Novak Djokovic ‘biggest favourite at Wimbledon’, says Goran Ivanisevic as he gives schedule update

Novak Djokovic needs some time off to recover and prepare “physically and mentally” for Wimbledon, but his coach Goran Ivanisevic is confident he will come back stronger after a tough defeat at Roland Garros.

The world No 1’s title defence in Paris came to an end in the quarter-final as he suffered a four-set loss at the hands of eventual champion Rafael Nadal.

Attention switches to the grass-court season, which will culminate with Wimbledon, and Ivanisevic is backing the Serbian to rediscover his mojo ahead of his title defence at SW19.

“Of course he can [recover quickly], and he does not have much of a choice, if we are being honest,” he told Tennis Majors. “He is the biggest favourite at Wimbledon, just like Rafa was here.

“Novak now needs to rest well and prepare for Wimbledon physically and mentally. I am sure that he can do it and I think he will win Wimbledon, I have a good feeling about that. He needs to focus on grass now.

Asked about his schedule and if Djokovic will play any warm-up events in the lead-up to Wimbledon, he replied: “Most probably not. We will see, but now the key thing for him is to recover mentally.

“As I have said in the past, Novak is a genius with a different mindset than most of us. Even though he needs less time than most to come back and to figure some things out, he still needs to do it.

“He has overcome tough losses in the past, and I am completely certain that he will be ready for Wimbledon.”

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The defeat to Nadal was a difficult loss for Djokovic in an-already taxing season as he missed the Australian Open after being deported from the country due to his unvaccinated status while he was also unable to play at