Novak Djokovic in action at Wimbledon

Former ATP star Feliciano Lopez has addressed whether this year’s Wimbledon Championships is Novak Djokovic’s last chance to win a Grand Slam title.

Djokovic won his 24th and most recent major at the 2023 US Open, while the last of his seven Wimbledon triumphs came in 2022.

The legendary Serb, who turned 38 in May, is aiming to become the oldest Grand Slam singles champion in tennis history at Wimbledon.

The current world No 6 was a runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz in the last two championship matches at the All England Club. Djokovic fell to Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the French Open earlier this month.

In an interview with Sky Sports, Lopez argued grass is now the only surface on which Djokovic can match Alcaraz and Sinner.

“It’s hard to say whether this is Novak’s last opportunity because with Novak you have to be aware of what you say about him,” said the former world No 12.

“He’s not at the levels of Carlos and Jannik, especially in the last 18 months, because the numbers speak for themselves, but the way he played against Sinner surprised me.

“He challenged Sinner and pushed him to the limit and, although the gap is still big, I see the grass as the only place for him to get to this level that they play because the grass is very different.

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“Djokovic proved that he can still compete at this level but he will have a better chance on grass.”

Sky Sports commentator Jonathan Overend has given his verdict on world No 4 Jack Draper’s chances at Wimbledon.

“Draper is in that group of contenders who can win Wimbledon,” assessed Overend.

“The top band only has two players – Sinner and Alcaraz – with the next band containing Djokovic, along with Draper, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Lorenzo Musetti.

“Draper is absolutely a contender to win Wimbledon. He is definitely a contender to make the final.

“Having said that he will need a little bit of luck because he would have to beat Alcaraz and Sinner back-to-back potentially. He could beat one of them, but can he beat both? Unlikely! Maybe in the future.

“It’s intriguing and it’s possible as I said at the start of the year that Draper could make the Wimbledon final and nothing has happened in the last six months to change my mind.”

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