Djokovic rallies for Serena’s Wimbledon return amid criticism
Novak Djokovic defended Serena Williams’s first-round Wimbledon exit as a triumph of her historic comeback, not a failure.
Novak Djokovic stepped into the Serena Williams debate with a blunt message for critics: focus on the return, not the result. After Williams’s first-round Wimbledon exit to Barbora Strýcová, Djokovic dismissed the fixation on her loss, calling her 44-year-old comeback an "incredible gift" to tennis. "People need to cool off a little with the criticism," Djokovic said, arguing that Williams’s presence alone elevates the sport’s cultural significance.
