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Jordan Thompson examined defending champion and world No.2 Novak Djokovic of their second-round showdown on Centre Courtroom on the All England Membership.
London, Nice Britain, 5 July 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Australian gamers confronted an unlimited array of challenges on day three at Wimbledon 2023. There have been rain delays, troublesome opponents and even an on-court protest.
Jordan Thompson produced a gallant effort in his maiden Centre Courtroom look, firing 21 aces and tallying 43 winners in a second-round conflict in opposition to second seed Novak Djokovic. Nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to cease the seven-time champion.
“Congratulations to him for an ideal efficiency,” Djokovic stated of the 29-year-old Australian in his on-court interview.
“He was a bit unfortunate within the second set, he had some possibilities, however he performed an ideal match.”
Djokovic’s 6-3 7-6(4) 7-5 victory propelled him into the third spherical on the All England Membership for an unimaginable seventeenth time.
It was additionally Djokovic’s 350th profession Grand Slam main-draw singles victory. The 36-year-old from Serbia turns into solely the third participant (behind Roger Federer and Serena Williams) to succeed in that milestone.
Achievement unlocked 🔓
Novak Djokovic’s 350th Grand Slam match win! 👏#Wimbledon | @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/Qv0yilhPUm
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2023
Dominic Stricker, a 20-year-old qualifier from Switzerland, recorded a 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5 victory in opposition to Alexei Popyrin in an epic first-round battle.
The 23-year-old Australian squandered a 4-1 lead within the deciding set, with world No.117 Stricker profitable six of the ultimate seven video games to notch his first Grand Slam main-draw victory.
Daria Saville, Australia’s final hope within the girls’ singles competitors, additionally bowed out.
The 29-year-old resumed her rain-delayed first-round match in opposition to British No.1 Katie Boulter holding a 6-5 lead.
Nevertheless, Saville was unable to construct on her promising begin.
Saville was main 4-2 within the opening-set tiebreak when an on-court protest briefly paused the match.
“It was upsetting,” admitted Saville, who assisted event workers to take away scattered confetti left on the court docket by the protester.
“I used to be like ‘Oh, my God, why on my court docket out of all of them?’ I’m the worst with having the ability to refocus.”
From there, world No.89 Boulter, the girlfriend of Australia’s Alex de Minaur, took management to triumph 7-6(4) 6-2.
Fading mild prevented De Minaur, Jason Kubler and Chris O’Connell from finishing their opening-round matches.
The excellent news is all had been main when play was suspended.
> READ: Eight Australians in motion on day 4 at Wimbledon 2023
Aussies in motion – Wimbledon
RESULTS
Gents’s singles, second spherical
[2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) d Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-3 7-6(4) 7-5
Gents’s singles, first spherical
[Q] Dominic Stricker (SUI) d Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
Women’ singles, first spherical
[WC] Katie Boulter (GBR) d Daria Saville (AUS) 7-6(4) 6-2
COMING UP
Gents’s singles, first spherical
[15] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [Q] Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 to complete
Jason Kubler (AUS) v Ugo Humbert (FRA) 6-4 4-6 6-2 to complete
Chris O’Connell (AUS) v [Q] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) 7-5 6-4 to complete
Gents’s singles, second spherical
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v Quentin Halys (FRA)
> READ: De Minaur to make combined doubles debut at Wimbledon
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