EThe effort has been worth it. That’s what Novak Djokovic must think, the executioner of Vit Kopriva this Tuesday, 6-1, 6-2 and 6-2, on the way to the second round of Wimbledon, the tournament he dreamed of winning as a child. either.
Djokovic had to give up the Roland Garros quarterfinals against Casper Ruud and on June 5 he underwent surgery for a muscle tear in the meniscus of his right knee.
All the doctors, including the one who operated on him in Paris, questioned his presence in the big grass. The Balkan was between his eyebrows about being at Wimbledon. Not only is he there but he also competes.
The seven-time champion is in a position to fight for an eighth place finish that would allow him to equal Roger Federer’s all-time record.
