The Serbian, now world number two, stressed that ‘whoever I have on the other side of the net, it doesn’t make a difference to me’. His journey to his eighth title in London, and the 24th Grand Slam of his career, will begin on Monday against the Argentinian Pedro Cachín (67th).
There is no doubt that it is big favorite to retain the title. Novak Djokovic (2nd) He knows it very well and this Monday he will seek to grow his legend in London, during his outing against the Argentinian Pedro Cachín (67th) in the first round of Wimbledon third Grand Slam of the season.
The Belgrade-born man, winner of Roland Garros just a few weeks ago, awaits his debut on the British turf in the English capital. Over there, winner of 94 professional titles he took the time to analyze what his participation in the 2023 edition of a tournament he was able to win in seven times, including four in a row .
In this sense, the Serb -now number two in the world ranking- He admitted to having the same motivation and thirst for victories as at the start of his career and, therefore, does not need the presence of another player to be incentivized to win.
Therefore, he ruled out that the participation of Carlos Alcaraz (1st) the other big candidate to keep the crown – who admitted a few days ago that his options against Djokovic on grass were few – is a motivation for him: “I don’t need to have Carlos or anyone else to find that extra drive and motivation when I play Grand Slams because I know I have to win seven matches to win a title.” he expressed.
In this regard, he added that “Whoever I have on the other end of the net, it makes no difference to me. I have to do what I have to do. Most of my attention is focused on my body, my mind and my game, trying to bring it to the optimum state where I give my best in every game.” he confessed.
In any case, the winner of 23 majors dedicated words to the Spaniard who, a few days ago, again took the first place in the ranking: “Carlos is a very good guy who behaves in a very mature way for a 20 year old. He already has a ton of accolades to his name, making history in the game. I think he’s excellent, he brings a lot intensity and energy on the pitch.” .
To the above, he added that “He’s also humble and has a great personality off the pitch. I think for someone his age, everything he does with his team is impressive (…). They worked really well” .
On the other hand, when asked if he felt calmer after securing the number 23 Grand Slam in Paris, Djokovic confessed that “I didn’t feel more relaxed, to be honest. I still feel a hunger for success, for more Grand Slams and more achievements in tennis. As long as that momentum exists, I know I can compete at the highest level.” .
In this sense, he admitted that “if this fails, I guess I will probably have to face different circumstances and have a different approach. A few days after Roland Garros, I was already thinking about preparing the pitch and what to do. The tennis season is such that you don’t really have time to think or have fun adding that “of course I enjoyed being with my family, but not for that long. Part of me is very proud and very excited to be able to hold this position, but I want to try to use every opportunity – where I feel good in my body, motivated and playing very good tennis – to try to get more “, he concluded.
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