Serbia's Novak Djokovic stretches at the Aorangi Practice Courts on the twelfth day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 10, 2021. (PHOTO / AFP)

The 6-foot-5 frame of Matteo Berrettini will be standing in the way of Novak Djokovic's relentless pursuit of hoarding as many tennis milestones as possible when the two meet in a Wimbledon final where both men will be eyeing the record books.

A win against Berrettini at the All England Club will not only see the 34-year-old draw level with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal's record men's haul of 20 major titles, it will also mean he would have completed the third leg towards achieving the Golden Slam. No man has even won the four slams and an Olympic gold in the same year.

A win against Berrettini at the All England Club will not only see the 34-year-old draw level with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal's record men's haul of 20 major titles, it will also mean he would have completed the third leg towards achieving the Golden Slam

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"It would mean everything," said world number one Djokovic, who is chasing a sixth title at the spiritual home of grasscourt tennis. "That's why I'm here. That's why I'm playing.

"I imagined myself being in a position to fight for another Grand Slam trophy prior to coming to London. I put myself in a very good position."

Having already won the Australian Open and Roland Garros titles in 2021, Djokovic has won 20 successive matches at the majors and is now gunning to wipe out the opposition in the Wimbledon final, the Tokyo Olympics and the US Open in order to complete the Golden Slam.

Since the start of 2020, the only time the Serbian has failed to reach a Grand Slam final was when he was defaulted in the fourth round of last year's US Open for accidentally hitting a line judge with a ball.

While Djokovic is almost a permanent fixture in recent finals, it will be the first appearance in the championship round at a major for Berrettini.

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The 25-year-old, who hails from Rome, will be bidding to become the first Italian to win a singles title at Wimbledon.

Djokovic has won both of their previous meetings but the duo have never met on grass.

Since losing his opening set of the championships to Britain's Jack Draper, Djokovic has captured 18 successive sets but he will face an opponent high on confidence.