2023-07-09 22:09:00
Novak Djokovic will have to finish his opposition once morest Hubert Hurkacz on Monday. But the Serb is in a very good position to reach the quarter-finals of this Wimbledon 2023. Thanks to two sets won each time in the tie-break (7-6, 7-6), the quadruple defending champion on the London lawn leads two sets to nothing following 1h45 of play. Faced with a very big server, the Djoker did not manage to break his opponent. The two men were stopped by the curfew following winning the second act by the “Djoker”.
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That said, his enormous mental abilities took over once morest the semi-finalist of the 2021 edition. Winner of his last fourteen Grand Slam decisive games, a record in the matter, the number two seed of the tournament continues to ‘impress. Monday at the beginning of the followingnoon, this meeting will deliver its outcome and absolutely nothing seems to stop Djoko from an upcoming duel with Andrey Rublev.
A second set similar to the first
At bedtime, Hubert Hurkacz will cross his fingers to avoid nightmares. Since the start of the fortnight at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, the Pole had not given up any set in three rounds. Here he is now trailing by two sets once morest the huge favorite of the tournament. How did this happen? It’s a question of details, but at this level of the competition, all the details are important.
Very solid on his serve throughout the first set, the seeded number seventeen did not concede any break points. For his part, Djokovic did the same. It was therefore at the tie-break that the first round delivered its verdict. At 6-3, Hukacz got three set points, but Djokovic won the next five points to win 8 points to 6 (7-6).
Winner of his thirteenth consecutive decisive game on the circuit, Djokovic continued to put pressure on the shoulders of Hurkacz by taking control of the second set. At 2-1, the winner of the first two Grand Slam tournaments this year obtained a first break point without managing to convert it. Then at 4-3, four new break points presented themselves but Hurkacz closed the game to equalize at 4-4.
Again, the set ended in a tiebreak. And once once more, Djokovic won 8 points to 6 (7-6) following being led 5-4, with two services to follow for the Pole who still undulated from the roof when it was not necessary. Undefeated on center court since 2013, the title holder at Wimbledon seems increasingly untouchable in Grand Slams. He will still have to close the deal on Monday.
Novak Djokovic
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