Djokovic had to pull out of the French Open after gutting his way to the quarterfinals, and the conventional wisdom was that he wouldn’t have enough time to be healthy for Wimbledon after undergoing surgery.
But Djokovic has been practicing this week, albeit seemingly a bit limited in his movement and noncommittal about whether he would actually play. However, his draw will almost certainly motivate him to give it a shot.
His first-round opponent, qualifier Vit Kopriva, is ranked 123rd and making his Slam main draw debut. His potential second-round opponents are both outside the top-150. The other seed in Djokovic’s section is clay specialist Tomas Martin Etcheverry, and his round of 16 opponent would project to be either 21-year old Holger Rune, who has had a pretty disappointing year, or Karen Khachanov, who is 1-9 against Djokovic.
If he is suitably healthy and can use the rounds to sharpen his game and build some on-court stamina, the draw is so favorable on paper that Djokovic should probably get to the final even with all the question marks. Maybe his decision to enter the tournament wasn’t so crazy after all.
