Hardest Opponent at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic Reveals What Makes Carlos Alcaraz a Difficult Opponent at Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz participated in a practice on Centre Court at Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament. With microphones on, the Serb gave reasons behind the difficulties of playing Alcaraz at Wimbledon.

Djokovic, who has won Wimbledon seven times, believes that the balls at SW19 are more slower than what they were previously. This makes players like Alcaraz difficult to beat at the net. Djokovic said on-court at Centre Court:

The Wimbledon balls are slower than they used to be. It truly becomes challenging to overcome players like Carlos Alcaraz when they come to the net.

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Djokovic and Alcaraz have played the last two Wimbledon finals, with the Spaniard winning both of those matches. They are projected to face each other in the finals once again this year at SW19. If they do that, this will be the first time a pair will play three back to back Wimbledon finals since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

Novak Djokovic has bolstered his support staff by enlisting the services of a renowned figure ahead of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

The 24-time Grand Slam winner has hired Dalibor Sirola, a strength and conditioning coach who is the Head of Performance at esteemed coach Riccardo Piatti’s tennis centre.