Novak Djokovic confirmed his passage to the round of 16 at Wimbledon this Saturday. The seven-time champion qualified for the fourth round of the tournament for the nineteenth time, his 75th at a Grand Slam. In this sense, life remains the same for the Serbian, 37 years old and world No. 2.
He served another lime, in the first set, and another sand, since then, when the middle roof was closed due to rain. With ups and downs, but steadfast in his convictions, he defeated a dangerous opponent due to his excellent service, the Australian. Alexei Popyrin, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and 7-6 (3).
Once again the three-hour meeting was exceeded, by four minutes. There was a pause when the center roared when it was learned that England had knocked Switzerland out of the European Championship on penalties. Djokovic pretended to throw one for the minute it took for the British to express their joy and calm down.
After the game, the Serbian reluctantly addressed the spectators on Center Court. “England won, so you stayed” he said between laughs.
The public cheered, in the second set, England’s victory in the penalty shootout against Switzerland, with Djokovic reacting by laughing and imitating taking a penalty against Popyrin.
“I thought there was a penalty shootout. How did they get out? Did England win? That’s why you stayed. Congratulations to England. I tried to take a penalty, but Alexei defended it well,” joked the Serbian, who is already in the round of 16 and said his knee was giving way.
“Every game I get better and better. I definitely felt better than I did in the second round.. I hope this trajectory continues and he gets better with each game. “Let’s see what happens in the next round.”
On Monday, an important test for Djokovic, round of 16 with the young Dane Holger Rune. She has 95 matches won at Wimbledon, tied with Billie Jean King for fifth place at the event. Martina Navratilova leads (120), followed by Roger Federer (105).
Source: La Verdad
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