September 20, 2024

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Novak Djokovic drops set on means into Wimbledon 2d spherical

Most sensible seed Novak Djokovic overcame a dogged problem from 81st-ranked Korean Kwon Quickly-woo and his personal grasscourt rustiness to achieve the Wimbledon 2d spherical with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory on Monday.

The protecting champion, bidding for his fourth Wimbledon identify in a row, seemed out-of-sorts now and then in opposition to Kwon, who introduced a full of life mix of tennis, from booming forehands to subtle drop-shots, onto Centre Courtroom.

The 24-year-old Korean broke Djokovic’s serve within the fourth sport of the second one set and went directly to win it with a drop-shot and a large serve.

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However the 35-year-old Serb, aiming to win a twenty first Grand Slam identify, recovered sufficient of his trademark consistency to look off the problem.

Djokovic, who performed no grasscourt warm-ups earlier than the championships, secured victory with an ace on his first fit level and can subsequent meet both Thanasi Kokkinakis or Kamil Majchrzak.