Roger Federer holds Wimbledon document even Novak Djokovic will not attain

Novak Djokovic can equal Roger Federer‘s chic document of eight Wimbledon males’s titles if he prevails at SW19 this yr. While the Serb is now thought-about by many to be the best of all time, the Swiss is more likely to stay untouchable in a single specific division.

During his taking part in days, Federer was a fan favorite on the All England Club, the place he first triumphed in 2003 and banked the final of his eight titles on the age of 36. The ultimate win put him one away from Pete Sampras on the all-time males’s checklist.

But Djokovic’s relentless successful as he ventures additional into his thirties has put Federer below menace. The veteran tennis ace is now on seven Wimbledon titles, that means he’ll draw stage with the 41-year-old if he notches one other win this yr.

Carlos Alcaraz goes into the event because the No 1 seed, however Djokovic remains to be thought-about the favorite by many. Even so, by one specific metric, Federer is about to remain out of attain.

With a staggering 105 match wins at Wimbledon over the course of his profession, Federer is away and away from quite a few tennis greats. Sampras has 63 on his CV, Boris Becker has 71 and Jimmy Connors boasts 84 victories.

While Djokovic has the chasing pack overwhelmed with 86 wins of his personal at SW19, it could take a monumental effort to catch Federer earlier than he walks away from the game for good. Even a victorious marketing campaign at this yr’s Wimbledon would solely take the Serb’s tally to 93.

Even so, Federer has refused to decide to the notion that Djokovic will go down because the tennis GOAT by suggesting that the matter will at all times stay subjective, no matter what the numbers say.

“I don’t know,” he advised Swiss publication Tages-Anzeiger. “What’s best, winning Wimbledon at 17 like Becker or Roland Garros at 36 like Novak? I don’t know. As long as Rafa plays, you can’t really answer. Then there are some records that can’t be broken.”