06 July,2023 09:03 AM IST | Wimbledon | mid-day online correspondent
Novak Djokovic (Pic: AFP)
Reigning men's champion Novak Djokovic on Wednesday achieved a milestone on his way to a straight-set victory at Wimbledon 2023 by defeating Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-5. In the process, Djokovic became only the third player in history to win 350 Grand Slam singles matches. Roger Federer (369) has the most wins in Grand Slam matches followed by American Serena Williams (365).
If the Serbian player is successful in winning the eighth title at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, he will equal the most Wimbledon title wins with Federer and will also become the oldest man to be crowned on the Open court.
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"I don't really know if I wanted to meet him this early in the tournament, but congratulations to him for a great performance today," Djokovic said after the match as per atptour.com.
"He was a bit unlucky in the second set, he had some chances, but he played a great match. He deserves a big round of applause for sure," he added.
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Thompson gave strong competition to Djokovic, he put the second seed under pressure and did not allow him to settle down. However, Djokovic was excellent on serve to clinch the second-round match in two hours, 27 minutes.
Thompson surrendered after a double fault in the second-set tie-break, and a series of dipping returns at the feet of a charging Thompson helped Djokovic to win the final set.
Djokovic will next face the winner of the match between Stan Wawrinka and Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
(With agency inputs)
