The best Serbian tennis player managed to reach his 7th quarter-final yesterday (July 16) by defeating Alex De Minor Wimbledon in a career. The first obstacle on the way to the trophy will be the Italian Flavio Cobolli tomorrow (July 9).
With a young Italian Djokovic played only once, last year in Shanghai, when he defeated him very easily and convincingly, with 6:1, 6:2. However, Koboli is currently playing the best tennis of his career, so it is clear that Djokovic will have to work harder this time. The Serbian tennis player is the absolute favorite in this match.
On the other hand, the quarter-final match with Djokovic could, and probably should, have brought a match between Ben Shelton and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, but for the semi-finals, Italian Yannick Sinner will still play against the young American.
Dimitrov was leading and was only a set away from knocking out the first racket of the world, but during the service in the fourth game of the third set, he suffered an injury below his shoulder and thus was forced to surrender the match to the young Italian.
Siner also had problems with an elbow injury, so the question is how ready he will actually be for the quarterfinal match. If the Italian is healthy, he will be the favorite for the semi-finals. Against Ben Shelton, Sinner has a record of five wins and one loss.
Sinner, then a new final with Alcaraz
Djokovic's potential semi-final match with Janik Siner would be their second this year and again in the Grand Slam semi-finals.
Novak Djokovic's game at this year's edition of Wimbledon looks excellent, in some moments it reminds of Novak's best seasons, which Miomir Kecmanović also talked about after his defeat in the third round.
"I think this is either 2011 or 2015, that's how it feels. If he plays like this, he will win 20 more slams. It was crazy to serve, so you wonder what to do on the court," Kecmanović points out.
However, despite all that, one should put one's hand on one's heart and say that the Italian would still be a slight favorite in the semi-finals. Sinner is on a streak of four consecutive victories over the Serb, the last in the semifinals of Roland Garros this year.
On the other hand, it should be noted that Djokovic likes when he is written off early and kicked out of the tournament - that's when he plays his best.
A potential match for the trophy would most likely bring a new, third consecutive Wimbledon final match with Carlos Alcaraz. It would be ungrateful to predict how this final match would unfold, but it should be noted that Djokovic plays smartly and well in the final, that is, important matches in his career.
"Janik Siner and Carlos Alcaraz dominate tennis, of course there is also Novak Djokovic as the third main favorite at Wimbledon. The two are there as the main favourites, but it is interesting that Novak, although 15 years younger, is actually the only one who can challenge them and win right now", said Goran Ivanišević, Novak Djokovic's former coach, before the start of the tournament.
On the other hand, Carlitos also has reasons for optimism - he likes Djokovic on grass. Of the three victories he has achieved over Djokovic in his career, two came precisely on the Central Court in the last match of the tournament.
How would the media in Serbia react?
We are witnessing the complete removal of Novak Djokovic primarily from the regime media because of his already obvious support for students in Serbia.
The new way of celebrating every victory at Wimbledon annoyed even more the media loyal to the government, so now the question is what would be their reaction to the eventual winning of Wimbledon.
Just a year ago, the headlines of many media outlets read "BRAVO, NOLE SRBINE", it is difficult that something similar could happen now. Especially after addressing the best tennis player in history as an anti-Serb and a disgrace to the Serbian people.
"Djokovic won Wimbledon" is the headline that will probably circulate in the regime media in Serbia.
