Novak Djokovic had promised to make his decision before the draw for the main draw, scheduled for this Friday at 11 a.m. We are almost there and if, for the moment, the seven-time winner of Wimbledon has not yet made anything official, neither regarding his presence nor about a possible withdrawal, it seems that we are heading towards a positive trend . Barring any surprises, the Serbian should try his luck over the next two weeks, despite his knee operation following his withdrawal from Roland-Garros before the quarter-finals.
Thursday afternoon, Djokovic trained for a good hour on Center Court with the new world number one, Jannik Sinner. According to observers, he did not appear embarrassed or diminished. Of course, it is always advisable to be careful after such a session, the commitment having nothing to do with that of a match, but all the signals seem to have turned green for the “Djoker”.
For the (very) little story, Sinner won this practice set 6-3. Djokovic was leading 2-1, break in hand, in the second, when the two men stopped their training fight. Before entering the Central, where they succeeded Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, Djokovic had a warm exchange with the Spaniard. The two men, who faced each other in the final last year, chatted and laughed while holding each other’s shoulders.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic on June 27 at Wimbledon.
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I feel good, I feel good
It was a relaxed Novak Djokovic who then released these few words courtside after his session: “I feel good, I feel good“. Before giving him a thumbs up when someone asked him if he would be there for the draw on Friday. “I will only play if I think I am capable of winning the tournament“, he announced at the beginning of the week on the BBC. We can therefore think that, physically, he was fully reassured by his last outings on the court.
“From what I understandtells us Mats Wilander, he felt the need to go to Wimbledon to get back in that competitive spirit, to get ready to play in what is probably the most important tournament of his career. I think being around other players, training with other players, it means he’s getting ready to be part of the tournament. And even if he doesn’t play, it will help him come back quicker so he’s fully ready to play at the Olympics later this summer than if he was at home..”
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Operated on June 6, Djokovic was launched into a race against the clock that he seemed to have little chance of winning with a view to Wimbledon, which begins only three weeks after the end of Roland-Garros. He is now on the verge of winning his bet, somewhat against all odds. “Novak Djokovic is a mystery, and that mystery just happens to be the greatest player of all time“, adds Wilander, as if to say that with him, nothing should surprise us anymore.
Hamad Medjedovic, the young compatriot of “Nole”, confided on Wednesday that he had sent a message to Djokovic after his operation, in order to get news of him. He too was worried about Wimbledon, but seeing him on the court in recent days, he thinks that he will indeed be present on the English grass.He comes from another planethe smiled. He has incredible recovery abilities. I think Novak is just different.” Two or three weeks ago, everyone would have been surprised to see Djokovic playing Wimbledon. Now, as the draw dawns, everyone would be surprised if that wasn’t the case…
