‘I’ve seen a lot of Novak Djokovic’s videos’, says ATP ace

Novak Djokovic won and played well in his debut at Wimbledon against Kopriva. The former world number 1 has left just five games to his opponent, showing excellent physical condition despite knee surgery a few weeks ago.

Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon 2024© Sean M. Haffey / Staff – Getty Images Sport

The 24-time Grand Slam champion will face Jacob Fearnley in the next round. Fearnley wants to fully enjoy this experience: “I don’t think a lot of people know how to answer that question. I have no idea. I’ve seen a lot of his videos and he has no weaknesses. I think I’ll go out and enjoy and put my game on court and see what happens. I don’t think it’s a game where you put a lot of tactics.”

Novak Djokovic will face Fearnley

There are many doubts Novak Djokovic had to face in recent weeks: the first was directly linked to his presence at the Championships. After his right knee surgery in Paris on June 5, the Serbian champion started a race against time to try to play Wimbledon, the tournament he always loved and that allowed him to realize one of his greatest dreams.

Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon 2024© Adam Pretty / Staff – Getty Images Sport

“The training week, as I said, was great. It is clear that the competition is very different, especially if it is the first official match on the Wimbledon Central Field. I didn’t know what I would feel on the field and how my knee would respond, but I couldn’t ask for a better tournament start.

Today I didn’t feel any kind of pain comparable to the one I felt during the match against Francisco Cerundolo at Roland Garros” Djokovic explained at the conference. “I started with a little caution, maybe not pushing 100%.

I played well enough to win safely in three sets. I felt that as the minutes went by I was starting to move better and better.” On his next opponent – wild card Jacob Fearnley, he finally said, “I’ve never seen him play, so I’ll have to study.”