Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic only 'getting better' and could win 30 Grand Slams - Mats Wilander

Novak Djokovic is showing the “best-ever version of himself” and could win 30 Grand Slams, according to Eurosport’s tennis expert Mats Wilander. Djokovic took a small step closer to history on Tuesday when he came from a set down to beat Andrey Rublev and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals. Ad The Serb is pursuing history in the form of a 24th Grand Slam and an eighth Wimbledon title which would equal Roger Federer’s men’s record and move him one behind nine-time champion Martina Navratilova.

WimbledonDjokovic rallies to beat Rublev and set up Sinner semi-final2 HOURS AGO After winning the Australian Open and French Open earlier this year, the 36-year-old will also have an eye on the Calendar Slam. In his current form, it looks a difficult task to try and stop him. And in a warning to his rivals, Wilander said Djokovic — despite his age — was only getting stronger.

“To me, Novak Djokovic is not just the best ever compared to other people, for me in 2023 we have seen the best version of Novak Djokovic,” said Wilander. “The way he won the Australian Open was incredible, he was hitting the forehand harder than he ever has before, was it because he had a bit of a nagging injury in his right leg, did he relax more? I don’t think so. 'Mentally stronger' Elina Svitolina says she feels a 'different person' after making Wimbledon semis Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune quarter-final is like Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic — Mats Wilander “Then at the French Open and the way he played there in the semi-finals against Carlos Alcaraz, absolutely incredible.