“He’ll find a way to win” Pam Shriver backs Novak Djokovic to lift the Wimbledon title for the fourth time in a row
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Novak Djokovic enters the Wimbledon 2022 as the two-time defending Champion and will be looking for his 21st Grand Slam and his eighth Wimbledon title in London. 2022 was among the worst years of Djokovic’s career as he was not allowed to compete in the Australian Open 2022 and after a few lackluster performances, he returned to clay season and looked like he would be taking home the French Open title again, but was stopped by Rafael Nadal who won his fourteenth Roland Garros in Paris.
With Nadal pulling 2 slams ahead against Djokovic, it would be extremely devastating for Novak if he doesn’t win the Wimbledon 2022 title. Lucky for him, he is still the best grass-courter in the field, and even without him playing the practice tournaments before Wimbledon, is the bookmaker’s top bet to win. He has also got a fairly simple draw until his semifinal at least.
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Novak Djokovic is Pam Shriver’s number 1 pick for the title.
Though Novak has taken some break after his uncharacteristic and extremely horrifying loss to Rafael Nadal in the French Open quarterfinal, he would be looking to prove a point in London. Matteo Berrettini, Hubert Hurkacz, and some other players have been extremely impressive on the grass this year, but Pam Shriver gives out her reasons for picking Novak Djokovic over every other player in the field. She says:
“His grass-court game is superb, he’s won the last three Wimbledons played, and I feel like the French Open getting back to the five-set format, I think he’ll be much more ready for this compared to Paris. Playing grass for him is a different ball game compared to clay. He has the hunger and desire to do well. He won’t want Nadal to go three Grand Slams ahead of him after defeat in France and the debacle in Australia earlier this year.”
She continued: “I think he’ll find a way to win, he’s my number one pick. His movement on grass is unbelievable, he’s learned how to be a bigger server on grass, and he’s still the best returner in the game. I wish he played a pre-tournament warm up, but I have a feeling that after all the clay-court tournaments he played in the spring, he must have felt like he was running on empty after the quarter-final defeat in the French Open.”
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