‘Of Course He Can Win Another Grand Slam’

Novak Djokovic is dealing with a blister problem on his left foot as he tries to win a record 25th major title, but former world No. 1 Mats Wilander firmly believes the Serb can win another Slam.

“Of course he can win another Grand Slam,” Wilander told Tennis365 in his role as a TNT Sports analyst. “Anyone who writes off Novak Djokovic is making a mistake.

“I would say that Wimbledon may be his best chance and it will be hard for him to get past [Carlos] Alcaraz and [Jannik] Sinner, but this is Novak Djokovic. This is not a normal tennis player. I would not be surprised for one second if he wins another Grand Slam.”

Djokovic won his second-round match over Correntin Moutet of France, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(1) despite getting treated during the match for a blister that also required post-match injections.

“I mean, I’m pretty fit at the moment,” Djokovic said, after apologizing for arriving late to his press conference due to treatment. “I don’t feel like I have any major issues. Although it took me, like, almost an hour to deal with the blister and the bleeding that I had.”

Djokovic will next face Filip Misolic of Austria in the third round on Saturday.

His draw is complicated with a potential quarterfinal against No. 3 Alexander Zverev, a potential semifinal with No. 1 Jannik Sinner and a possible final vs. defending champ and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz.