Wimbledon 2024: Djokovic: “now I’m not at the level of a liar and a sinner”

NNovak Djokovic is not living the best moment of his career. At the age of 37, the Serb indulges in One of his worst seasons As far as the results are concerned, Without achieving any title. In addition , a three-set loss to Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final is one of those that makes Dow, Especially on a mental level.

Former number one in the world He was very athletic after the game., Recognizing the superiority of Alcaraz, who could do little in front of him. The only moment when the final was in danger for Spain was when Noll returned three match balls with 5-4 to Carlitos , who He ended up winning 7-6 to close out the match and add his fourth major championship.

To overcome them , I will have to play much better than today and feel much better than today

Novak Djokovic, World No. 2

Novak spoke about this at the press conference after the final, where he was frank about it. “I feel like I’m in a match against the best player in the world right now, except for Janek, Both are the best this year so far… I feel like I’m not at that level. To really have a chance to beat these guys in the final stages of the Grand Slam or at the Olympics, I will have to play much better than today and feel much better than today.”, Confirmation.

However, it should not be forgotten that Djokovic is suffering from a knee injury, Coming in extremis to the championship. ‘Noel’ usually finds a way to reinvent himself, which made him stay among the top throughout his career. “It’s not something I’ve never experienced before in my life… In the face of adversity, I usually wake up, learn and become stronger.”, A sentence.

Only one win against the top 10 this season

The fact is that Djokovic 2024 was not very optimistic. Only the Serbs have succeeded Beat the top 10 in the seven tournaments he played, And that was three months ago.

In the ‘Grand Slam’ he not only did not win any top 10, but He fell against his closest rivals this year in a strong way. In Australia, Janik Sinner defeated him in four sets Show great superiority. At Roland Garros, the already mentioned knee injury caused him to retire without playing the quarterfinals against Rod, Abandon the number one in favor of the Italian.

Finally, at Wimbledon, it was Alcaraz who ended his dream of equaling Federer as the ultimate legend of the major in London. Since the Masters Cup last year ‘Noel’ has suffered a low This has gone hand in hand with the rise of two young tennis players. The New’ next general ‘ has hit the schedule To create a new dominance.