Former world No 1 Andy Roddick has described Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon numbers as “absurd” as he predicted how for the tennis great will progress at the 2025 Championships.
Djokovic has won seven Wimbledon titles, which puts him joint-second on the all time men’s singles title list with his idol Pete Sampras, while Roger Federer holds the record with eight.
The 38-year-old has reached the last six Wimbledon finals and 10 of the previous 13 since he secured his first title in 2011. He was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in each of the last two championship matches.
The world No 6 is seeking a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, where he will begin his campaign against Alexandre Muller.
Speaking on his Served podcast, Roddick broke down Djokovic’s section of the draw and picked the Serbian to beat Jack Draper in the quarter-finals and Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.
“I will not be choosing against Novak, I have Novak in the semis. I think this is Novak’s last best chance at a major,” said the 2003 US Open champion.
“I think — I don’t know when the end is coming — but I think his best chance is on grass. I think his game as it stands currently — not Novak from five years ago — but as it stands currently, I think he gets the most benefit for surface on grass now. And he knows what to do with it.
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“He’s gonna get balls to hit in the first couple of rounds. [Dan] Evans is gonna chip, that’s not gonna… [Alex] Michelsen serves well, but Novak’s gonna be in his service games, [Alex] de Minaur, he’s gonna be able to distribute him and hit through the court.
“Draper, he can actually return the lefty serve, that’s not gonna bother him too much. And I’m gonna take it one further, I have Novak in the finals. I know, it’s been like crazy, it’s been like a whole year since he’s been in the Wimbledon final (smiles).”
On Djokovic’s record at Wimbledon, Roddick added: “It’s crazy, I mean it’s absurd. We don’t talk about it enough.
“We get to the point where we’re spoiled and we get used to numbers and they become normal when they should never be normal.”
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