Djokovic lines up McEnroe as practice partner

The No 2 seed has also revealed he will hit with the most notorious man for losing his cool on court – John McEnroe – today in preparation for his fourth-round match with Michael Llodra.

Djokovic cruised through his first two matches at SW19, but came up against a much tougher opponent in former semi-finalist Marcos Baghdatis on Centre Court.

The Serb edged the first set before disintegrating mentally in a second set that had to be halted when he smashed his racquet on the turf three times after losing a rally.

Djokovic was let off with a warning and regained his composure to clinch a 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 victory.

The Serb called on McEnroe’s help during his recent French Open campaign and intends to sound out the outspoken former champion before today’s meeting with Llodra.

Although McEnroe could not prevent Djokovic’s 43-match winning streak from coming to an end at the hands of Roger Federer in the semi-finals at Roland Garros, the world No 2 believes playing with McEnroe could help today as the American and Llodra are both left-handed.

“Maybe I’ll hit with him again. I’ll see,” Djokovic said. “I’ve hit with him before.

“He didn’t bring me much luck in Paris before that semi-final match but he’s a great champion. I admire him a lot.

“Any time I can use the opportunity to hit with him, to have a chat with him, it’s worth it as his advice is very useful.”

Djokovic admits he will have to up his game to win his first Wimbledon.

Justin Gimelstob has moved to end his spat with Feliciano Lopez after the Spaniard reacted furiously to comments made by the former American player.

The 29-year-old is perhaps best known these days as the player nicknamed ‘Deliciano’ by Judy Murray, and Gimelstob reportedly criticised Lopez for spending too much time concentrating on his looks and not enough on his tennis.

Lopez responded in strong terms on Twitter, saying: “It’s funny when people like justin gimelstob talks b******t without knowing me at all.he did not learn what respect means as a kid.”

Gimelstob, who sits on the management board of the ATP Tour and is also a commentator for the Tennis Channel, quickly apologised to Lopez on Twitter.

He said: “I’m very sorry, my comments were taken completely out of context, I have complete respect for you, on and off the court.”

The pair later cleared the air face to face.