Novak Djokovic wasted very little time in reaching the third round of Wimbledon as he eased past Dan Evans in round two.
Djokovic says he has no ‘major physical issues’ at Wimbledon this year as he chases an eighth success in London.
He battled past Alexandre Muller in round one of the grass court Grand Slam, and followed that up with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 win over Evans.
Djokovic will play a 19th Wimbledon third round match, with Miomir Kecmanovic standing in his way of a 100th Wimbledon win.
The 38-year-old entered the tournament sitting sixth in the ATP rankings, having lost each of the last two finals in the English capital.
Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty ImagesWhether John McEnroe thinks Novak Djokovic could retire if he wins Wimbledon this year
Many Wimbledon fans would undoubtedly love Djokovic to get over the line this time around, which would represent a record 25th Grand Slam title.
And tennis icon John McEnroe has now shared what could happen to the legend should he triumph at the event this year.
Asked on BBC if he thinks Djokovic will retire immediately if he wins Wimbledon, McEnroe replied: “It’s hard with him.
“He has broken pretty much every record so if he broke it I suppose that would be the perfect time to stop but if he was still winning at level and still playing, at worst he is three in the world.
“So if it was me it would be pretty tempting to keep going. But you don’t want to get to the point where God forbid he would start to get beaten up by more than just a couple of people.
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“He has already said that he doesn’t care about the number one ranking at the end, he did that for eight years, he was chasing to be number one at the end of the year which you have got to respect that.
“But now he is like I just want to win majors, he is not playing many tournaments and that’s why his ranking has dropped. It makes it trickier for even the top guys.
“They may have to play him sooner than even they want to. [Carlos] Alcaraz played him in the quarters in Australia for instance, do you think he wants to play him? No!”
Photo by Ben Radford/Corbis via Getty ImagesWhy Novak Djokovic could be in two minds about retiring if he wins Wimbledon
Alcaraz knows what it takes to overcome Djokovic more than most currently on the ATP Tour, having beaten him in the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon finals.
And they could remarkably face another reunion at this stage this year should the pair both make it all the way to the last two.
They are in different halves of the draw, although Djokovic will likely need to overcome Jannik Sinner first to make that happen.
Alcaraz meanwhile could find American ace Taylor Fritz in his way of a third successive Wimbledon final with the Serbian.
Lifting the iconic trophy really would be a stunning way for Djokovic to bow out, with the veteran overtaking Margaret Court at the top of the all-time list should he achieve the feat.
At the same time, however, he would only level Roger Federer’s record eight Wimbledon titles, which could motivate him to come back one last time in 2026.