Novak Djokovic (Photo : Getty Images)
There could be no "Djoker Slam" for Novak Djokovic this year, according to the latest forecast for the Serb.
ESPN tennis analyst Peter Bodo believes Djokovic would finally win the elusive French Open title, but would not complete a calendar Grand Slam in the 2016 season.
According to Bodo, while Djokovic is in no doubt playing the greatest tennis of his career, the "unpredictable" nature of the grass-court at Wimbledon and the possible distraction of the Olympic Games would make it impossible for Nole to achieve such rare feat.
"Grass is always a bit unpredictable, and the Olympics will be a distraction -- and a drain," Bodo forecasted.
"Djokovic's superior fitness and his hard-courts history and expertise will leave him ideally prepared to boost his Grand Slam singles title count to 13 at the US Open, making things very interesting going forward into 2017."
Djokovic fell short in completing a calendar sweep last year after suffering an upset against Stan Wawrinka in the final round of Roland Garros. But the 28-year-old immediately bounced back from that defeat, winning the next three major events, most recently at the Australian Open where Djokovic earned his 11th Grand Slam victory.
It may be too early to say whether Djokovic would really miss out on winning Wimbledon when the Serb has won the event in two-consecutive years, embracing the exact same schedule the Serb is following since 2011.
According to Djokovic's schedule from his official website, the world No. 1 plans to skip grass-court tournaments leading up to Wimbledon after the French Open in May, which proves to be effective after winning in Church Road in 2011, 2014 and 2015.
This year could be the Serb's best chance to hoist a trophy at the second Grand Slam event of the year, with the King of Clay Rafael Nadal on a losing slump, and Djokovic on an impeccable run. Djokovic has separated himself among other competitors, including the other members of the Big Four (Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray).
"Each year that I've been going back I feel like I'm a step closer, I played three finals. I am very hungry to win there," Djokovic said after winning the Australian Open earlier this year.
Djokovic next tournament will be at the Monte Carlo Masters on Apr. 10-17, where he would kick start his clay-season campaign.
