Novak Djokovic 'may not come back' as John McEnroe spots telling sign at Wimbledon

John McEnroe hinted Novak Djokovic might've played his final match as Wimbledon after the tennis icon was battered by Jannik Sinner in Friday's semi-final. Sinner blitzed Djokovic in straight sets, progressing through to the final by virtue of a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win.

Despite the best efforts of the crowd, Djokovic was unable to match the performance of the irresistible Sinner, who looked back to his best following a shaky showing in the round of 16 earlier this week. The Italian had been two sets down against Grigor Dimitrov before the Bulgarian's retirement, with Sinner now looking forward to a final against familiar foe Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.

However, as far as McEnroe is concerned, the dominant defeat might've spelled the end of Djokovic's Wimbledon career. Speaking on the BBC's coverage, the American said: "We're going to pay our respects obviously for the great Novak Djokovic, who battled despite being somewhat limited. He's going to have a lot of thinking to do over the course of the next month or so.

"Does he look at it like 'Look the reason I wasn't at it is because I was injured?' Or is it just a combination [of injury and ability]." McEnroe paused as the crowd roared the 24-time Grand Slam winner off Centre Court, before adding: "It's the first time ever I've looked at him and thought 'I'm not sure if he's going to come back'. That's obviously a decision that's up to him and he can play for as long as he wants. I don't know if he can accept being a notch or two below these guys."

Continuing the analysis in the studio, McEnroe added: "He's finally joined the crowd of older players and champions, who realise their best is behind them and have to deal with that unfortunate fact. I don't know how much of it was an injury, how much was an accumulation of the difficult matches that he played leading up to the semis.

"As I said, Father Time is undefeated... honestly, it's amazing he's got this far and been this good. Crazy, phenomenal, beyond belief. You could tell for most of the match, there were a lot of points where he just gave up, that's not him."

At the end of it all, it's the final that many predicted before a ball was hit and a repeat of last month's French Open epic. For Alcaraz, the back-to-back champion, it's 20 Wimbledon wins in a row, with the last person to have beaten him at the All England Club being Sinner himself back in 2022.