundo also stressed that there was no confirmation that Federer was even asked to take part, as reported by Tennis World USA.