Novak Djokovic 'does not need to think about Rafael Nadal' ahead of Wimbledon, says Alex Corretja

Alex Corretja says Novak Djokovic cannot think about his rivalry with Rafael Nadal heading into Wimbledon this year. Nadal currently sits on 22 Grand Slam singles titles after winning the French Open earlier this month, even though his troublesome left foot «was asleep” during his romp to a 14th Paris title, and said he needed multiple injections to last the tournament. Djokovic, meanwhile, is still on 20 heading into the third Slam of the year as the defending champion.

Ad/> Nadal and Djokovic played out a four-set epic at Roland-Garros in the quarter-finals on May 31, which Nadal won 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4). Wimbledon'Could really wreak havoc' — Kyrgios 'can match it with the best', says Hewitt19 HOURS AGO Eurosport analyst Corretja believes Djokovic will prove incredibly difficult to beat on grass, but that neither player can think too much about the other heading into the Grand Slam which gets underway on June 27. »Novak, he loves grass," he said.

«He likes to play there and he knows the surface very well, he adjusts very well to these conditions. I know maybe he didn't win Roland-Garros, and that was a little bit like, okay, he was trying to be ready. »But Rafa played an unbelievable match [at Roland-Garros] and I think it should give him the calm to say 'okay, I gave everything I had and now I need to focus on another thing'.

Now it's grass court season. 'It's a miracle' — 'Only Rafa' can keep recovering so quickly, says Corretja 'Novak is angry' — Djokovic loss to Nadal 'hurt him', says Rusedski Norrie — 'I want to push towards world No. 1' — Players' Voice «He's always going to be there.