Former player and Eurosport analyst Barbara Schett thinks that only an injury could possibly prevent Novak Djokovic from winning yet another Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic is the number one favourite for Wimbledon and it's pretty clear why. The Serbian won the event four years in a row, he has more wins than the whole current Top 20 combined and he's just been super solid at the event.
He didn't lose on Centre Court for 10 years which tells you all you really need to know. Besides that, there aren't any players that could possibly challenge him. Carlos Alcaraz seems like the best bet and even he is aware that it's far harder on grass than any other surface. Eurosport's Barbara Schett agrees.
I have to say, looking at the way Novak has been playing this year, looking at the way Novak has been playing in Wimbledon in the past, he's going in as the heavy favourite, even though he's not going to be top seed.
He's just such a complete player on that surface, he moves the best on grass. I think he's the most solid player in terms of consistency and there's no weaknesses at all, even more so than any other surfaces. I think it's only him who could be in his own way like stopping himself from winning.
Wimbledon is the obvious goal but Djokovic can also aim for the calendar Grand Slam which he failed to achieve in 2021. The Serbian is close to it this year according to Schett because he's almost been there and has the experience. In her mind, only injury can stop him from achieving Wimbledon and then who knows about the calendar Grand Slam.
I think he's extremely close. I mean, he's halfway through already. To be honest, I can't see anybody beating him in Wimbledon unless he would get injured or something like that. But we don't want that to happen, obviously.
And then it'll be interesting to see how he will handle the pressure at the US Open once again because he will definitely look back and what happened a few years ago.
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