If anyone has the right to be confident - arrogant, even - then it’s Novak Djokovic. He has, after all, won eight Grand Slams, and has been the world’s No.1 player for the last four years, merrily slaying most in his path along the way. However, he hasn’t played a warm-up tournament for this edition of Wimbledon, his last competitive tennis being when Stan Wawrinka pulled down his Uniqlo pants in the French Open final a few weeks ago. Will that make a difference? Will a rest be as good as prep for Djokovic?
He has also been forced to deny accusations that he’s a big filthy cheating cheater, after coach Boris Becker admitted the pair communicate with little nods and winks and so forth during games, which apparently is very firmly Against The Rules and therefore Frowned Upon.