Djokovic all at sea as he copes with Wimbledon fallout

Novak Djokovic has gone all nautical as the 23-time Grand Slam winner laments the Wimbledon loss this month which prevented him from adding to his collection of major singles titles.

He has been spotted shoreside around the Adriatic with his yacht Tara (named for his daughter) anchored nearby in both Serb-speaking Montenegro and in front of Copacabana Beach in Dubrovnik, Croatia in recent days.

The family sailing holiday is likely serving as a de-stressing exercise for the 36-year-old who had not lost at WImbledon since 2013 before running into the Carlos Alcaraz buzzsaw in the All England Club final nine days ago.

Djokovic gave a hint of the depths of his tennis depression by pulling out of  next month’s Montreal Masters, leaving him possibly just Cincinnati a week later to prepare for the August 28 start of the US Open.

New York will be fresh territory for the Serb, who did not compete last year after being banned from entering the US due to his lack of a COVID jab at the time.

He last played the major in 2021 and was defaulted in the fourth round in 2020 for accidentally hitting a lineswoman in the head with an errant ball after losing a point.

Bill Scott

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