Tim Henman believes another Roland Garros title may be beyond Novak Djokovic in Paris next weekend – but he is convinced the Serbian legend can make another challenge to win a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title.
Djokovic is chasing a 25th Grand Slam singles title, as he looks to move ahead of Margaret Court and become the player with the most major titles in their collection.
That achievement would cement his legacy as the greatest player of all-time and not just in the men’s game, with former British No 1 Henman predicting his moment of glory is unlikely to come on the clay courts of Paris.
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have shared the last five Grand Slam titles between them, with Djokovic’s last major title coming at the 2023 US Open.
He insists he is a contender to lift major title No 25 in Paris, but Henman suggests Djokovic’s chance to complete his last great tennis dream at Wimbledon, with the grass court Grand Slam getting underway on the last day of June.
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“I would never write Novak off,” Henman told Tennis365 in an exclusive interview conducted in the TNT Sports studio at Roland Garros.
“He wasn’t my favourite to win coming into this event, but he was on my list as a potential winner if things went his way.
“Sinner and Alcaraz have separated themselves from the rest at the moment, but Djokovic is in that next batch of half of dozen that could cause a surprise and win.
“You look at it now and he is through to the fourth round, he came in here on the back of winning a tournament in Geneva and the mood around him feels a little different.
“He had no clay court form ahead of that tournament in Geneva. He goes to play that tournament a week before a Slam and at his age, you look at that and question if he will be struggling for energy playing extra matches.
“But I think the confidence he takes from a win, his 100th career title, puts him in a good place. He knows what it takes to win here.
“That said, I would still look to Wimbledon as his best chance to win another Grand Slam.
“Sinner and Alcaraz are strong favourites on this surface, but I look at Wimbledon and grass courts that should give Djokovic a little assistance and that’s where I see his best chance to win another Grand Slam.
“The list of players who could potentially win Wimbledon is pretty small and I would certainly have Djokovic on that list.”
Tim Henman on TNT Sports
Djokovic beat Filip Misolic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on a night of celebration in the French capital, as Paris Saint-Germain were crowned as champions of Europe in soccer for the first time in their history.
He will now face Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the next round and will be confident of getting through to the quarter-finals, where he might face No 3 seed Alexander Zverev.
“I have won nine out of nine sets and have been solid when I needed to be,” declared Djokovic after his win against Misolic.
“There is always something to improve, always something to get better at, but I am happy with my levels here so far.”
The win against Misolic was Djokovic’s 99th at Roland Garros and he is relishing the chance to set new records in his career.
“When I tried to extend my career for as long as I can, I wanted to play at the highest level and that’s what I’m doing, so I couldn’t be happier,” added Djokovic.
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