Stefan Djokovic is in London as he helped his father Novak Djokovic get ready for the first match of his quadruple title defence at Wimbledon.
Yes, Novak Djokovic has won Wimbledon four times in a row. It's half of Federer's iconic 8 trophies, a number he can match this year if he gets it done once more. He's heavily favoured because he's been the best on grass for many years now on the ATP Tour. Andy Murray is the only player in the draw to have ever beaten him on a grass court.
He also has more wins at the event than the rest of the top 20 combined. We can pretend it's because he's quite old and has played a lot of matches but remember, you can only win 7 matches at a Grand Slam and he's done that 7 times so far.
As per tradition, the defending champion opens play on Centre Court on the first day of Wimbledon. This year it's Monday, July 3rd which means that Djokovic is only a few days away from officially being unbeaten on Centre Court for 10 years. His last loss on the court came on July 7th, 2013 against Andy Murray.
To get ready for his 1st round matchup against Pedro Cachin, Djokovic enlisted the help of one special advisor. Stefan Djokovic is a tennis player in his own right and he helped his father fine-tune his skill for the match. Per Novak's admission, Stefan likes Nadal more as a player but family duty is a family duty.
His allegiance might have shifted recently though as he was spotted wearing the new gear of Daniil Medvedev at Roland Garros. In any case, he remains supportive of his father as Djokovic continues to search for history. If he wins his opener, he'll be six matches away from matching Federer's iconic 8.
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