While he launched his Wimbledon campaign with a straight-sets win over countryman Jay Clarke, his schedule will get no easier in the second round as he meets the 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, who is in the hunt for his eighth Challenge Cup.

Novak Djokovic has claimed Dan Evans is “one of the guys that you don't want to face on grass” before taking on the British No.5 in the Wimbledon second round. Evans, 35, has found his old form back on the home grass this summer by beating top 20 players Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul.

The 38-year-old tennis legend hopes to keep playing beyond 2025. But younger, challenging rivals are making the all-time major winner look mortal.