His serve has also been a major asset so far at this year’s Championships. Part of the reason he is so hard to hit through, is that Djokovic not only reaches balls most wouldn’t, but sends them back with interest. But, there are few who have ever defended better than Djokovic, and he was back to his elastic best for much of the match with Edmund. Both men possess monstrous forehands and big serves as well as reasonably solid backhands. How do they match up?Īgainst Khachanov’s power, Djokovic faces a similar test to the one that faced him when he played Edmund. He then rallied impressively past Frances Tiafoe from two sets behind, winning 4-6 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-1. Khachanov then battled past another former Grand Slam finalist, Marcos Baghdatis, 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-5. Ferrer was long a top ten stalwart, but as his age has caught up with him his ranking and form have dipped, and despite a typically tenacious effort he had no answer for the Russian’s power, losing 1-6 6-7 6-3 5-7. Khachanov, unseeded, faced former world #3 and French Open finalist David Ferrer.
Djokovic overcame a slow start and a hostile crowd to defeat Edmund in four sets, 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, delivering one of his best performances of the year. That set up a Centre Court clash with British #1 Kyle Edmund. Horacio Zeballos fared little better, losing 6-1 6-2 6-3. But he never threatened a repeat of that deep run, falling 6-2 6-1 6-3. Djokovic began his Wimbledon campaign against American Tennys Sandgren, a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open earlier this year.
0 kommentar(er)
