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Korean tennis player Kwon Soon-woo performed well once morest world No. 3 Djokovic, but did not cross the final threshold.
The audience gave a standing ovation to Kwon Soon-woo, who consistently harassed Wimbledon’s ‘defending champion’ Djokovic.
Correspondent Kim Jong-seong.
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Djokovic, who was regarding to receive Kwon Soon-woo’s serve, loses his pride with a wasted swing.
Kwon Soon-woo accumulated points by throwing an exquisite forehand in the reverse direction of Djokovic’s movement to successive sub-aces.
Unfortunately, we gave up the first set, but Kwon Soon-woo did not waver and went on aggressively.
Djokovic, who was regarding to receive the ball from Kwon Soon-woo’s forehand attack, lost his focus and fell on the court.
Kwon Soon-woo struggled with Djokovic throughout the second set, then brought the set 6-3 and turned the game around.
However, Djokovic, who worked hard, broke Kwon Soon-woo’s sub game at every turn to win, and took the other two sets one following another, ending the game with a set score of 3-1.
However, the audience cheered and gave a standing ovation to Kwon Soon-woo, who persistently harassed Djokovic.
Wimbledon’s ‘Defending Champion’ Djokovic paid tribute to Kwon Soon-woo for an equal match.
“I think it was a good win once morest a very talented player. Soon-Woo Kwon had a high level of forehand and backhand to the corners.”
After completing his Wimbledon singles journey in the first round, leaving a strong impression on tennis fans around the world, Soon-Woo Kwon will continue his performance in the remaining doubles matches.
In the first round, Kwon Soon-woo, who formed a group with Slovenia Bethene, faced Kyrios, a bad boy in the tennis world, in the first round.
This is Yonhap News TV Kim Jong-seong. (godlbell@yna.co.kr)
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