Novak Djokovic Teases Potential Wimbledon Return After Injury Crisis

Tennis – Wimbledon

Wimbledon: After Roland-Garros, he announces heavy things for Djokovic!

Published on June 20, 2024 at 12:35 a.m.

While Roland-Garros closed its doors on June 9, seeing Carlos Alcaraz win his first title on Parisian clay, it is now towards the Wimbledon tournament that the eyes of tennis fans are turning. Seven times winner of the competition, Novak Djokovic will naturally be expected around the corner.

A little over a month after the finale of Roland-Garros will be held at London the tournament of Wimbledon. It is on July 1st that the best players on the circuit will try to win the supreme title. Seven-time winner on British turf, Novak Djokovic has not yet announced whether he will take part in the competition. Victim of a torn meniscus, the Serb had to withdraw from his quarter-final at Paris against Casper Ruud. Pour Arnaud Di PasqualeNole will only come back if he feels capable of going to the end.

“If he’s not 100%, I don’t believe it”

“Impossible is not Djoko, but under what conditions? If it’s not 100%, I don’t believe it, it’s not to make up the numbers. In addition, at Wimbledon, he knows very well that it is a tournament in which he is capable of beating these young people again. Even more perhaps than on clay in fact. » explained the former 39th in the world on the Eurosport set.

“On grass, at the end of their career like that, they may have better luck”

Following his intervention, Arnaud Di Pasquale evokes the surface on which is played Wimbledon. For him, grass is an advantage for a player whose career is in its twilight. “There is this obvious desire to be ready for Wimbledon, because time is passing and he knows very well that the end is approaching. Finally, on the Grand Slam tournaments which are physically tough, but which are different in duration and endurance than a Roland‐Garros, or tournaments like the US Open or the Australian Open. I say to myself, as Roger Federer said to himself, on grass, at the end of their career like that, perhaps they have better luck” he indicated. To be continued…

2024-06-19 22:35:00
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