The Calendar Golden Slam refers to winning all the four Majors in the calendar year along with the Olympics gold medal in singles, something that only Steffi Graf has managed to do in the history of tennis. In fact, the feat is so rare that just three other players - Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Andre Agassi - have managed to complete the Career Golden Slam i.e. winning all five titles over their entire career.
Having won the Australian Open and French Open already this year, Novak Djokovic needs to win Wimbledon, Tokyo gold and the US Open to complete the Calendar Golden Slam. And Todd Woodbridge reckons the Serb can pull it off, given the immense resilience he displayed during his title run at Roland Garros.
The Aussie doubles great made special mention of Novak Djokovic’s comeback from two sets down against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Roland Garros final. Woodbridge believes Djokovic will carry his confidence from clay into the grasscourt season, making him a firm favorite at Wimbledon.
The 50-year-old admitted that Novak Djokovic doesn’t display the best conduct on court at times, but pointed out that the Serb needs to vent his frustrations to win matches.
Todd Woodbridge assesses Roger Federer’s grasscourt preparations
Roger Federer is being considered by some as the second favorite at Wimbledon this year, right behind Novak Djokovic. But Federer is yet to prove his consistency since coming back from double knee surgery, and has suffered a few surprising defeats this year.
Most recently, the Swiss lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round of the 2021 Noventi Open in Halle. As such, many are wondering if an almost-40 Federer has it in him to challenge the red-hot Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.
In that context, Todd Woodbridge pointed out that Roger Federer is woefully short on match practice heading into SW19. The Aussie also believes Federer was hampered by the lack of crowds in Halle, given that he usually feeds off the support from fans.
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