After winning Wimbledon last month, Novak Djokovic finally ended his drought of not winning a grand slam since the 2013 Australian Open. The whole tennis world was uneasy as he continued to fall short in grand slams, but after he finally got back in the winner's circle, all appeared to be right in the tennis world again. We all knew that Djokovic wasn't done winning grand slams, but with each passing slam that he didn't win (especially when he fell to Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2014 Australian Open), it was unclear when he would win a grand slam again.
But now that he has won the 2014 Wimbledon title, the feeling has shifted from uneasiness about when he'll win another grand slam to confidence that he can win the next two grand slams (US Open and Australian Open) which will both be on hard court. At this point, Djokovic has to be the favorite to win both of these grand slam events with Rafael Nadal nursing a wrist injury, Roger Federer aging, and Andy Murray slipping beneath the waves.
If he comes through and wins both of these slams, Novak Djokovic will once again be on the verge of winning four straight grand slams as he heads into the French Open. In addition, he will have reestablished himself as the best tennis player in the world with everybody else chasing him.
Obviously, he still needs to go out and win these matches and after seeing the way Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stomped him this week in Toronto, it's no slam-dunk that he mows down the competition in either New York or Australia. But with that being said, this Wimbledon title really is a B12 shot to his confidence, which is enough of a reason to make him the favorite going into both hard court slams.
---Ben Parker: follow me on twitter @atp_guy
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