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Is Novak Djokovic The Favourite At Wimbledon? Of Course He Is

Novak Djokovic has reached his 12th Wimbledon semifinal when he faces eight seed Jannik Sinner on Friday.

Novak Djokovic is favourite to win the Wimbledon title this year.
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Serbian Novak Djokovic looked surprised when he was quizzed by a reporter whether he was 'favourite' to win the Wimbledon.바카라 웹사이트

Djokovic was a bit surprised by the question.

And maybe he should have been.

This, then, was Djokovic라이브 바카라 reply: “I mean, I don’t want to sound arrogant, but of course I would consider myself the favorite.”

The Serbian, 36, knows he needs to finish the job first when world no. 8 seed Jannik Sinner, 21, on Friday in what represents the largest age gap between two men라이브 바카라 semifinalists at the All England Club in the professional era, which began in 1968.

Djokovic라이브 바카라 knows a thing or two about Sinner. He said, “He라이브 바카라 so young, so of course it라이브 바카라 expected that he라이브 바카라 going to improve. He is improving, no doubt, I think, with the serve. He라이브 바카라 been serving better. On grass, obviously, (that) makes a difference. He라이브 바카라 a very complete player.”

If Djokovic gets past Sinner, he would meet the winner of — No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz or No. 3 Daniil Medvedev — in the final on Sunday.

After defeating seventh seed Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals, Djokovic was asked during his on-court interview what it feels like to constantly be the player every else is focused on trying to beat.

“I know they want ... to win,” he said. “But it ain’t happening. Still.”

With odds favouring the Serbian, it's hard to think there could be any other winner at Wimbledon this year. However, crazy things have happened in the past and with Carlos Alcaraz in prime form, we could be in for a spectacle.
(With AP inputs)

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