"There's no weaknesses at all": Schett believes only person stopping Djokovic at Wimbledon will be himself

Former tennis player Barbara Schett commented on Novak Djokovic's chances of achieving another Grand Slam.

Despite winning two Grand Slam titles this year, Djokovic enters Wimbledon as the second seed, where he aims to capture his 24th Grand Slam, extending his lead over Rafael Nadal, who has 22 titles, and potentially equaling the all-time record set by Margaret Court of 24 Grand Slam titles for both men and women.

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Djokovic has not lost a match at Wimbledon since 2017 and has claimed victory in the last four editions of the tournament. According to commentator Barbara Schett, 'Nole' is the clear favorite.

“I have to say, looking at the way Novak has been playing this year, looking at the way Novak has been playing in Wimbledon in the past, he's going in as the heavy favourite, even though he's not going to be top seed,” Schett began.

“He's just such a complete player on that surface, he moves the best on grass. I think he's the most solid player in terms of consistency and there's no weaknesses at all, even more so than any other surfaces.”

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The commentator believes that Djokovic has grown mentally since winning the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon in 2021. However, she acknowledges that he fell short of completing the Calendar Slam as he lost in the final of the US Open to Medvedev:

“And I mean, we've seen it in a few years ago when he was going for the Calendar Slam at the US Open against Daniil Medvedev. He fell apart mentally because it was just all too much for him. The expectations,” she added

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“Now he has grown so much, a lot has happened. We had the whole Covid years where he had and faced several issues. I think he's stronger than ever not just tennis wise, but also mentally.”

“So, I think he is very keen to win the 24th Grand Slam title and I think he will do it because he's overall just the best player playing at the moment,” claimed Schett.

Schett expressed her opinion that Djokovic is the overwhelming favorite and believes that it is highly unlikely to see a defeat of the world No. 2 in the remaining Grand Slam tournaments this year:

“All he wants is to break every single record that there is out there. And he should, you know, and he looks for his age extremely fresh and keen.

“And I think the last couple of years where sometimes he was restricted to play and couldn't play, that was actually a positive thing for him because now he's so fresh and he's so keen and so eager.

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“I think he's extremely close. I mean, he's halfway through already. To be honest, I can't see anybody beating him in Wimbledon unless he would get injured or something like that. But we don't want that to happen, obviously.

“But tennis wise, I don't see it. And then it'll be interesting to see how he will handle the pressure at the US Open once again because he will definitely look back and what happened a few years ago when he reached the final against Daniil. I remember there were tears in the middle of the match where he just realised himself, ‘this is all too much for me’, she concluded.