Djokovic pumps best on grass

Grass has become a favorite surface Novak Djokovic, who is competing at Wimbledon for his 25th Grand Slam trophy and eighth trophy at the biggest tennis tournament, which would tie him with the absolute record holder, Roger Federer.

The numbers of the most successful tennis player of all time at the famous address SW 19 are impressive and have surpassed those he has on clay and hard courts, where he has won the most trophies in his career.

Nole has achieved as many as 85,8 wins on grass surfaces (98 wins and only 12 losses at Wimbledon, where he made his debut back in 2005), on concrete that percentage is 84,6, and on clay 80,3.

- I always felt that grass, especially in the second part of my career, was my best surface - said Djokovic after his victory in the first round of the 138th edition of Wimbledon against the Frenchman Aleksandra Mulera (3: 1).

He had to overcome stomach problems, losing the second set and a "seesaw" at the start of the third, but he didn't risk triumph - did he overcome the problems for today's second-round clash against the Briton? Daniel Evans, which will open the program on the Central Court (around 14.30:XNUMX p.m. our time).

- Dani is a super talented player and a great competitor. He always relies on himself on the court, he believes in his abilities - said Djokovic.

He lost his only previous match against the 35-year-old Briton - four years ago, on the clay of Monte Carlo. Wimbledon, however, is something else entirely.

- Playing against a Brit in Britain, obviously, is never easy. I have to be ready for a big battle. I haven't played against him for a long time. The only time we played was actually on clay. He beat me in Monte Carlo - Djokovic visited.

The difference is, however, big, too big, at least in the announcement, because Evans is the 132nd tennis player in the world, he played at Wimbledon with a special invitation, and it seems that his career is in decline - at least that's what the results say, even though he is three years younger than Djokovic.

A classic Wimbledon duel in the opening rounds, and in the previous six editions of the unofficial world tennis championship, Nole reached the finals - that's how much he loves playing at Wimbledon.

It lifted the trophy four times in a row - from 2018 to 2022 (it was not played in 2020 due to the corona pandemic), only to lose in 2023 and 2024 to Carlos Alcaraz.

These are his only defeats on Wimbledon's Centre Court - a cult venue for world sports, including tennis, in years: since, believe it or not, the defeat against Andy Murray in the finals of 2013.

Djokovic won trophies in 2014 and 2015, when he was eliminated in 2016. John Isner it wasn't on Centre Court, just like it wasn't in 2017 when he surrendered in the quarterfinals Tomas BerdychHe then went on to win four Wimbledon titles, until losing in the finals to Alcaraz in the previous two years.

Iga Sfjontek, a Grand Slam champion from Poland, described grass as the only “living surface,” and a surface “that also changes” (the truth is, as Wimbledon progresses, there is less and less grass).

Unlike the early stages of his career, Djokovic has acclimatized perfectly and perfected his game at Wimbledon - scenes of him gliding on the grass to catch the ball, as skillfully as if it were clay, have gone viral. The fastest surface, where points last the shortest, also suits Djokovic because of its consumption - especially now, when he has turned 38.

He has achieved one, six more victories separate him from immortality - his 25th Grand Slam trophy, with the hardest part left for last: Janik Siner, p Carlos Alcaraz, a decade and a half younger tennis "beast".

How many more times will Djokovic "pump" at Wimbledon this year?

He promised that every time after a triumph, he would simulate the symbol of the student rebellion against the regime in Serbia.

- That's between me and my kids. We have two songs that we've been listening to lately - Nole explained the "pumping" vividly.