“Novak Djokovic wants to be ready for Wimbledon because he knows the end is coming”

Former ATP player Arnaud Di Pasquale says “nothing is impossible” for Novak Djokovic, but believes the Serbian will only play at Wimbledon if he is “100%”.

The Olympic bronze medalist believes there is a “clear desire” for Djokovic to be ready for Wimbledon because “time is passing and he knows very well that the end is coming”.

Djokovic’s participation in the 2024 Wimbledon Championships is in doubt as he continues his recovery from the injury he suffered at Roland Garros.

The 37-year-old tennis legend tore the medial meniscus in his right knee during his five-set victory over Francisco Cerundolo at Roland Garros. The Serbian withdrew before his quarter-final match with Casper Ruud and underwent surgery.

Many former tennis stars and experts have cast doubt on Djokovic’s chances of competing at Wimbledon, which begins on July 1.

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However, 2013 Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli recently claimed that Djokovic’s camp was hoping he could feature at SW19.

Di Pasquale questioned whether Djokovic could return to action at the All England Club and highlighted the fact that the Grass Slam could present a good opportunity for the Serbian.

“With Novak, nothing is impossible. But under what conditions ? If it’s not 100%, I don’t believe it, it’s not to invent the figures,” said the Frenchman. Eurosport.

“Plus, at Wimbledon, he knows very well that it is a tournament in which he is capable of beating these young people again. Even more perhaps than on clay in fact.

“There is this obvious desire to be ready for Wimbledon, because time is passing and he knows very well that the end is coming.

» Finally, on the Grand Slam tournaments which are physically tough, but which are different in duration and endurance from a Roland Garros, or tournaments like the US Open or the Australian Open.

“I say to myself, as Roger Federer said to himself, on grass, at the end of their career like that, maybe they are luckier.”

Di Pasquale, who reached a career-high ATP world ranking of 39, beat Roger Federer in the bronze medal match at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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