Novak Djokovic admits that Wimbledon offers him the “best opportunity” to make history, since he pursues a 25 title of Grand Slam record in the twilight of his brilliant career.
Djokovic dreams of putting an exclamation point in his incredible career by becoming the most successful individual player in the history of tennis.
The 38 -year -old has been tied with Margaret Court with 24 Grand Slam titles since he won his most recent important prize in 2023 US Open.
With Wimbledon champion, Carlos Alcaraz and the number one in the world, Jannik Sinner, emerging as the dominant forces of sport by winning the last six Grand Slams among them, Djokovic believes that his most realistic hope of a historical number 25 title is found in the lush Céspedes of the Southwest London.
“I would probably agree that Wimbledon could be the best opportunity due to the results I had, because I feel, how I play in Wimbledon, just obtaining that additionally mentally and motivation to perform the best tennis at the highest level,” Djokovic told journalists at the All Ingland Club on Saturday.
Djokovic lost to Alcaraz in the Wimbledon 2023 and 2024 finals and has failed to make the title in any of his last three Grand Slams.
After losing Sinner in the recent semifinals of the France Open, Djokovic arrives in Wimbledon in the unusual position of not being considered as the title title of the England Club.
The Serbian would have a level in a record of Eight Wimbledon Singles titles with Roger Federer if he wins the grass court tournament for the first time since 2022.
But Djokovic, who won his 100th Tour Title title in May in Geneva, has been persecuted by the questions about when he will retire since he fulfilled his desire for gold Singles Olympic in Paris last year.
He hinted after the France Open in June that he might not return to Roland Garros and was shy about a possible farewell to Wimbledon.
‘You’re always hunting’
“Whether it’s my last dance, I’m not sure, since I’m not sure about Roland Garros or any other blow that I play below,” he said.
“My desire is to play for several more years. I would love to be healthy and also mentally motivated to continue playing at the highest level. That 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 that quartet that continues to play.
The former world number one has been usurped by Alcaraz and Sinner in the last two years and is happy to admit that his only remaining objective is to make Grand Slam history.
“In a sense, you are always hunting because you always go for the titles, in my position also privileged, the records and more history,” he said.
“I would say that now it is a bit different for me in terms of no longer pursuing the classifications in that sense. I am trying to play the best tennis in Grand Slams and attempt to win Grand Slams.”
Djokovic, competing in its lowest sown in Wimbledon (sixth) since 2018, will begin its campaign against Alexandre Muller de France next week.
The Serbian, which has been in each Wimbledon final since 2018, is sown for a quarterfinal meeting with the fourth British seed Jack Draper and a semifinal against Sinner before a possible final confrontation with Alcaraz.
Looking towards that discouraging schedule, Djokovic admitted that his performances have not been constant enough.
“My tennis level has gone quite above and down and fluctuating much more than was the case in the most part of my career, if you see the last year and a half, I have also been a bit volatile with my results,” he said.
“This year I played two semifinals. Unfortunately in Australia I had to retire. In Roland Garros, Singner surpassed me. I think I still played a decent level of tennis that showed me that I can still play at a very high level in the later stages.”
