One other step has been made by Novak Djokovic on his street to an eighth Wimbledon title.
The sixth seed lived as much as expectations within the second spherical, beating native participant Daniel Evans (ATP #154) in straight units 6–3, 6–2, 6–0.
The match lasted just one hour and 47 minutes, and Novak was in full management from begin to end. His serve was particularly sturdy, serving to him preserve an ideal rhythm all through the match.
Within the first set, Novak performed solidly on his personal serve, not giving Evans a single probability to interrupt. He stored the stress on Evans’ serve and created many alternatives. Although he missed 9 break factors, his endurance paid off within the eighth recreation, when he lastly broke serve. He then simply held serve to win the set 6–3.
Novak was dominant within the second set. He bought an early break and stayed in management, breaking as soon as extra to complete the set 6–2.
The third set was a method site visitors. Novak performed confidently, aggressively, and exactly, giving Evans nearly no probability. With three breaks of serve, he wrapped up the set 6–0 and sealed the victory.
“I believe everybody knew that it was going to be a particular environment right this moment on the courtroom,” mentioned Djokovic. “Clearly a Brit in Britain isn’t simple to face. ‘Difficult’ is possibly not an amazing phrase, however he’s a great high quality participant who possesses a number of expertise, a number of contact. For the grass, the place the ball stays very low along with his slice, he could be inflicting a number of bother to you if you’re not on high of your recreation, which I believe I used to be, to be trustworthy, from the very starting.”
Within the third spherical, Novak will face fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic, ATP no.49.
It will likely be their fourth assembly, and Novak leads their profession H2H 3–0. Their final conflict was three years in the past, additionally within the third spherical at Wimbledon, the place Novak received in straight units. The match is scheduled for Saturday.
