Alexei Popyrin has never gone beyond the third round at a grand slam and will need to eliminate Novak Djokovic to change that.
Alexei Popyrin will walk onto one of Wimbledon’s biggest courts on Saturday believing he can slay seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, driven by the missed opportunity he had against him in January.
“I genuinely believe I could have won that match, if I had won that third set ,” Popyrin said after ousting No.30 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry. “We had a very good match in Australia. I think he improved his backhand a lot, and his movement. That was maybe not as good in the past. He’s becoming a very complete player.
Popyrin has prioritised getting the right team around him, headlined by coaches Neville Godwin and Xavier Malisse, who have helped instil belief in him. “I wouldn’t be investing big time in the team around me, in myself, and the time I put in, if I didn’t have that belief,” he said.
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