The grass continues to prove greener in England for Australia’s best performers with another quartet of players hitting peak form days out from the start of Wimbledon, with the reemergence of Alex Bolt in particular a triumph to behold.

On a day where Andy Murray declared he still holds hope for a Wimbledon farewell, Bolt and Olivia Gadecki qualified for The Championships, while Sydneysiders Max Purcell and Aleks Vukic reached the semifinals of an ATP Tour event in Eastbourne.

Meanwhile, seven-time champion Novak Djokovic returned to London after a trip to Germany to support Serbia in the European Championships and indicated he will be in the draw for Wimbledon just three weeks after undergoing surgery for a meniscus tear.

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Bolt trailed Switzerland’s Leandro Riedi 2-5 in the third set tiebreaker after dropping the opening two sets in the final round of qualifying before launching a massive comeback at Roehampton to win 6-7 (7) 2-6 7-6 (7) 7-5 6-4 in 3hr 41min.

The South Australian veteran is ranked 234 and was only an alternate for the qualifying event but, after a slot opened just ten minutes before his opening match, the big-serving left-hander has turned back the clock and will play in his third Wimbledon.

The 31-year-old, who reached an Australian Open third round in 2019 but has been hindered with injuries in the years since, takes to nine the number of Australian men in the draw headed by ninth seed Alex de Minaur.

“You couldn’t write a better script for the journey I’ve had this week,” he told Tennis Australia.

“Two sets to love down, match point down, you are not usually coming back after that.”

Gadecki, a talented player from the Gold Coast who hit regularly with Ash Barty before the former world No.1s retirement, will play Wimbledon for the first time after defeating France’s Elsa Jacquemot 7-5 4-6 6-3 in 2hr 48 at Roehampton.

The 22-year-old joined Ajla Tomljanovic and Daria Saville in the women’s draw, but James Duckworth, Maddison Inglis and Talia Gibson were all beaten in the final round of qualifying.

“It means so much to me. You really work for these moments and to be able to walk through those gates being in the main draw is something I’ve dreamt about my whole life,” she told tennis.com.au

Purcell, meanwhile, had endured a lean spell after peaking at a ranking of 40 last October and dropped back to Challenger level in May in the hope of finding some rhythm.

After some tight losses recently, he has found form again at Eastbourne and will now play local wildcard Billy Harris on Friday for a spot in the final after defeating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3 7-6 (4).

He was joined in the last four by Aleks Vukic who, after receiving a main spot as a lucky loser, edged Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 3-6 7-6 (5).

The 28-year-old is bidding to make his second ATP Tour final after reaching the decider in Atlanta just under 12 months ago and will play top American Taylor Fritz, the man who denied him in that decider.

Murray, meanwhile, underwent surgery last weekend to address a spinal cyst after he lost co-ordination in his legs during a clash against Australian Jordan Thompson at Queen’s.

The 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon Champion remains hopeful of playing doubles at the very least with his older brother Jamie Murray at the All England Club and will wait until the eve of the tournament to make a decision regarding singles.

“The rate that I’m improving just now, if that was to continue, then an extra 72 to 96 hours makes a huge difference,” said Murray.

“I’m going to wait until the last minute to see if I’m going to be able to and I’ve earned that right to do that.

“This is not clear cut whether I am 100 per cent going to be ready to play or there is a zero percent chance that I can play. That is the situation. I would say it’s probably more likely that I’m not able to play singles right now.”

The 37-year-old confirmed he had been planning to retire after the Olympics – he has a family holiday booked – but does not want his final moment on the court to be his effort under duress against Thompson last week.

A beaten finalist last year, Djokovic’s decision as to whether he will play Wimbledon will have broader ramifications for the event and also for Australia’s top hope Alex de Minaur given his status as the world No.2.

Djokovic said he was “feeling good” after hitting with world No.1 Jannik Sinner on Friday how he was feeling and gave a thumbs up when asked if he would be in the draw.

But should the 37-year-old ultimately decide to withdraw before the tournament starts, he would be replaced in the seedlings by the 33rd-highest ranked player.

This would unbalance the draw, with the bottom eighth in particular and second half of the draw as a whole beginning without the leading light.

Should the 24-time major champion opt for more time to prepare for the Olympics, where he is desperate to claim a gold medal in singles, and withdraw before the draw, de Minaur will become the eighth seed.

Several other players including a couple of Australians will begin Wimbledon with queries surrounding their fitness.

Thanasi Kokkinakis has not played since withdrawing from the second round of qualifying for Queen’s when critical of the slippery conditions of the courts.

Chris O’Connell, who is in the Olympics team, has not played since withdrawing before his first round match at Roland Garros, while Jordan Thompson required medical attention after hurting his back in a semi-final at Queen’s.

England’s Dan Evans injured a knee at Queen’s but was spotted hitting at The Priory in Birmingham on Wednesday with the joint heavily bandaged.

Several leading women to have had injury scares over the past fortnight including defending champion Marketa Vondrousova and dual-Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka have trained at Wimbledon this week.