Since 2003, one in all Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic has captured not less than one main in each calendar. With Federer retired and Nadal nearing the top of his profession, the strain has been on Djokovic to maintain “the streak” alive on behalf of the Huge 3.
Nevertheless, the Serb did not win the Australian Open this 12 months and pulled out of his Roland Garros quarterfinal match with a knee damage, threatening his participation on the Wimbledon and US Open.
The streak does not have to finish simply but.
Djokovic confirmed his participation within the 2024 Wimbledon after enjoying a 40-minute observe tie with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Thursday. Based on The Athletic, Djokovic “seemed to be transferring nice” in the course of the observe match and “did not look 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 might face robust challengers comparable 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 massive optimistic for the second-seeded Djokovic is that Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz — the 2 males chasing his throne — are in the identical draw. As such, the Serb must beat solely one of many two rising stars to seize his ninth Wimbledon title and preserve “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 shall be formally underway.
