Novak Djokovic (Photo : Getty Images)
Novak Djokovic would love to cherish his first career Grand Slam, but the Serb knows the harsh reality of moving on from achieving a historical feat with Wimbledon fast approaching.
Djokovic admitted he is "very proud" to have all four Grand Slam titles at the same time, a feat career rival Rafael Nadal last achieved at the US Open in 2010. However, Djokovic acknowledges there is not much time to celebrate a historical feat with another major awaiting to be conquered by the Serb Grand Slam machine.
"Of course I'm very proud and very thrilled to be able to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time. It's a remarkable achievement for my team and I, but we are moving on and it's back on grass now and starting from scratch," Djokovic said, reports Sporting News.
"I think it's great that behind a corner we have Wimbledon, back-to-back Grand Slams in less than a month. That will definitely make me focus and stay determined."
Djokovic will defend his title at Wimbledon as he aims for another rare feat, completing a calendar Slam. Considering Djokovic's sheer dominance in today's tennis, he is in pole position to sweep all four Grand Slam events in the same year.
Australian tennis great Rod Laver, who completed a calendar Slam twice in his career (1962 and 1969), would love to see Djokovic join him and Don Budge in their very exclusive club, also providing tips to the Serb on how to accomplish a huge task.
"My advice to Novak before Wimbledon would be not to talk about the Grand Slam yet, or maybe even not to think about it. Just play the tournament," Laver told Wimbledon's official website. "If you say that you're going for the Grand Slam, you just put more pressure on yourself. And that pressure can build and build."
While it has been a trend for Djokovic to find success at Wimbledon in the last two years, the Serb will be in a crucial turning point to get closer in completing a calendar Slam when he competes for a third-straight SW19 crown at the All England Club in Church Road. But calendar Slam or not, Djokovic is still the presumptive winner of the remaining two Grand Slam events.
