Djokovic predicted that Sinner was the new king of the felt ball village

"I met Sinner for the first time when he was 13 or 14 years old," Djokovic told Tennis365 in an interview in Wimbledon on July 5. "At that time he was tall and thin, very much like me when he was young. He was even taller than me and had a more serious advantage, in addition he also used HEAD ".

Sinner has just become one of the best players who have ever been in the fourth round of Wimbledon, with only 17 games losing from the beginning of the tournament. He aims to the great landmark of the legendary Bjorn Borg is to lose only 32 games when winning the Roland Garros 1978. In the next round, Sinner will meet the old Grigor Dimitrov.

The achievement of Sinner has surpassed another legend, Roger Federer, who previously held the record for only 19 games when in the fourth round of Grand Slam grass in 2004. "Express " from the beginning of the tournament, Djokovic rated Sinner as a top championship.

"Sinner has grown dramatically compared to a few years ago," Nole said. "Just like me, he likes to polish early, like the couple and seek advantages from the end of the pitch. The speed of the racket and the feeling of Sinner's time is very good. He has a unique feature compared to me, such as serve and moving Fast progress is cooperating with physical coach Ricardo Piatti, former teacher of Nole. "I talked to Piatti quite a lot when he wanted me to give some advice for Sinner ", the 38 -year -old player revealed. "It is great to witness the journey of Sinner to the number one world ".

as well as Sinner, Djokovic has a very high form in the first week of Wimbledon. He had two white sets 6-0 from the beginning of the tournament, achievements that only Federer made in Wimbledon after the age of 30. Two legends have 46 Wimbledon wins after the age of 30 but Djokovic also has the opportunity to raise the achievement when meeting Alex De Minaur next match.

"I don't stop to reflect on anything, including numbers or milestones," Djokovic added. "To reach the highest level, you need to continue to contribute. It is true that I am playing less, but to have more time with my family. I will only think about the numbers when guarding the racket and sip a cup of margaritas on the beach with Federer and Nadal. The three of us will chat about the high -peak competition years lasting. Wimbledon today 6/7

17h Marin Cilic - Flavio cobolli 19h30 Novak Djokovic - Alex de Minaur 20h30 Ben Shelton - Lorenzo Sonego 23h Jannik sinner - Grigor Dimitrov