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For Novak Jjokovic, Winning Wimbledon for the 8th time<\/span> It will be his record 25th major. At 38, the Serb knows that his single tennis days are counted. Djokovic I mentioned my retirement earlier this month<\/span> The grand slams are grudged and were asked again about their chances of running away before the opening round match in London next week.<\/p>\n Djokovic (+650) has the third best odds to win<\/span> It is behind French Open Champions Carlos Alcaraz (+110) and Giannique Sinner (+190), according to Fanduel Sportsbook.<\/p>\n “I don’t know if that might be my ‘last dance’…I’m not sure about Roland Garros or the other slams I’ll play next,” Djokovic said. “My wish is to play for a few more years. I want to be motivated physically and mentally to continue playing at the highest level. That’s the goal. But you’ll never know at this stage.”<\/p>\n Djokovic agrees if he had the opportunity to beat one of the young guns at No. 25. This is his best shot. His tournament will face Alexandre Muller on Tuesday.<\/p>\n “Because of the results I felt, I would probably agree that Wimbledon could be the best chance because of how Wimbledon plays for him,” Djokovic said. “It’s just a motive to mentally push that extra push and get the best tennis player to do the best tennis player.”<\/p>\n Djokovic lost to Alkaraz in straight sets at last year’s Wimbledon Finals, and last won the event in 2022.<\/p>\n “These tournaments give me the biggest drive,” Djokovic said. “I like the way I feel right now. In terms of tennis, I play well in practice sessions. When I start a tournament, it’s clearly completely different. I’ll have a very good tournament and try to go as much as I can.”<\/p>\n Djokovic has not won majors since winning three in 2023 and has dealt with “muscle issues” that tend to get worse the more he plays for a while. He played a grass court warm-up match at the Harlingham Club in London on Friday and reportedly committed many backhand errors in a 7-6 (4), 6-4 defeat to Karen Khachanov.<\/p>\n Djokovic has not played a match counted since the semi-final loss to the sinner at the French Open. He showed a fight against the world’s top-ranked players, but exhausted the gas during his fourth straight loss to the 23-year-old genius.<\/p>\n “(It) was a straight defeat, but I feel like I felt like I ran for his money,” Djokovic said earlier this month at Roland Garos. “I tried to get him to work until the last shot. I did what I could. This is a sport. You have to wave the better players and move on.”<\/p>\n Djokovic, 21-8 years old this year, finished sixth in the men’s tour.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n