Boris
Becker pointed out that the era of Djokovic is not over yet and expressed his
opinion that he could match Margaret Court's record.
The 2023
Wimbledon final saw Carlos Alcaraz defeating
Novak Djokovic, who suffered his first
loss at the All England Club since 2016 and also his first defeat on Centre
Court since 2013.
Both World
No. 1 and World No. 2 showed a great level throughout the tournament, but
undoubtedly 'Nole' was the favorite, having won the last four editions
consecutively between 2018 and 2022.
Alcaraz
secured his second Grand Slam title with a 1-6, 7-6(8), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory,
and for many, this could be a clear sign of a shift in the tennis era,
especially considering Federer's retirement and Nadal's absence throughout
2023.
According
to former World No. 1,
Boris Becker, Djokovic still has much to show.
“I don’t
think it’s the end of the Djokovic era, and I hope not, because that was an
excellent example of how a tennis match should be. We won millions of new fans
thanks to that, and I hope they can repeat that in New York or Melbourne. I
don’t think Djokovic will stop performing.
In an
interview with Eurosport, Djokovic's motivation to reach Margaret Court's
all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles was discussed:
“The
question is about motivation: what keeps Djokovic going? Yes, certainly on the
24th [Grand Slam], then he would be the best along with Margaret Court as far
as ‘majors’ are concerned. He already is in the men’s category, but of course
he wants to be in the general.
While
Djokovic holds the record for the most Grand Slam titles among male tennis
players with 23, surpassing Nadal with 22 and Federer with 20, he is still not
the overall leader when considering women's achievements as well. Margaret
Court holds the all-time record with 24 Grand Slam titles, and Djokovic is tied
with
Serena Williams in second place. Behind them,
Steffi Graf is tied with
Nadal, and further back are
Chris Evert and
Martina Navratilova, both with 18
Grand Slam titles.
