Novak Djokovic is 2 wins away from a record-breaking twenty fifth Grand Slam and an eighth Wimbledon title.
If Djokovic wins the Wimbledon this yr, he would equal Roger Federer’s document of 8 males’s singles titles on the All England Membership.
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Coincidentally, few of Djokovic’s Wimbledon titles have a really distinctive connection to the FIFA World Cup.
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The FIFA World Cup sample Novak Djokovic will hope continues
Each time the FIFA World Cup has been held since 2014, Novak Djokovic has gone on to raise the Wimbledon trophy. With the World Cup occurring proper now, the Serb will probably be hoping the development continues.
Djokovic received Wimbledon in 2014, 2018 and 2022, with every of these title wins coming throughout a FIFA World Cup yr.
The Serbian defeated Roger Federer within the 2014 ultimate, Kevin Anderson in 2018 and Nick Kyrgios within the 2022 ultimate. Whereas the World Cup has no direct impression on Wimbledon, the coincidence has turn out to be an attention-grabbing speaking level as Djokovic bids for his twenty fifth Grand Slam title.
The 39-year-old will probably be hoping for historical past to repeat itself as successful Wimbledon would additionally make him the primary participant (women and men) to win 25 singles Grand Slam titles. He at present ties with the legendary Margaret Court docket for the 24 main titles.
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Jannik Sinner stands between Djokovic and one other Wimbledon ultimate
Earlier than Djokovic can take into consideration one other Wimbledon ultimate, he should first get previous the present world No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner.
A rematch of final yr’s Wimbledon semi-final, Djokovic could be hoping for a special end result this yr. Sinner had a convincing win in final yr’s semi-finals as he beat the Serbian in straight units.
Sinner is one in all simply eight males who’ve a successful document towards Djokovic (gamers he performed greater than as soon as). The general head-to-head document stands 6-5 in favour of Sinner, with the Italian successful 5 of their final 6 conferences.
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Djokovic now has the chance to avenge final yr’s defeat and transfer one step nearer to the historic twenty fifth Grand Slam title.
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