“C’est la pire journée de ma vie” Jannik Sinner annonce son départ après avoir accusé Novak Djokovic de…

Jannik Sinner is the top seed at Wimbledon for the first time in his career, but that status has not protected him from a desperately challenging draw that will see the Italian handed a host of daunting hurdles.

Meanwhile, the debate over Novak Djokovic’s participation at Wimbledon after he underwent knee surgery on June 5 is over after the seven-time champion appears to have been handed a glorious chance to reach another final… if his knee allows him to get through the two weeks.

Any doubts that world No 1 Sinner doesn’t have a game to shine on grass were banished as he lifted the title in Halle last week.

That tournament was also a great test for a hip problem that was a big concern ahead of the French Open, but now he has been handed an even bigger test to overcome.

Sinner reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon last year and was comprehensively beaten by Djokovic, but it is a very different version of the Italian returning in 2024.

He is now a Grand Slam champion and a player who carries an aura onto court that has yet to be established a year ago, but his reserves will be tested after a horrible draw.

Sinner will get past German clay court specialist Yannick Hanfmann in the first round, but he could then face 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini in the second round in what would certainly be a blockbuster match played on Centre Court.