Novak Djokovic is extremely confident about his chances to win his eighth Wimbledon title. The Serbian champion is more and more solid from a mental point of view, and it seems that no one can cope with him in a best-of-five match. After defeating Andrey Rublev on Tuesday, Novak Djokovic gave a hilarious on-court interview when he said that he was happy to deal with some pressure. He added that he is very well aware that he has a target on his back, and the new generation wants to beat him. Then he said that as of now, “It ain’t happening.”
Here is the interview.
"It ain't happening" 😤@DjokerNole is relishing the pressure#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/e4ky8L9FS5
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2023
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.2, Djokovic owns an overall 32-4 match record in 2023. Djokovic is currently competing in Wimbledon where he ousted the world no.68 Pedro Cachin 6-3 6-3 7-64, the world no.70 Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-64 7-5, the world no.88 Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-1 7-65, the world no.18 Hubert Hurkacz 7-66 7-66 5-7 6-4 and the world no.7 Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3.
Novak Djokovic will fight against the world no.8 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal. Their head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic.
Novak clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.
Novak won 94 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.8 (career-high), Sinner has managed to achieve a composed 37-10 match record in 2023. The Italian is competing in Wimbledon where he beat the world no.111 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2 6-2 6-2, the world no.98 Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-1 6-2, the world no.79 Quentin Halys 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4, the world no.85 Daniel Elahi Galan 7-64 6-4 6-3 and the world no.92 Roman Safiullin 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2.
Jannik Sinner will take on the world no.2 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. Their head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic.
Jannik clinched 1 title in 2023 in Montpellier. The Italian was the finalist in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) and in Miami (Miami Open).
Sinner won 7 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner played each other just on 2 occasions. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in London (Wimbledon) in July 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Now ranked no.1, the Spaniard has managed to achieve a composed 44-4 record in 2023. Alcaraz is playing at the moment in Wimbledon where he overcame the world no.542 Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-2 7-5, the world no.84 Alexandre Muller 6-4 7-62 6-3, the world no.28 Nicolas Jarry 6-3 6-76 6-3 7-5 and the world no.38 Matteo Berrettini 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.6 Holger Rune in the quarter on Wednesday at 3:30 pm on Centre Court. Their actual record is 1-1.
The Spaniard has won 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)