Novak Djokovic couldn’t have discovered a greater opponent within the second spherical of Wimbledon 2024. The Serb, at present the world’s second-ranked tennis participant, confronted Jacob Fearnley, ranked 277th within the ATP rankings. The duel between essentially the most adorned participant in historical past and the debutant in a Grand Slam occasion was anticipated to be exceptionally one-sided. In the meantime, it unexpectedly offered plenty of feelings. The favored Djokovic received, however sensationally misplaced the set (6:3, 6:4, 5:7, 7:5).
Earlier than the match, the primary questions have been concerning the situation of Djokovic’s knee, operated on a month in the past. The Serb confirmed no indicators of well being issues, and his opponent did not trigger him any issues throughout the first two units. The scenario modified within the third set, during which the Belgrade tennis participant squandered a break benefit, then surprisingly misplaced all the set.
Fearnley, a wild card at Wimbledon, believed he might play an in depth match in opposition to the 24-time Grand Slam champion and pressed onerous within the fourth set. The Briton received video games simply on his serve however was unable to maintain up the stress within the last moments and double-faulted on a break level within the eleventh sport. This allowed second-seeded Djokovic to interrupt for 6-5 after which finish the match.
Gael Monfils efficiently completed his match with three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka, which was interrupted on Wednesday because of nightfall. On Thursday, the Frenchman received the 2 video games he wanted to win and in the end received 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-6(3). Within the third spherical, the 37-year-old from Paris will face Grigor Dimitrov. The tenth-seeded Bulgarian overcame a 0-2 deficit in units to beat Juncheng Shang.
Alex de Minaur confidently superior to the 1/16 finals. The Australian, the match’s “9”, served eight aces, despatched 23 ending strikes, transformed eight of 17 break factors and received 6-2, 6-2, 7-5 in opposition to Jaume Munar.
Francisco Comesana’s stunning dream continues. The 23-year-old Argentine, who sensationally defeated Andrey Rublev in his Grand Slam debut, has taken one other step and is already within the third spherical. On Thursday, after greater than 4 hours of fierce competitors, he defeated Adam Walton 7:5, 1:6, 6:7(12), 6:1, 7:6(8).
The Championships, Wimbledon (UK) Grand Slam, grass court docket, £50 million prize pool Wednesday-Thursday, July 3-4
Singles spherical 2:
Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 2) – Jacob Fearnley (Nice Britain, WC) 6:3, 6:4, 5:7, 7:5 Alex de Minaur (Australia, 9) – Jaume Munar (Spain) 6:2, 6:2, 7:5 Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria, 10) – Juncheng Shang (China) 5:7, 6:7(4), 6:4, 6:2, 6:4 Gael Monfils (France) – Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 7:6(5), 6:4, 7:6(3) Francisco Comesana (Argentina) – Adam Walton (Australia) 7:5, 1:6, 6:7(12), 6:1, 7:6(8)
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