Novak Djokovic won his first Grand Slam in two years at Wimbledon (Picture: Getty)

Novak Djokovic admits he is ‘secretly’ hoping to topple Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to the world number one ranking.

Djokovic signalled his return to the top of the sport last month by winning Wimbledon, ending a run of six Grand Slams that had been won by either Federer or Nadal.

At the age of 31, and with his fitness concerns seemingly behind him, Djokovic has been tipped to dominate the game over the next two years and will attempt to win a third US Open next month.

But winning Grand Slams are not the only motivation for 13-time Major winner Djokovic, who also wants to reclaim top spot in the rankings.




He told Sport Klub: ‘Well, the No 1 spot is always the goal. I’m secretly hoping that’s a possibility.

‘It doesn’t depend only on me – of course, it depends on the other players as well and how will they play until the season ends.

‘Of course, the fact that I have no points to defend until the end of the season is definitely encouraging.’

Djokovic beat Kevin Anderson in a one-sided final (Picture: Getty)

Djokovic went into last month’s Wimbledon Championships with a low-profile having won his last Grand Slam over two years ago.

But he impressed in the early rounds before knocking out contender Nadal in the semi-finals. Djokovic was due to face Federer in the final but the defending champion was beaten by Kevin Anderson in the last-eight.

Struggling with fatigue after two gruelling battles in SW19, South African Anderson was blown away by Djokovic in the final as the Serbian legend won his fourth title at the All England Club.

Djokovic returned to action on Monday evening, combining with Anderson to defeat Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime in the doubles at the Rogers Cup.

He starts his singles campaign tonight against Hyeong Chung as he continues his preparations for the US Open that begins at the end of the month.

On the upcoming tournament at Flushing Meadows, he said: ‘The US Open is definitely my main goal in this month and a half.’

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