Novak Djokovic: Wimbledon his ‘best shot’ at 25th Grand Slam, says former British no 1 team Henman | Tennis news
The best chance for Novak Djokovic to win an unprecedented title 25. Grand Slam singles comes on Wimbledon 2025, according to the former British no. 1 team Henman.
Djokovic currently shared a record from Margaret Court and missed the opportunity to strengthen himself when he lost last year’s Wimbledon final in Carlos Alcaras.
Injuries are increasingly affecting the 37-year-old at the back end of his career, and the Serb pulled out in the quarterfinal phase of last year’s French Open with a knee injury, while only one set lasted Australian open semi -finals against Alexander Zverev last week due to the torn muscle in the left leg.
“I think Wimbledon is his best goal for winning the 25th Grand Slam,” Henman said on Thursday, starting tennis coverage of tennis Sky Sports, ATP and WTA Tours and US Open 2025.
“He ended up on the back of his knee surgery last year. And I think it is a combination of his confidence and understanding of the grass tennis, and maybe fewer other players who are comfortable on the grass.
“You look at who could realistically win in Australia, there were four, maybe five players? On the grass is probably even less … [world No 1] Janik Sinner was halftime, but I think the grass is probably the surface on which it is the most vulnerable; There are Djokovic and Alcarazza, but it is difficult to predict. “
Henman added that it was an “irrefutable” crowd of park in Melbourne to appear from Djokovic from the field when he was visibly injured after losing that opening of Zverev in his semi -final exit.
“You dig a little deeper, in my opinion, he always longed for a favor that proved to be [Roger] Federer i [Rafael] Nadal, “Henman concluded.
“He absolutely does not deserve to get him out of the field, at half -time straw, when he had to withdraw.
“I, like a lot of people, said that I thought they were completely wrong. For someone who goes for their 11th Australian open title and their 25th Slam, that he retired after set, he was obviously bad.
“To raise him at that moment, I think it’s pretty irrefutable.”
What is the following for Murray? Henman hopes for the British ‘Project’
Djokovic shocked the tennis brotherhood when appointing the former British no. 1 and old rival Andy Murray for his coach of his Australian Open Run.
Remains to see if their alliance will continue to go forwardBut Henman believes Murray must have bitten training and would like to work with British players who come in the future.
“My advice to Andy [after retiring] It was a time, “Henman said.” So, obviously he didn’t listen.
“I don’t think he doesn’t even see that he was coming. It was a little calling. But she might have got the opportunity to work with one of the Game Games was too good than one to refuse.
“For all of us who were involved in Australia, it was another fascinating element. And see Andy in the yard, seeing how calm he was, I thought it was fun to watch.
“We all guess a little, but I think Andy had enough indication that he would like to go to the coaching route.
“I would think you would like a little more project, a work ongoing, if you will. And I hope it’s in the British game. Andy is obviously so much to offer.”
Henman: zero appetite for a 15-day Wimbledon
Henman added that Wimbledon would have a ‘zero appetite’ to add the 15th day to the straw from the grass and followed the leadership of other majorettes.
The US Open has announced this week that their main draw will expand to 15 days for the 2025 tournamentWhile the Australian Open took the same step this year and the French Open changed to Sunday’s beginning of 2006.
Henman, who is a member of the All England Tennis Club Committee, said: “I think the appetite for going to 15 days is zero, primarily because of the courts.
“The big question since it was the 13-day event was that the mid-Sunday was absolutely watered by the court to make sure it would still be alive for the second part of the tournament.
“The Central Court is the one that is mostly played because it is used every day and have it in the best possible condition for the last weekend, it was a big decision to go for 14 days. Research and data on that, you” watching 80 hours of tennis in the center , that’s the maximum. “
Although tradition is still important on Wimbledon, Henman admitted that there is little option except that he renounces the judge from this year’s event onwards.
“You know, every ATP tour event will have an electronic line this year,” he said. “So, if Wimbledon made the decision to say,” Oh, no, we will actually keep line judges, “I think it would look very bizarre.”
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