Novak Djokovic37 years old, is showing some dazzling numbers on the grass, with a special mention to Wimbledonwhere he won seven of his 24 titles at grand slamperfect record ahead of the Spaniards Rafael Nadal (22) and the Swiss Roger Federer (twenty).
In his career, the Serbian has 115 victories and 19 defeats in 134 matches on grass, an 85.82% success rate that rises to 89.32% in the case of Wimbledon, where he won 92 of 103 matches played.
Wounded at Roland Garros and had surgery on his right knee less than three weeks ago, Djokovic, like any other great champion facing a high challenge, will not only be happy if he arrives in time for the Wimbledon event, but he must clearly to see that he reached a competitive. appropriate level. In other words: the Serbian will only play at Wimbledon if he thinks he can fight for the title.
“I didn’t come here to get through a few rounds. I’ll play if I’m sure. I’ll take it day by day, based on who I am, how I feel and what I can do. Play my best. If I don’t able to play, I will hit someone at that time the limit, but I hope that happens in the next few days that I will not be here without the permission of the doctors,” he said. Djokovic explained at Wimbledon, where he began to exercise at a good level despite his recent surgery. .
“I’m not surprised. The plan is to try to play Wimbledon, so that’s what I’m doing, so I came to train and see how it goes,” said ‘Nole’.
“But I’m not here to play. I have no plans to retire and this is my last Wimbledon, so I want to continue. This year has been different, with this injury in Paris. It’s bad, but it’s part of this sport for the first time that I had a serious knee injury, so I deal with it every day, as much as I can and with my team members I have invested a lot of time in the last two weeks in my rehabilitation if not for him injured,” Djokovic said.
“I can’t give many details about the knee, but it is fine. The rehabilitation is going in the right direction every day, gradually improving, which gives me hope and the desire to move forward. I still have a week before me, enough time that I will do my best to find out what I am before the draw,” concluded the Serbian.
Source: La Verdad
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