Novak Djokovic admits that Wimbledon offers him the “best chance” to make the story while he is pursuing a record title of the 25th Grand Slam to the twilight of his sparkling career.
Djokovic dreams of putting an exclamation point on his incredible career by becoming the most prosperous singles player in the history of tennis.
The 38 -year -old man was tied with Margaret runs on the 24 Grand Chelem titles since he won his last major prize at US Open 2023.
With the Wimbledon Champion Carlos Alcaraz and the world number one Jannik Sinner emerging like the dominant sport forces by winning the last six Grand Chelem between them, Djokovic thinks that his most realistic hope of a 25th historical title lies on lush lawns in southwest London.
“I would probably agree to say that Wimbledon could be the best chance because of the results I had, because of what I feel, how I play Wimbledon, obtaining this mentally additional push and the motivation to make the best tennis at the highest level,” Djokovic told All England Club journalists on Saturday.
Djokovic lost against Alcaraz in the Wimbledon 2023 and 2024 final and failed to make the match for the title in one of his last three fireplaces.
After losing against Sinner during the recent semi-finals of France Open, Djokovic arrives in Wimbledon in the unusual position of no longer being considered as the favorite of the title All England Club.
The Serb would draw a level on a record of eight male titles from Wimbledon with Roger Federer if he won the Grass-Court tournament for the first time since 2022.
But Djokovic, who won his 100th tour of tour in May in Geneva, was rearraged by questions about the moment he has retired since he has made his long -time Olympic Gold desire in Paris in Paris last year.
He hinted after the French Open in June that he might not return to Roland Garros and was shy about a potential farewell from Wimbledon.
‘You always chase’
“Whether it’s my last dance, I’m not sure, because I’m not sure of Roland Garros or any other slam that I then play,” he said.
“My wish is to play for several years. I would like to be in good health physically and also mentally motivated to continue playing at the highest level. This is the goal, but you never know at this stage.”
After fighting for years with Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, Djokovic is the last of this star quartet that still plays.
The former world number one has been usurped by Alcaraz and Sinner in the past two years and he is happy to admit that his only remaining goal is to make the history of the Grand Chelem.
“In a sense, you always hunt because you are always going for titles – in my also privileged position – files and more history,” he said.
“I would say that it is a little different for me now in terms of I no longer pursue the ranking in this regard. I try to play the best Grand Slam tennis and try to win the Grand Chelem.”
Djokovic, in competition in his lowest Wimbledon sowing (sixth) since 2018, will start his campaign against Alexandre Muller in France next week.
The Serbian, who has been in each Wimbledon final since 2018, is a come to the quarter-final meeting with the fourth British seeded Jack Draper and a semi-final against Sinner before a potential final confrontation with Alcaraz.
In the aim of this intimidating calendar, Djokovic conceded that his performance has not been consistent enough in recent times.
“My level of tennis increased from top to bottom and fluctuated much more than this was most of my career, if you see the last year and a half too, I was a little volatile with my results,” he said.
“This year, I played two semi-finals. Unfortunately in Australia, I had to retire. At Roland Garros, I was preceded by Sinner. I think I have always played a decent tennis level which showed me that I can always play at a very high level in subsequent stadiums.”
