Defending champion Novak Djokovic has reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. The 36-year-old Serb won his round of 16 in London against Hubert Hurkacz from Poland 7: 6 (8: 6), 7: 6 (8: 6), 5: 7, 6: 4. Djokovic converted his first match point after 3:07 hours. The game was interrupted on Sunday evening after two sets because of the upcoming night’s rest.
When the match resumed on Center Court, Djokovic initially struggled and lost the third set. It was the first set loss in the current tournament for the record Grand Slam champion. But Djokovic kept calm and celebrated his 32nd win in a row at the classic lawn.
He will now face Russian Andrej Rublev on Tuesday. “It will be a completely different game. The tasks become more difficult from game to game. Even if you can hardly imagine that it can be more difficult than against Hubert, who served incredibly well,” said Djokovic.
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2023-07-10 15:21:12
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