Djokovic Has A ‘Couple More’ Grand Slam Wins In Him, Can Level Federer’s Wimbledon Record: Leander Paes

New Delhi: Former India tennis participant Leander Paes believes that Serbia star Novak Djokovic has a 100 per cent opportunity to lift his eighth Wimbledon title, and inspite of being 38, he on the diverse hand has a couple of Grand Slams left in him.

Regardless of battling his knee hassle and alleged booing by utilizing enthusiasts, Djokovic cruised into the semi-final of the continuing Wimbledon 2024.

Lorenzo Musetti is finding forward to him in the semi-final on Friday, and if he manages to prevail over the Italian, the enviornment diversity two will face a potent mission in Carlos Alcaraz or Daniil Medvedev to lift the list eighth title.

If Djokovic overcomes the main magnitude set of challenges that lie prior than him, he'll degree Switzerland’s icon Roger Federer’s list of eight Wimbledon titles.

Even as praising Djokovic, who has been one in the whole “best in the activity” for more than a decade, Paes believes that the Serbian has a shot on the list Wimbledon title and may even lift a couple of more Grand Slams in the course of the past he decides to dangle up his boots.

“So, does Djokovic have a probability? 100 per cent. He’s now the reigning GOAT (Best of All Time) of all time. He’s won more Grand Slams than every man or females else can, or every man or females else has, as a replace. In that, I definitely think like ride-common and playing on the broad phases, Djokovic is one in the whole relevant in the activity,” Paes, an 18-time Grand Slam champion, suggested ANI.

“So, I feel the men’s activity of tennis is in common terms… finding so healthful and finding so first magnitude, even after Federer’s retirement, even after Nadal, you get pleasure from, playing his last couple of tournaments, even with Djokovic and a knee ruin, I on the diverse hand think Djokovic has a couple more grand slams wins in him. But to look the youthful generation of Medvedev, (Jannik) Sinner, Alcaraz, (Alexander) Zverev, (Frances) Tiafoe, the few of the American guys are coming in. I feel it’s simply exclusive,” he delivered.

Enthusiasts should witness a repeat of last year’s mouth-watering final, with Djokovic and Alcaraz in opponents of recreating some diverse memorable final.

In a activity that went down to the wire, Alcaraz saved a in shape part in the direction of Djokovic when the Serbian had a smash up his sleeve to entire off the activity. He converted the smash right into a forehand, and all of a unforeseen, the momentum switched in the relevant set.

At 21, Alcaraz already has a French Open, Wimbledon, and a US Open in his evergrowing trophy cabinet. Paes lavished reward on him for the very good feats that he had been capable to procure on the starting location of his occupation.

“That being identified, I definitely think that Alcaraz himself is easily boosting on self assurance. He’s simply won the French Open. He won Wimbledon last year. On the age of 20, he’s the youngest adult to win three Grand Slams on three diverse surfaces,” Paes identified.

“Next, in Australia, if he does win the Australian Open, he’d doubtlessly be the youngest to win a occupation Grand Slam in singles. To me, it definitely is a titanic abilities. It definitely is an first magnitude feat to look that every man or females three Grand Slams that Alcaraz has won were on three diverse surfaces. French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open,” he delivered.

India’s Rohan Bopanna flip into also in the race for a title in the men’s doubles. He played alongside Paes’ former affiliate, Matthew Ebden, in the tournament.

On the determination hand, the Indo-Aussie duo failed to relive their Australia Open success and crashed out in the 2d round after struggling defeat in the direction of Hendrik Jebens and Constantin Frantzen of Germany.

Paes revealed that he had a dialog including his former affiliate after the activity about their shock early exit from the tournament.

“, I didn't watch that in shape, but I spoke to Matthew Ebden after it, on the grounds that Matthew flip into one amongst my last doubles partners on the tour, and it’s totally great how a diversity of my last doubles partners have played with Indians after me. But Matt in common identified that it flip into simply an off day. This year at Wimbledon, there’s a diversity of rain. It’s very chilly out there. It’s very troublesome for the players to proceed warm and to proceed in the area on the grounds that they’re occurring the court and it’s raining, they’re coming off. Then they’re occurring the court over once once more, warming up over once once more, it’s raining, they’re coming off. It takes a diversity of psychological aptitude to simply proceed in the area. So Matt in common identified it flip into in common terms a potent day on the place of job and so be it,” Paes acknowledged.