Djokovic

Novak Djokovic extends his Wimbledon win streak to 25 matches to reach the quarter-finals. © Ryan Pierse/Getty Imahes. ATP Staff Jul 03, 2022.

"I lost the rhythm on my serve a little bit towards the end of the match, but overall just a good fight and really challenging match for me on grass." "He's maturing a lot on the big stage. Attacking the Dutchman's backhand corner, Djokovic secured an instant break in the fourth set to quell any thoughts of a turnaround. He made just two unforced errors in the third set as he found his groove on return, eliminating the free points that served to boost van Rijthoven's confidence in the early stages. I got into his service rhythm, started reading his serve better in the third and fourth sets." He ended the perfect 8-0 grass season of Dutch wild card Tim van Rijthoven with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory on Centre Court to bring the Dutchman's dream Grand Slam debut to a close.

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He said: “The knee has been rough on me.” But she broke Ostapenko again and then converted her second match point when the Latvian sent a service return wide. Tiafoe called for a physio after winning the third set and was given a pill, then quickly went down 5-1 in the fourth as his first-serve percentage dipped. The Belgian won 7-6 (3), 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 on No. 2 Court in a tight contest that lasted 4 hours, 36 minutes. ___ ___ The 10th-seeded Sinner had three more match points at 5-2 in the fourth but the No. 5-seeded Alcaraz saved them all before holding serve. ___ ___ ___ Things got testy during the match — and there was more dislike for each other expressed during their news conferences. ___

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His pursuit of a fourth consecutive, and seventh overall, title at Wimbledon, not to mention a 21st major championship, will continue Tuesday against No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy. “It took me a little bit of time to get used to his pace.” Didn't matter that the spectators, who love an underdog, were getting louder and louder as the second set came to a close. Soon enough, the third set was his, and not much later, so was the fourth, and the match, a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 result that gave the tournament's No. 1 seed a 25th consecutive grass-court victory at the All England Club and a place in his 13th Wimbledon quarterfinal. Didn't matter that van Rijthoven kept cranking out huge serves, to the tune of 20 aces, including a pair on second serves. Didn't matter just how big the cuts were that van Rijthoven took with his forehands. He had all the answers.” Jabeur made it to the quarterfinals at the All England Club for the second year in a row with a 7-6 (9), 6-4 victory against No. 24 Elise Mertens of Belgium. The other women moving on Sunday are unseeded and in unfamiliar territory, never having been in any major quarterfinal. Didn't matter that Djokovic stumbled behind what he called a "slippery" baseline twice, landing first on his backside, later on his left knee and stomach. Glad I did.” “It's never really pleasant if you can't finish the match in the same day. All of nine minutes later, the time it took Djokovic to grab 12 of the next 15 points, and the next three games, both plausibility and possibility took a hike.

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Novak Djokovic is through to the quarterfinals at Van Rijthoven upset No. 15 Reilly Opelka in the second round and took down No. 22 Nikoloz Basilashvili in.

#Wimbledon This #Djokovic level in the 3rd set against Van Rijthoven is breathtaking and scary at the same time. They've faced off at an ATP Tour event just once, with Djokovic claiming a straight-set victory in the 2021 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The only source of drama was whether Djokovic would have the win wrapped up before the 11 p.m. curfew. Instead, he was brutally efficient against Van Rijthoven in the third to reassert control. Djokovic after losing the 2nd set #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/A0aWVtic6L He then earned a critical break later in the set to jump ahead 4-3. Van Rijthoven displayed impressive resilience to level the match. Damn, Van Rijthoven is good...maybe not beat-Djokovic-good...but really good...And what a pity the guy gets zero ranking points - ie. Djokovic had little time for Van Rijthoven's Cinderella story in the first set. he'll still have to qualify for events - after this. Van Rijthoven upset No. 15 Reilly Opelka in the second round and took down No. 22 Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets in the third round.

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Glad I did." It took me a little bit of time to get used to his pace." "Conditions under the roof played a little bit different, a bit slippery. "I'm lucky. "Very tough. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Novak Djokovic is onto the Wimbledon quarterfinal after a solid challenge from wild-card entry Tim van Rijthoven, who even took a set from the Serbian star.

His pursuit of a fourth consecutive, and seventh overall, title at Wimbledon, not to mention a 21st major championship, will continue Tuesday against No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy. With that serve and a lot of talent, great touch, powerful forehand, he can do a lot of damage," Djokovic said. "It took me a little bit of time to get used to his pace." "There’s no reason ... not to keep this going," said Bouzkova, who pulled out of the French Open in May after testing positive for COVID-19 before her second-round match. Didn't matter that the spectators, who love an underdog, were getting louder and louder as the second set came to a close. Didn't matter that van Rijthoven kept cranking out huge serves, to the tune of 20 aces, including a pair on second serves. Soon enough, the third set was his, and not much later, so was the fourth, and the match, a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 result that gave the tournament's No. 1 seed a 25th consecutive grass-court victory at the All England Club and a place in his 13th Wimbledon quarterfinal. Didn't matter just how big the cuts were that van Rijthoven took with his forehands. He had all the answers." Beforehand, van Rijthoven had said: "I’ll go into that match thinking I can win." Glad I did." "Whew. I am lucky," Djokovic said after closing the deal with 20 minutes to spare.

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___ The traditional day of rest on the middle Sunday at the All England Club is no more. ___ ___ ___ He said: “The knee has been rough on me.” ___ She will face Jule Niemeier. Ostapenko reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 2018. But she broke Ostapenko again and then converted her second match point when the Latvian sent a service return wide. ___ Maria’s previous best result at a Grand Slam was reaching the third round at Wimbledon in 2015.

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The 30th-seeded Paul was playing at Wimbledon for the first time and was trying to reach his second Grand Slam quarterfinal. The 10th-seeded Sinner had three more match points at 5-2 in the fourth, but the No. 5-seeded Alcaraz saved them all before holding serve. Tiafoe called for a physio after winning the third set and was given a pill, then quickly went down 5-1 in the fourth as his first-serve percentage dipped.

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Novak Djokovic came through a stern examination, as he beat Tim van Rijthoven to book his place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon.

A second break followed in the seventh game, and victory was secured one game later. Everything was returned, and most of it with interest as he wrapped it up in 30 minutes. Van Rijthoven backed up the break and two games later served out the set, but did it the hard way. In Van Rijthoven, he came up against a rising talent with a big serve and an array of shots. Van Rijthoven was highly touted as a junior before his career was derailed by a series of injuries. “I have never faced him before,” Djokovic said.

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"I think it would be quite helpful to finish matches maybe not using the roof." "Since there are some changes this year that we never thought we'd see in Wimbledon, why not move it for half an hour, one hour earlier?" "If you're scheduled last on the Centre, you're going to end up a match under the roof, which changes the conditions, the style of play, the way you move on the court.

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“Also, the time between the matches, you almost certainly – if you’re scheduled last on the Centre – you’re going to end up a match under the roof, which changes the conditions, the style of play, the way you move on the court. The BBC has previously been reported to have paid £60m a year for the rights. Murray has also complained about the scheduling after his match against Australia’s James Duckworth was interrupted for 10 minutes as the roof closed. You cool off a little bit, as well. “I wish there was a way of finishing the matches outdoors more often because it’s tricky stopping for 10, 12 minutes in the middle of a match at important stages. I prefer playing outdoors when we can,” Murray said after his four-set victory.

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I feel like it's very important to have, particularly at this young age, a lot of stimulus to the children from different perspectives and different sports and different movement, different activities. I never force him to be on the tennis court, but if he wants, I try to always make myself ready to be there and play with him.” “It's important for me that we have a relationship as a father and son, first of all, primary, before anything else, and that he's enjoying life, that he's having fun,” Djokovic said. “[Saturday] night when I was putting him to bed, he was asking me questions: What is the difference between the racquet head sizes, the strings, why somebody is stringing less tension, all these basic questions that kids are very curious about. “I try to use every available opportunity, possibility, time to play with him because he's right now fully immersed into tennis. “He does that, but he does this as well.

The Serbian is a massive favorite to win, but in three sets? There's an opportunity here.

The Italian is just barely removed from being a teenager himself, yet he has been a Top 10 player before and just might be one again by the end of the year. With that in mind, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody if Djokovic takes care of business against Sinner. Sinner took care of Isner in straight sets, impressive considering how well the grass suits big servers.

Novak Djokovic won his only previous ATP Head2Head meeting with Jannik Sinner at the 2021 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. © ATP. ATP Staff Jul 04, 2022.

"He's a very experienced player," Norrie assessed ahead of the pair's first meeting. He's not going to come and serve me off the court, which is good. The former World No. 7 ended his 2021 season in September due to a knee inury, but has enjoyed a resurgent 2022 campaign. "If you look at a lot of the top players, they get better as the tournament progresses," he said. "I kind of see a little bit of myself in his game," the Serbian said in his most recent press conference. "I feel like with myself, for sure, [that has been the case here]... I think I played my better two matches in the third and fourth rounds. It means a lot." "But I think it's even more reason for everyone to get behind me. The only major at which he has not progressed to that stage is the US Open, where he reached the fourth round last year. If you go Grand Slam after Grand Slam and you go into the second week, you have to be good also physically." "I made many quarter-finals, many Round of 16s. While his record stands at 8-17 in such contests, he improved that mark in the Wimbledon fourth round when he outclassed Carlos Alcaraz to reach his third career Grand Slam quarter-final.

Sinner beat Alcaraz in the previous round and knows victory over Djokovic would see him reach a first grand slam semi-final.

On facing Djokovic, he added: “It’s going to be a tough match. “I don’t know in the future what’s going to happen. “I know it going to be a very challenging match for both of us. He’s maturing a lot on the big stage. He believes he can win against anybody, any stadium, which is important for a young player like him. We practiced here a couple of times so I know what to expect.

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