Seven times a champion at the All England Club, Djokovic is on the hunt for title number eight in 2025.
The Serbian star made a solid start to his 2025 Grand Slam campaign, reaching the semi-finals of both the Australian Open and French Open.
Looking to go all the way at Wimbledon, Djokovic kicked off his campaign with a big win, defeating Alexandre Muller in four sets 6-1, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2.
It was in the second round, however, that Djokovic truly kicked into gear, as he produced a dominant performance on Centre Court.
In straight sets, Djokovic defeated Dan Evans 6-3, 6-2, 6-0, announcing himself as a true contender for the title.
Sharing his thoughts on the world number six’s latest win, Steve Johnson said the rest of the tour has been sent a big warning.
Steve Johnson says Novak Djokovic is ‘in business’ and that is a ‘bad sign’ for his Wimbledon rivals
During the latest edition of ‘Something Major’, former ATP star Johnson gave his verdict on Djokovic’s win over Evans.
“When Novak [Djokovic] is in the third [set], up a break already, and going big ‘come on’ after breaking to go up a second break, that is a bad sign for the rest of the field. That is a bad, bad sign,” he said.
“Novak, usually at that point, is just going about his business. You know he is going to win the match.
“He is maybe going to win it 6-1 or 6-2, but he was out there throwing a big come on to go up a second break and closes it out 6-0, so that is a bad sign for the rest of the Tour.”
Dropping just five games against Evans, Djokovic produced the most dominant win (tied with Jannik Sinner) of any seeded player remaining in this year’s Wimbledon draw.
| Seed | Name | Fewest games dropped | Opponent |
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | 5 | 2R – Aleksandar Vukic |
| 2 | Carlos Alcaraz | 9 | 2R – Oliver Tarvet |
| 5 | Taylor Fritz | 24 | 2R – Gabriel Diallo |
| 6 | Novak Djokovic | 5 | 2R – Dan Evans |
| 10 | Ben Shelton | 16 | 1R – Alex Bolt |
| 11 | Alex de Minaur | 10 | 1R – Roberto Carballes Baena |
| 14 | Andrey Rublev | 19 | 1R – Laslo Djere |
| 15 | Jakub Mensik | 11 | 1R – Hugo Gaston |
| 17 | Karen Khachanov | 13 | 1R – Mackenzie McDonald |
| 19 | Grigor Dimitrov | 9 | 1R – Yoshihito Nishioka |
| 22 | Flavio Cobolli | 9 | 2R – Jack Pinnington Jones |
| 26 | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 11 | 1R – Brandon Holt |
| 29 | Brandon Nakashima | 17 | 2R – Reilly Opelka |
His win over the home favorite was arguably the best Centre Court has seen at this year’s tournament, as Djokovic rolled back the years to book his place in the third round.
At 38 years of age, Djokovic proved he still has what it takes to win at SW19, sending out a clear warning to those who stand between him and a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title.
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A lot has been made of the number of seeded players losing in the early rounds at Wimbledon, but will that make life any easier for Djokovic?
In Djokovic’s ‘section’ of the draw, seeds Tomas Machac and Alex Michelsen are out, but number 11 seed Alex de Minaur remains a potential fourth-round opponent for the Serb.
Jack Draper’s defeat to Marin Cilic may have cleared a path for Djokovic to reach the semis; however, as the British number one crashed out in the second round.
With Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz lurking in the draw, Djokovic will still be up against it if he wants to win the title in 2025.
The task of beating world number one Sinner and two-time defending champion Alcaraz in back-to-back matches is an unenviable one, but one that Djokovic will have to believe he can complete.
Having lost to Alcaraz in the 2023 and 2024 finals, Djokovic will be determined to return to the final one last time, and finally get one over on his Spanish rival.
Any semi-final or final talk is all a bit premature, as the 38-year-old will first turn his attention to the third round, and a clash with his countryman Miomir Kecmanovic on Saturday, July 5.
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