Nole won 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 and 6-2 and advanced to the next Grand Slam. Now, it will be measured to the Sinner.
Novak Djokovic continued his successful march to Wimbledon: he achieved his 25th consecutive victory at Wimbledon, against Dutchman Tim Van Rijthoven (6-2, 4-6, 6-1 and 6-2) , and advanced to the Grand Slam quarterfinals.
The Serbian prevailed in the face of the threat that the match would not end this Sunday and would be moved to Monday due to the existing curfew that forces the tournament to close at 23:00 local time.
The ceremony for the centenary of the center court, with two games to be played afterwards, especially the Alcaraz-Sinner, who went on for more than three and a half hours, forced Djokovic to jump on the court in less than three hours to finish the job.
Nole had no problem getting it, although more on time than expected. He did so with 22 minutes left. Opposite is a Van Rijthoven, invited by the organization for his great tour on the grass, where he won the title at s’Hertogenbosch, despite being outside the top 170 in the world. The Dutchman, as of February, was not among the top 200 in the rankings, but has climbed since then to the point of playing round of 16 at Cathedral tennis. Not enough to lead a Djokovic who has been undefeated on these courts since 2017.
The Serbian raced to third (6-1) and fourth (6-2), to achieve his 25th victory in the tournament, since losing to Tomas Berdych in 2017. His next rival in Serbia was Italian Jannik Sinner, who knocked out Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the second turn of the center court. Sinner, 20, faced Djokovic once in his career, having lost to the Masters 1,000 in Monte Carlo in 2021 by 6-4 and 6-2. In fact, Sinner was never able to beat a member of the ‘top 5’ and lost all twelve duels he played against these players.
The other results of the Wimbledon round of 16
- Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 and 6-3.
- Cameon Norrie defeated Tommy Paul 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.
- David Goffin defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-6, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
How was the Wimbledon round of 16?
- Christian Garin against A de Minaur
- Jason Kubler against Taylor Fritz
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Nick Kyrgios
- Botin van de Zandschulp vs Rafael Nadal
Source: Tycsports
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