One of the more notable modifications at Wimbledon in recent years—considering how much the competition relies on tradition—has been the microphoneing of the top players for the first few minutes of their first practice hit on Centre Court.

That's how we learned that Novak Djokovic had no intention of watching the most recent Grand Slam men's final until his wife and son forced him to give up his if-I-ain’t-playing-I-ain’t-watching philosophy. This is also how we learn that the French Open runner-up, Jannik Sinner, has, in a way, moved on and now views his participation in a game that "people will remember" as a "huge honor."

About two minutes of each of the two microphoneed videos, which lasted around five minutes each and featured the warm-up sessions of Djokovic-Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner-Daniil Medvedev, were devoted to discussing what transpired in Paris. The court in London, where we are currently, is pristine and couldn't be more different from the filthy red dirt. However, the ghost of Roland Garros still remains (aside from the TikTok-inspired reconciliation of the Aryna Sabalenka-Coco Gauff rivalry).

Because the French Open championship battle between Alcaraz and Sinner was that amazing. The match that people will remember for years to come, as Sinner put it, flipped a well-known page in their own rivalry and the sport's post-Big Three era.

However, only three weeks later, on a Grand Slam that is perhaps more prestigious and on a completely different surface, the two main characters are intended to put it behind them and start over. From Monday, Wimbledon poses that challenge for every hopeful who has just finished the French Open, especially the top two male stars in that final masterpiece.

Alcaraz seems to have it easier, but not only because he won that championship. He is also the two-time defending champion at Wimbledon, and he enters this year's tournament with a ton of confidence and having won yet another warm-up Queen's championship.

For Sinner, it's ostensibly more difficult, but not only because he dropped that last match. His best performance on grass was a semi-final appearance at the 2023 Wimbledon, and he doesn't have a lot of optimistic credentials to support him there either.

prior to the planet In order to refocus on London, No.1 needed to block out the memories of Paris and of losing that five-set match from three match points up. It was anything but simple. Following the championship, Sinner confessed to spending restless nights. He stated that he had broken down 10 days earlier in Halle, where he was the defending champion, in the second round. In the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, the Italian was defeated by Medvedev, despite having won a warm-up championship the previous year.

Sinner is now in a positive mindset to go to SW19 after the euphoria of Roland Garros has worn off, but without the tune-up upturn.

"I feel ready to play," he said. "The past is in the past." I'm in a great place, especially when it comes to my mental health. I didn't have as much time to break out of that French Open final mindset in Halle, which made it a bit different. It's gone now.

“I think I'm playing really well on grass. I'm excited to get out on the court, compete, and have a good time here.”

In the first round, Sinner will face Luca Nardi, a countryman, and will then have a tough draw ahead of him. He identified movement as the toughest adaptation to grass, saying, "You have to cover the safe spot more and improvise a little bit more on the other sides."

Alcaraz excels in this area. Djokovic excels in this as well.

Furthermore, regardless of how the season has gone, one can never truly dismiss the 24-time Grand Slam champion who has experienced the thrill of winning the title seven times on Centre Court.

According to his own assessment, Djokovic's tennis game has been "fluctuating much more" over the last two years, as he said during a conversation in London. But the strong, reliable Serb has a tendency to show up at the Slams. He reached the semifinals of both the Australian Open and the French Open, but he withdrew from the former midway through the game and was defeated by Sinner in the latter.

However, Djokovic prefers to play on grass. The evidence is that he arrived at Wimbledon the previous year, less than a month after having surgery on his knee, and made it to the final before being defeated by Alcaraz. At 38, with those aging legs, his two young opponents are currently proving to be beyond his reach.

Nevertheless, given his current physical state, this might be his greatest chance to make that one last push for Slam. Wimbledon and No. 25 No. 8, which would bring him in line with Roger Federer's career.

"Because of the results I have had, because of how I feel, how I play in Wimbledon, just getting that extra push mentally and motivation to perform the best tennis at the highest level," Djokovic stated. "I would probably agree that Wimbledon could be the best chance (for the 25th Slam)."

In his half of the draw, Djokovic is accompanied by Sinner, whom he has defeated twice at Wimbledon. Alcaraz is in the other half. It signifies that if a replay of that French Open epic were to occur at Wimbledon, it would once again be for the championship.

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