"He will fight until the end" - Mark Philippoussis on Novak Djokovic

Mark Philippoussis isn't in favour of ruling Novak Djokovic out because the Serbian proved time and time again that he will fight until the end.

Djokovic's title defence is off to a good start with wins against Soonwoo Kwoon, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Miomir Kecmanovic, Tim van Ritjhoven and Jannik Sinner. The six-time champion made a stunning comeback from two-sets-to-love down to beat Sinner in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships on Tuesday. In light of this, former Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis examined Djokovic's match in a recent interview with Sportklub.

He said:

"Never write Novak off. We all know that he will fight until the end, and when he was losing 2-1, it was almost as if it felt like it was 2-2 in sets, that's how it is with Djokovic at the Slams."

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He further added:

"Novak was a bit slow, but Sinner is dangerous. He has strong and powerful shots, and he had nothing to lose, so he played relaxed. He came out on the court very inspired, but in the end, Djokovic was too tough for him. Even at the end of the match, he seemed fresh to me."

Mark finished off with:

"He was a slight favourite for me even before the tournament, that's still the case. Rafa is yet to reach the quarterfinals, but for Novak this will not be a problem, as he has now played five sets. I expect him to be fresh for the semi-finals.

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