DT starts hard, only with push

Hello together! I have the following problem, someone can help me here. And indeed my otherwise very faithful DT jumps in by now only very hard. There is hardly any more to kick on, in the past she always came on the first or second kick. But once she has come and runs, then she drives herself astrein, without ruckler or similar. I have also changed the candles several times, but brought only a moderate improvement. Ignition spark is there. My suspicion is now due to the high mileage of now about 40,000km with the cylinder, a compression problem. However, you can still feel a clear resistance while kicking. Vll has someone still a tip or advice?? Mfg