Three-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round for the ninth successive year with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over Adam Pavlasek of the Czech Republic yesterday
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Three-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round for the ninth successive year with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over Adam Pavlasek of the Czech Republic yesterday. Second seed Djokovic will face Ernests Gulbis on Saturday for a place in the last 16
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'Very warm day'
Djokovic said after the second round encounter: "It was a very warm day, it wasn't easy to play point after point and some long rallies. In the second set, we had long games. But overall, from the very beginning I managed to impose my own rhythm and play the game I intended to play. I feel better as the days go by in Wimbledon.
I have been in this particular situation before many times and I will try to use the experience, knowing what to do on a daily basis, to get myself in the right shape, right state of mind and hopefully the right performance." World No 136 Pavlasek was hoping to upset his childhood idol and record his best Grand Slam result by reaching the third round. "I didn't know much about him. I tried to get as much information as I could in the last 48 hours. It was a big occasion for him," said Djokovic, 30.
Meanwhile, Latvian Ernests Gulbis, 28, sprang a Wimbledon surprise as the World No 589 defeated former US Open champion Del Potro 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3). Gulbis was ranked in the top 10 in 2014, the year he beat Roger Federer en route to the French Open semi-finals.
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