
Novak Djokovic said he fully believes he will win the 2021 US Open and noted tennis analyst Mats Wilander believes him.
The US Open is set to start later today and the main story heading into the US Open has been Novak Djokovic and his historic chance to completete a calendar grand slam. The Serbian expressed his belief that he will do it and Mats Wilander believes him. However the former player put a twist to it saying:
“The chance to win a Calendar Grand Slam will make him even more determined if that is possible. I would not be surprised if he wins the US Open and then never wins another Grand Slam."
It's an interesting thought but with the way Djokovic has been dominating this year and with big the gap between him and his competition looks it's hard to see him not win more than 21. Wilander also believes the Olympics disappointment won't affect Djokovic but it signalled to other players that he is beatable:
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“Out of the 127 other players in the draw, I think you are now looking at 70-80 players at least who think they have a chance of beating Novak Djokovic – but I don’t think it will make a big difference to him, it’s just a tennis match to him. However, the rest of the players do have an opening against him.”
Even with all of that, for Wilander Djokovic is the clear favourite to win as he summed up his thoughts:
“The 21-thing is a heavy burden, and the Calendar Grand Slam is a pleasure trip for him, the chance to do something that he thought he’d never have the opportunity to do. The chance to do this is why I make him the favourite to win the US Open.”
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