Novak Djokovic 'definitely the favourite' for Wimbledon as he bids to equal Roger Federer record - Laura Robson

Laura Robson says it’s “hard to bet against” Novak Djokovic winning Wimbledon for an eighth time to equal Roger Federer’s all-time record. Djokovic heads to Wimbledon on the back of his record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam victory at the French Open. Ad He has won the last four editions and hasn’t lost at the tournament since 2017.

WimbledonGOAT debate meaningless if Djokovic wins 'a few more slams' — Ljubicic6 HOURS AGO “He's definitely the favourite in my eyes, especially after Paris,” said Eurosport expert Robson. “The amount of confidence that he has at the moment and then to come here to a tournament that he's won an incredible amount of times and just seems so at ease on this surface, so comfortable on Centre Court, that it's hard to bet against him.” Djokovic has not played any competitive grass events ahead of Wimbledon. But Robson does not think the transition to the surface from clay is an issue for the 36-year-old.

“The way he moves on this surface is unlike anyone else because he's able to take a few things that he uses on the different surfaces, like the sliding that he would do on the clay and the hard courts. And he still manages to stay so balanced, which is always the difficult thing on grass, to still find enough in the legs to get underneath every ball, make sure that it's not coming onto you so quickly. But he just doesn't even seem to think about it.

How to watch and live stream Wimbledon 2023 Robson: 'No reason' for 'amazing' Murray to retire “A couple of weeks ago I remember speaking to him and he was saying that clay is the surface that he finds toughest to adjust to, where it takes him a few weeks to feel like he's stable. And it just doesn't seem like he has that at all on the grass. “So, yeah, it's