Djokovic drops another set against Popyrin but advances to the round of 16 at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic longs for another Wimbledon crown although he is aware that his physical conditions They are not the best for it after the operation for a tear in the meniscus of his right knee on June 5 in Paris.
The champion of 24 majors, once again with the roof closed, He suffered again and lost a set again this Saturday in the third round with Alexei Popyrin. However, he avoided defeat because of his desire to win and move forward.
Djokovic ended up closing a favorable score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 y 7-6(3), to reach the fourth round of the third major on the calendar for the sixteenth time in his career. He thus equals the American mark Jimmy Connors and is two away from Roger Federer’s top.
The swiss maintains the record of 69 rounds in the ‘Grand Slam’ for 65 that the Balkan tennis player accumulates. The 95 victories of ‘Nole’ at Wimbledon They tie him with the legendary Billie Jean King and leave him only behind Martina Navratilova (120), Federer (105), Serena Williams (98) and Chris Evert (96).
The adaptation of Djokovic’s game to the grass It is a demonstrable fact with statistics in hand: they have decided in their favor in 37 of their last games.all of them within the four walls of the All England Club.
Nobody slides like him on the green even though this season his performances are conditioned by the knee operation. Play and will continue to play with a knee pad.
Four wins separate Novak from becoming the first player capable of registering his name a minimum of eight times in two different majors. In the next round on Monday he expects Holger Rune.
