Exclusive: Barbara Schett 'can't see anybody beating stronger than ever' Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon

Eurosport tennis expert Barbara Schett “can’t see anybody beating” Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, as the Serbian chases a record-equalling eighth title at the grass-court event. Djokovic has already won the Australian Open and French Open titles this year and is eyeing a record-breaking 24th Grand Slam at SW19, an achievement that would see him edge closer to the Calendar Slam. Ad In his current form, Schett believes Djokovic will prove too strong for the rest of his rivals, which includes 20-year-old sensation Carlos Alcaraz, who – Schett believes – “still isn’t mature enough” to beat him on grass.

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“I think it's only him who could be in his own way like stopping himself from winning. “And I mean, we've seen it in a few years ago when he was going for the Calendar Slam at the US Open against Daniil Medvedev. He fell apart mentally because it was just all too much for him.

The expectations. “Now he has grown so much, a lot has happened. We had the whole Covid years where he had and faced several issues.