- Novak Djokovic has discussed whether he could be set for his last Wimbledon
- The 38-year-old is looking to win his first Grand Slam title since 2023
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Novak Djokovic believes winning Wimbledon is his ‘best chance’ of clinching a historic 25th Grand Slam title.
The 38-year-old has not won a Slam since the 2023 US Open but rejected the notion that his appearance at SW19 this year could be his last.
Djokovic has reached the last six Wimbledon finals but not lifted the trophy since 2022, losing the last two finals to reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz. One more triumph would see him equal Roger Federer on eight Wimbledon titles.
‘Whether it could be my last dance, I’m not sure,’ said Djokovic, who faces Alexandre Muller in his first-round clash on Tuesday.
‘My wish is to play for several more years. I would love to be healthy physically and also mentally motivated to keep on playing at the highest level. That’s the goal, but you never know at this stage.
‘I would probably agree that Wimbledon could be the best chance because of the results I had, because of how I feel, how I play in Wimbledon, just getting that extra push mentally and motivation to, yeah, perform the best tennis at the highest level.’
Novak Djokovic has made an honest admission over whether it could be his final Wimbledon
Djokovic, who has won Wimbledon seven times, is chasing his 25th Grand Slam title
38-year-old Djokovic could take on British hopeful Jack Draper in the quarter-finals
The Serbian could face British hopeful Jack Draper in the quarter-finals with a possible showdown with world No 1 Jannik Sinner in the semis.
Djokovic has reached the semi-finals of both the Australian Open and the French Open, beating Alcaraz en route to the last four Down Under.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion heads into the tournament as the sixth seed, his lowest since 2018, with youngsters Alcaraz and Sinner seeded first and second.
For once, Djokovic heads to Wimbledon as the hunter and not the hunted
‘In a sense you’re always hunting because you’re always going for the titles, the records and more history,’ added Djokovic.
‘I do feel I’m always in that position of going for something with attitude of trying to win rather than trying to defend. Even though I have been many times in my career in that position whether it’s the defending champion or being No. 1 in the world, you feel slightly different because I feel everyone wants your position and stuff.
‘I would say it’s slightly different for me now in terms of I don’t chase the rankings anymore in that regard. I’m trying to play the best tennis in Grand Slams and trying to win them. That hasn’t changed. It still stays the same.
‘Even though my level of tennis has been going quite up and down and fluctuating much more than it was the case for the most part of my career, if you see the last year and a half, I’ve been kind of volatile with my results. Grand Slams stays quite consistent. These tournaments still give me the biggest drive still. I’ll try to have a very good tournament and go as far as I can.’
