This year marked the abolition of the
Sunday closed
(the first Sunday not worked), but certain more recent traditions persist at Wimbledon.
For the seventh time in his career, the fourth in a row, Novak Djokovic nibbled a blade of grass to celebrate a new crown on Center Court.
He added to his ritual a dip on the grass like an airplane.
He hovers more than ever on the London lawn.
On July 15, 2018, when the French football team was crowned world champion in Russia, Wimbledon, the “temple of tennis”, became the land of resurrection of the Serb, then in full doubt.
To discover
Wimbledon: men's schedule and results
Wimbledon: ladies schedule and results
Since his retirement in the quarter-finals of the 2017 edition, the record hunter is thus undefeated.
In his lair, he won his seventh title under a blazing sun after 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021 to join Pete Sampras.
He is only one length away from Roger Federer's eight crowns.
“I no longer have the words to say what this tournament and this trophy…
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