Wimbledon will be entitled to its dream final. A month after his lost semi-final at Roland-Garros, the world number one is entitled to revenge against the Serb. This time it will be to win his first Wimbledon and a second Grand Slam. “To be the best, you have to beat the best. Novak is one of them. If I win, it will be amazing for me, not just to win Wimbledon, but to do it against Novak. It would be super-special ” Caught up by cramps and stress, the Spaniard had suffered a painful defeat at Porte d’Auteuil. He hopes for a much different scenario this time: “I will try to enter the court with less nervousness than during the semi-final of Roland-Garros. I will try to relax, to appreciate this moment, because in the semi-final of Roland-Garros, I did not appreciate the first set. I will do something different compared to the Roland-Garros match. I hope not to have cramps during the final. I think I will be better on Sunday. I have to play a full match because Novak has no weaknesses. Tomorrow I will have time to prepare for the match. I spoke with my team. We will find a way to beat Novak.”
Revealing that he has been working since 2020 with a mental trainer, he will want to focus only on what will be “probably the best time of (his) life”. “Playing a final at Wimbledon is something I dreamed of when I started playing tennis. For Novak, it will only be one more moment in his career but, for me, it will be the best moment of mine”. Roll on Sunday.
