"Novak Djokovic is not human" - Serena Williams' ex-coach in awe of Serb's 'unbelievable' Grand Slam record heading into Wimbledon 2024 final

Serena Williams' ex-coach, Rennae Stubbs, reacted to Novak Djokovic reaching the 37th Grand Slam final of his career following his successful sailing to the summit clash of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after a win over Lorenzo Musetti.

Djokovic defeated Musetti 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-4 on July 12 to advance to his 10th final at the Grasscourt Major. Before facing the Italian, the Serb had defeated Vit Kopriva, Jacob Fearnley, Alexei Popyrin, Holger Rune, and Alex de Minaur (W/O). He will next face World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz on July 14 in a repeat of last year's final.

Stubbs was impressed by Djokovic's remarkable stats and took to X (formerly Twitter) to heap praise on the Belgrade native, writing:

"The amount grand slams finals @DjokerNole has reached is UNBELIEVABLE! I mean just UNBELIEVABLE! Like half the slams he's competed in, he's made the final match. He's NOT human! What an incredible athlete."

Djokovic's exploits at Wimbledon this year have been unexpected. He wasn't even sure if he would play until the day of the draw, having undergone knee surgery after injuring himself during his fourth-round victory over Francisco Cerundolo at the French Open, which led to his withdrawal from the tournament.

The 24-time Grand Slam winner's resilience didn't go unnoticed by Rennae Stubbs, who commented on how surprisingly he has returned to top form after undergoing significant surgery.

"I cannot imagine having surgery on my knee and the first tournament I play is slippery grass, because you know the first day, you know Sam, you make one wrong step and bang! your knee goes down," she said during a conversation with former World No. 11 Sam Querrey.

"We've seen it over and over and over. We saw it with Vondrousova last week, like, it's a dangerous surface to play early on because it's so slick. So, I cannot believe that he's actually in the draw," she added.

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Novak Djokovic aims to equal Roger Federer's incredible Wimbledon record

Novak Djokovic pictured Wimbledon 2024

Novak Djokovic is eyeing a 25th Grand Slam title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships this Sunday. A win against Carlos Alcaraz would witness him equal Roger Federer's record of eight titles at SW19. He would also surpass Margaret Court's record for most Grand Slams (24).

Speaking of history being on the line, Djokovic told the media that while it serves as "great motivation," he also feels a substantial amount of "pressure and expectation."

"Of course, it serves as a great motivation," he said. "But at the same time there is also a lot of pressure and expectation. "Wimbledon just extracts the best of me and motivates me to always show up and perform the best I can."

As the fortnight draws to an end, all eyes will be on the highly anticipated match between Djokovic and Alcaraz. Fans will be keen to see if the Serb can avenge his last year's loss or if history will repeat itself.