After a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it grass-court season and less than three weeks removed from the French Open, Wimbledon is already upon us.
The year’s third major gets underway on Monday at the All England Club in London, and there is already no shortage of intrigue — starting with the status of Novak Djokovic. Following knee surgery earlier this month, it was assumed the 24-time major champion would be missing the tournament. However, Djokovic has been on site practicing all week in hopes of being ready to play.
If Djokovic doesn’t play, it will mark the first main draw at Wimbledon to not include a member of the Big Three since 1998, as Rafael Nadal has opted to skip the event to prepare for the Olympics. We’ll find out soon enough if Djokovic plans to play, but either way, there are so many other tantalizing storylines to watch.
Will Carlos Alcaraz successfully defend his title? Or will someone else — like newly minted world No. 1 Jannik Sinner or, heck, even the just-crowned Queen’s champion Tommy Paul or the red-hot British favorite Jack Draper — swoop in for the trophy?
On the women’s side, the grass remains perhaps the most open of the surfaces, as several of the top players have dealt with injuries and illness as of late,…
