Djokovic easily in the round of 16

The 20-time tennis Grand Slam tournament winner Novak Djokovic continues to live up to his role as favorite at the grass classic in Wimbledon and has easily reached the round of 1. The number one seeded Serb defeated his compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic 52:6:0,6:3,6 in 4:XNUMX hours on Friday and now faces Tim van Rijthoven.

The 25-year-old Dutchman only made it into the main draw with a wildcard and defeated Nikolos Basilashvili from Georgia 6:4,6:3,6:4 in the third round. Van Rijthoven had already won the preparatory tournament in 's-Hertogenbosch and is unbeaten in eight games on grass.

Djokovic is aiming for his seventh Wimbledon title. He is ranked number one in the world rankings because Daniil Medvedev is missing following the exclusion of Russian tennis professionals because of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, as is the injured German Alexander Zverev.

Meanwhile, American John Isner secured the record for most aces on the ATP tour. The 2,08 meter tall giant hit his total of 13.729 on Friday against South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner. ace and moved past Croatian Ivo Karlovic, who previously held the record. This was announced by the professional organization ATP. Serving giant Isner defeated former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray from Great Britain in the second round and served 36 aces in this game alone.

Yet Isner lost against Sinner 4:6,6:7(4),3:6 , which means the South Tyrolean now meets Carlos Alcaraz. The young Spanish star gave the German Oscar Otte no chance with 6:3,6:1,6:2. If he prevails against Sinner, there could then be a duel with Djokovic.

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Djokovic easily in the round of 16

Novak Djokovic plows convincingly through the main draw at Wimbledon and now meets the strong Tim van Rijthoven.

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