The Serbian Novak Djokovicseven-time champion of the tournament, finds himself with the gift of being a semi-finalist without having to play in the quarterfinals against the Australian this Wednesday Alex de Minaurwho retired due to injury.
An extra break for ‘Nole’s right knee, 37 years old and world No. 2, just over a month ago for a muscle tear. Equal to the semi-final record of Roger Federer in Wimbledonreaches thirteenth, which is 49th in the Grand Slam, a universal record that he already owns and rising.
Djokovic will face the best in the quarterfinal clash between the American on Friday Taylor Fritz and the Italian Lorenzo Musetti. Approaching a repeat of the 2023 final, when he was dethroned by Carlos Alcaraz.
“A miraculous recovery, without a doubt,” he said. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Murcian coach, about Djokovic’s presence and performance, expected at the Paris Olympic Games and not so fast on the Wimbledon grass, where there is always a risk of slipping.
Alex de Minaur, 25 years old and world No. 9, he will not be able to play in his first quarterfinals at Wimbledon, third in the Grand Slam. He had a scare in his previous fight with the Frenchman Arthur Fils, in the latter part, and the pain in his right hip revealed problems that were later confirmed and that left him unable to challenge a Djokovic who still did not know how he would react to a massive request from his opponent.
Source: La Verdad
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