Djokovic has not played a match that counted since the semifinal loss to Sinner in the French Open. He showed fight against the world's top-ranked player, but ran out of gas during his fourth-straight loss to the 23-year-old phenom.

Djokovic offered something of a mix of seemingly trying to quiet any talk about whether he truly is pondering retirement at age 38 while also being realistic about where things stand.

Novak Djokovic believes Wimbledon is his "best chance" of ending the dominance of his younger rivals and landing a standalone record 25th Grand Slam title.