Since 2003, one in all Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic has captured no less than one main in each calendar. With Federer retired and Nadal nearing the end of his profession, the stress has been on Djokovic to maintain “the streak” alive on behalf of the Huge 3.
Nonetheless, the Serb didn’t win the Australian Open this yr and pulled out of his Roland Garros quarterfinal match with a knee injury, threatening his participation on the Wimbledon and US Open.
The streak would not have to finish simply but.
Djokovic confirmed his participation within the 2024 Wimbledon after taking part in a 40-minute observe tie with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Thursday. In keeping with The Athletic, Djokovic “seemed to be shifting high quality” through the observe match and “did not seem like in discomfort” by any means.
It was later revealed that Djokovic will begin his pursuit of main No. 25 with a first-round match in opposition to Czechia’s Vit Kopriva on Monday. As per the draw, the eight-time Wimbledon winner may face powerful challengers similar to Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry within the third spherical, Danis prodigy Holger Rune within the fourth, and doubtlessly Alexander Zverev within the semi-final.
The large optimistic for the second-seeded Djokovic is that Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz — the 2 males chasing his throne — are in the same draw. As such, the Serb should beat solely one of many two rising stars to seize his ninth Wimbledon title and maintain “the streak” alive.
The Huge 3’s generation-defining streak started when Federer captured the 2003 Wimbledon title. If Djokovic fails to win one of many subsequent two majors, the post-Huge 3 period will likely be formally underway.