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Djokovic met Sinner in Wimbledon's End

Published:2022-07-04 By Vy Anh(MetaSports) Comments
Anhk Djokovic wins the 25 battle at Grand Slam lawn when they take down Tim van Rijthoven 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Dark 3-7.

Djokovic met a challenge from the power-and-hand backhand of Tim van Rijthoven, who once lowered Daniil Medvedev to the ATP 250 field on Hertogenbosch this year. But, the Seed of the number one can show by losing three games in the last two set, after the 46 set set failure.

The class difference was evident in the third set, when Djokovic made only two self-defeating errors and won all six times on the net. He extinguished the excitement of the juniors for the first time in the Grand Slam. Van Rijthoven has 41 winner points in the whole match, including 20 aces, 12 more than Djokovic. But, the Dutch player made 53 self-defeating errors, almost three times as many as the seniors.

Continuously pressing the opponent to help Djokovic win the last two sets, with a total of four break-point is utilized. The owner of 20 Grand Slam does not face the risk of losing the serve game in these two sets.

Djokovic balance the victory series on the pitch of the legendary Rod Laver with 25 matches, starting in 2018 and are all in Wimbledon. The longest winning record on the pitch belonged to Roger Federer with 65 matches from 2003 to 2008.

Djokovic will meet Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals. Seeds No. 10 Carlos Alcaraz after four sets, 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3. "Nole" used to defeat Italian juniors at Monte Carlo Masters last year but be cautious with this reunion. He said: "Sinner has improved very quickly in big tournaments. He has everything to shine in this field, from serve, hand to left hand."

The fact that Alcaraz was eliminated for the top 8 men's seeds had only two veterans Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Seed No. 9 Cameron Norrie in the quarterfinals after winning Tommy Paul 3-0. The host player will fight David Goffin, the winner of Frances Tiafoe after the year. Goffin at the age of 31 has been regaining his form in recent months, since the championship of the land of Marrakech Open in April.

The players in the lower branch will play around this afternoon. Expected at 23h (Hanoi time), Nadal seeds No. 21 Botic Van de Zandschulp. Earlier, Taylor Fritz met Jason Kubler, and Nick Kyrgios compared to Brandon Nakashima. The earliest match between Cristian Garin and Alex De Minaur, at 17h.

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