Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic drops a set but advances to the round of 16
Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic drops a set but advances to the round of 16
He continues to struggle but keeps advancing Novak Djokovic, who also makes it through the third round of the Wimbledon men’s singles by surrendering one set.
The world No. 2 Serb beat Australian Alexei Popyrin with a score of 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 in 3 hours and 5 minutes. Now Nole will face Norway’s Holger Rune, who defeated Frenchman Quentin Halys 1-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-1 by winning two sets,
Also advancing are Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who beat Jan-Lennard Struff of The Netherlands 6-1 6-3 4-6 7-6 and will now play Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, and Germany’s Alexander Zverev, who overcame Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 7-6 and will now face Taylor Fritz.
The American defeated Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 6-3 7-5, while another American will be Jannik Sinner’s next opponent in the round of 16, namely; Ben Shelton, who in a very intense match between talented and somewhat insane left-handers bent Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-7 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2.
