Novak Djokovic Despite looking sizzling, he closed the first-round match in four sets. He was behind 1-3 in the first set, but found the rhythm to take the set 6-3, but Soonwoo Kwon He hit back immediately to win the second set by the same score. But Djokovic slowly found his rhythm, winning the next two sets 6-3, 6-4, winning the match and winning 22 straight wins at Wimbledon.
Djokovic has been put under a lot of pressure by 24-year-old South Korean Soonwoo, who has only played a handful of times on the turf, and it would be extraordinary and he would be to present such a tough challenge to this six-time Wimbledon champion. He was thrilled with his performance in midfield.
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Djokovic will face the winner Thanasi Kokkinakis and Kamil Majchrzak in the second round. While Djokovic’s path to the final will be a little easier this time around, he will be wary of surprises like Kwon presents him. Confidence to his young rival, he said:
“An appreciation of playing high quality tennis. It definitely deserves a round of applause. Before Wimbledon, I didn’t have any pioneer tournaments. Especially if you’re playing someone like Kwon who stays close to the line and shoots very cleanly from the forehand and backhand side, you’ll feel less comfortable than you would like. It was really tough to get past him so he had to tactically solve the point to get control. I had to put a lot of variety into the game. I think the serve was helpful, I faced a breaking point in the third set and this match would have gone differently if he had broken it, but at this level a shot or two will determine the winner. I’m happy to be on the winning side today and thank you all for coming and supporting the players.”
Djokovic also achieved a historic success with this win at Wimbledon 2022. He became the first player in history to win at least 80 games at all four Grand Slams. After being informed, he said: “This court gave me everything, of course I owe a lot to this court, I still love it with all my heart, I have a lot of passion. I am not one of the young people anymore, but the love and flames for this palace still burn inside me. At this stage of my career, I’m trying to play the best tennis at the grand slams and surrender on the biggest court in our sport’s history, now we hit 80, let’s go to 100.”
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