Novak Djokovic's wife Jelena reacts to Serb exuding confidence ahead of Wimbledon SF
Novak Djokovic's wife Jelena recently responded to the 23-time Grand Slam champion's confident remarks before the Wimbledon semifinal, where he acknowledged that other players wanted to beat him but maintained that it wasn't going to happen.
Djokovic faced Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals at SW19 on Wednesday. After losing the first set, the Serb bounced back to win the following three sets. With the 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 win, the World No. 2 booked his place in the semifinals at Wimbledon for the 12th time in his career.
The 36-year-old will now take on Jannik Sinner in the semifinals at Wimbledon. Sinner defeated Roman Safiullin in the quarterfinals to reach the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career.
After the win against Andrey Rublev, Djokovic said in his on-court interview:
"I know that [other players] want to get a scalp, they want to win, but it ain't happening still."
Jelena Djokovic, who was in attendance at Wimbledon during the fixture, took to social media to reshare a video of the comment. She also used an emoji to showcase her approval of the former World No. 1's confidence.
Novak Djokovic’s road to 2023 Wimbledon semifinals
Novak Djokovic is well on course to win his eighth Wimbledon crown. After advancing to the semifinals, the second seed himself has admitted that he considers himself the favourite to clinch the title.
Djokovic faced Pedro Cachín in the first round of Wimbledon 2023. Despite many potential distractions in his first match of the grass-court season, Djokovic pulled off an outstanding performance as he defeated Cachín 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4) to reach the second round.
The Serb then beat World No. 70 Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-5 in the second round to claim his 350th win in a Grand Slam match. Djokovic made light work of old rival Stan Wawrinka in the third round, wrapping up a straight sets win.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion then came through a tough match against Hubert Hurkacz in the Round of 16 to book his quarterfinal berth at Wimbledon, winning 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4 on Centre Court.
Djokovic next registered a four-set win against Andrey Rublev to reach his 12th Wimbledon semi-final and 46th at a Major.