{"id":2040527,"date":"2026-07-13T07:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040527"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:30:52","slug":"all-over-for-novak-djokovic-former-british-no-1-fears-serbians-grand-slam-dream-may-be-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040527","title":{"rendered":"All over for Novak Djokovic? Former British No 1 fears Serbian&#8217;s Grand Slam dream may be over"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">All over for Novak Djokovic? Former British No 1 fears Serbian\u2019s Grand Slam dream may be over<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/kevin-palmer\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Kevin Palmer                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"13 Jul 2026 8:30 AM\" data-ps-date=\"13 Jul 2026 8:30 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1783927852\"><br \/>\n                            13 Jul 2026 8:30 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 dark:hidden h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_light.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-grand-slam-dream-over-wimbledon\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fnovak-djokovic-grand-slam-dream-over-wimbledon\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to twitter\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fnovak-djokovic-grand-slam-dream-over-wimbledon\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to linkedin\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/send\/?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fnovak-djokovic-grand-slam-dream-over-wimbledon\" aria-label=\"Share to whatsapp\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fnovak-djokovic-grand-slam-dream-over-wimbledon\" aria-label=\"Share to flipboard\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"sm:hidden flex items-center space-x-5\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 dark:hidden h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_light.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <button id=\"t365-article-share-btn-hidden\" class=\"mr-2 hidden h-6 w-6 appearance-none border-none !text-share-icon outline-none hover:!text-share-icon-active sm:hidden\" data-title=\"All over for Novak Djokovic? Former British No 1 fears Serbian\u2019s Grand Slam dream may be over\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Djokovic-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Novak Djokovic and Greg Rusedski\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Novak Djokovic and Greg Rusedski                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Novak Djokovic\u2019s dream of a 25th Grand Slam title was blocked by a familiar foe as he was comprehensively beaten by Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semi-finals, with the Serbian admitting his straight-sets defeat was \u2018a bit of a blowout\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic has insisted he still intends to come back to Wimbledon for one more attempt to win the title when he will be 40 next year, but former British No 1 Greg Rusedski fears his best hope of winning the Grand Slam that would make him the most successful player of all time may be beyond him.<\/p>\n<p>Rusedski was convinced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Djokovic\u2019s<\/a> best chance to win the title that would move him clear of Margaret Court in the all-time list of Grand Slam winners would come at Wimbledon, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz giving him a chance to compete for the title.<\/p>\n<p>Yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-explains-what-he-finds-really-annoying-about-the-media-after-his-wimbledon-defeat-to-jannik-sinner\">Sinner had too much for him on the Centre Court<\/a> for a second successive year and while he lavished praise on Djokovic in the latest edition of his Off Court with Greg Rusedski podcast, the former British No 1 believes Djokovic\u2019s Grand Slam dream may now be beyond him.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic performed superbly and his five hour and 15-minute quarter-final win against Felix Auger-Aliassime was one of the highlights of Wimbledon, but the sands of time may now inevitably catch up with the Serbian.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-arthur-fery-novak-djokovic-wimbledon-heroes\"><strong>Wimbledon 2026 heroes: Alex Eala and Arthur Fery take the plaudits after memorable moments<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/novak-djokovic-behind-the-scenes-gesture-jannik-sinner-wimbledon\">Novak Djokovic\u2019s \u2018behind the scenes\u2019 gesture to Jannik Sinner after Wimbledon match revealed<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cHe needs a lot more luck now,\u201d declares Rusedski, in an exclusive extract of his <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PVQ2j4vYDNg\">podcast on Tennis365.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Alcaraz being out this Wimbledon was huge for him. I think he was a little bit hurt by the Auger-Aliassime match where he ran out of gas and Sinner played magnificently in their semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if he\u2019s gonna win a 25th Slam now. I think this was possibly his last chance. But continue playing, stranger things have happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve gotten it wrong many times, but there aren\u2019t many 39-year-old-plus people who win majors. And it kind of feels like, yeah, he can go semis, possibly a final. But to get over the final hurdle now, it feels like the next generation is establishing itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlexander Zverev\u2019s just shown up to the party. The way he served these two weeks was frightening. He lost two sets going into the finals and he took a set off Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll have enough physically in the tank. That\u2019s the question mark. Mentally, he\u2019s up there with him. But he\u2019s just not got enough energy to pass the final hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the problem. You have to go back-to-back against two of the hottest players at the tournament, even if Carlos Alcaraz isn\u2019t there. And that\u2019s the problem I see for Novak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing but respect for him and if he gets a 25th Slam, I will be happy to eat my words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Djokovic is unlikely to play too many warm-up events ahead of next month\u2019s US Open, with a return to the slick US hard courts likely to make his life even tougher when he takes on players like Sinner, Zverev and Auger-Aliassime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/tim-henman-says-if-he-expects-novak-djokovic-to-play-wimbledon-next-year\">Tim Henman says if he expects Novak Djokovic to play Wimbledon next year<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All over for Novak Djokovic? 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