Novak Djokovic wins follow-up match
Finally, Novak Djokovic won the follow-up match to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon. Having previously had a grueling match and had to pause, ahead of the curfew regulations.
In the previous match, Novak Djokovic took a two-set lead over Hubert Hurkacz in their Wimbledon round of 16 match on Sunday (9/7) local time.
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| Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Hubert Hurkacz (Adrian DENNIS) |
Djokovic, playing his 100th match of the tournament, was 7-6 (8-6) and 7-6 (8-6) up against the Pole when the match was postponed due to an 11 pm deadline.
Interesting matches
The second match resumes on Monday (10/7) with the winner of the match will face Russian Andrey Rublev for a place in the semifinals.
Also read: Djokovic chases Roger Federer's record at Wimbledon 2023.
It was interesting, especially at that time defending champion Novak Djokovic was temporarily eliminated by Hubert Hurkacz. Djokovic lost his first set of the tournament before sealing a 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-4 victory.
Djokovic, 36, was not at his best as Hurkacz, from Poland, threatened a comeback. But as he often does, the record 23-time men's Grand Slam champion found a solution.
Very interesting... Novak Djokovic won the follow-up match.