WIMBLEDON – Djokovic, the three secret boots of the king of grass

WIMBLEDON - Novak Djokovic, who won his 7th Wimbledon title on Sunday (against Nick Kyrgios), has become a ruthless grass player throughout his career based on three major assets: his return, which we know about him, his serve, often underestimated, and his incredible composure in hot moments, which particularly impressed his victim in the final.Novak Djokovic in WimbledonBecause the clichés have a hard tooth, because the reality of things changes faster than mentalities, Novak Djokovic resembles almost everything except the idea that we generally have of the typical grass player: namely a big server, a big volleyball player, and even a big volleyball player. Baseline player par excellence, a priori rather considered (still) better on hard court, the Serb has become over the years an immense grass player, now one of the greatest in history with his seven Wimbledons which make him the equal of Pete Sampras, one unit off Roger Federer's record, two players more in line with traditional herbivore standards. the general development of the game towards the baseline. His seven Wimbledon victories do not compare so much to the five of Björn Borg, who forced his nature by following his first ball to the net most of the time. Nor to the "one shot" of Andre Agassi, one of the rare players - perhaps the only one - to have won on the grass of yesteryear by remaining essentially camped on his line. If the grass had not been changed in 2002, it is possible that the Serb would not have won seven times in the Temple, even if he would certainly have ended up triumphing there one day, as he is so strong.This combined double parameter, namely the evolution of the surface and the styles, means that today there is not only one way to shine on the grass. There are several and Novak Djokovic combines them all, with in particular three main weapons that probably make him the ultimate player on this surface today: service, return and composure in hot moments, if important on a surface which, slowed down or not, often forces matches to be played on details. 

'I don't think he did anything extraordinary. But he was so calm'... (Nick Kyrgios)