"He is really beatable" believes Mouratoglou on Djokovic after Wimbledon final loss with weight of history main reasoning

Patrick Mouratoglou analyzed Novak Djokovic's moment after losing the Wimbledon final and believes that he is now "beatable."

The former coach of Serena Williams gave his opinion on the reasons that led Carlos Alcaraz to come out victorious in the final against Djokovic, despite the Serb being the clear favorite.

According to Mouratoglou, 'Nole' is facing the weight of history in his quest to achieve his 24th Grand Slam title, which would allow him to equal Margaret Court as the all-time leader in major tournament wins.

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This pursuit of history could be affecting Djokovic's mentality and performance on the court, making him more susceptible to being defeated by other players

“The reason why Carlos won the Wimbledon final, I believe is because he felt free to go for his shots in the big moments and Novak didn’t. It was a very mental match and both of the guys get tense,” explained the Frenchman in a video posted on his Instagram account.

“I mean a Grand Slam final has to be mental, for sure. And I think the best image is this tiebreak in the second set, and he (Djokovic) has this backhand and he hits the net. He could have killed the match and he didn’t.

“We can say the same for Carlos, he was two sets to one up and he had these two break points at the start of the fourth. And Novak is really super down at that time, and he (Alcaraz) doesn’t make them either.

“But at the end, if you put Novak in the perspective of where Carlos is now, Novak would have done the same. Playing like the underdog and playing unbelievable in the big moments.”

“I think in the situation he is now, he is really beatable in those matches because of the weight of history. I feel that being this ultimate favourite all the time and playing for history – it has to be a burden. I don’t think Carlos has an edge on Novak,” continued Mouratoglou.

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“I think, he beat him in a Grand Slam final, Novak beat him in Roland Garros. So I think both players are very close in terms of level. I think Novak can play much better than what he he did in the final. I think he was very nervous. He has to be able to play more free.”

In just one month, the 2023 US Open will begin, and this time Djokovic will be able to participate, most likely as the second seed behind Alcaraz. The young Spanish player is the defending champion, thanks to his victory over Casper Ruud in four sets.