Djokovic starts his bid for a third successive Wimbledon title firmly established as the sport’s pre-eminent force after an nearly unparallelled period of dominance.
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She lost in the semifinals of the 2015 US Open and made the final of both the Australian Open and French Open earlier this year but came up short of winning the Grand Slam title.
Djokovic, who completed a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open this month, hit the ground running in his first competitive game on grass this season, fizzing a forehand into the corner to take a 2-0 lead and fending off four break points to hold in the third game.
As it is, Djokovic is halfway to a true Grand Slam, collecting championships on the hard courts of the Australian Open in January, then the red clay of the French Open earlier this month.
“I plan in advance space in half of a bag or an entire new bag for the towels that I take from Wimbledon”, Djokovic said. I mean, he obviously plays every shot well. He does everything well.
‘I think of all the Grand Slams, Wimbledon is the one I feel most comfortable with and used to the environment, the surroundings, the conditions you are going to get, the courts I am going to play on.
“When it’s full up and everyone is cheering for you, you’re playing against the world number one, it’s a day you remember for the rest of your life”.
“I’m feeling pretty good”. That’s the most impressive thing.
If Andy Murray wins in the Wimbledon 2016 quarter tournament, he will face Dominic Thiem and Djokovic with Roger Federer in semi-finals. He hasn’t had really any of those results or those matches over the last few years. The 29-year-old did not play in any grass event leading up to the tournament.
Murray also has reunited with Ivan Lendl, his coach when he won an Olympic gold medal (at the All England Club) and the U.S. Open in 2012, and Wimbledon a year later.
A Wimbledon player-liaison reportedly told Djokovic he could no longer cycle to and around the grounds for his own safety, a decision that left the 12-time grand slam champion less than impressed given he hadn’t actually broken any rules.
“The last weeks have gone extremely well”, Murray said.
“I don’t feel any added pressure working with him again”.
“It actually give a bit of extra confidence because I know last time we worked together, it was very successful”.
“When I m walking down those corridors or hallways, you think of different moments that you ve had, different moments that you ve won, or didn t win”, she said. “This is a huge boost for me after pulling out of Paris that I’m back at my favorite tournament”.
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Jamie Murray may have his strongest chance yet of Wimbledon men’s doubles glory this year as the world No 1 alongside Brazilian partner Bruno Soares, but the Brit has admitted that he and brother Andy are hoping to team up in the future at the All England Club. He’s a good guy.
