Wimbledon, quarter-finals – Novak Djokovic qualified for semi-final after victory over Marton Fucsovics

Novak Djokovic continues to walk at Wimbledon. First imperial then manager, the Serbian was not afraid on Wednesday against Marton Fucsovics in the quarter-finals (6-3, 6-4, 6-4). Even inconsistent, the world No. 1 was able to ship the case in three sets, tightening the game in the right moments, and taking advantage of the opposing errors.

If the Serbian had a cloudless day at Center Court, it is also because Marton Fucsovics started the match with fear in his stomach. Undoubtedly stressed by his first quarter in a Grand Slam tournament, the Hungarian with the very clean play and the good quality of ball was drowned in this beginning of meeting.

Embarrassed by the opposing slice the 48th ATP found himself stuck in long exchanges in cadence, from which he almost never emerged victorious. Precise and uncompromising, Novak Djokovic quickly led 5-0 and even got himself two 6-0 balls.

On grass, Djoko is now a hundred years old

But strangely enough, the Serbian machine then jammed a little and the lone rider stopped. If he ended up winning this first round (6-3), the world No. 1 began to make more mistakes. Strangely inconsistent in the exchange (23 winning shots for 30 unforced errors), with many unbalanced shots, the Serbian left his opponent to give hope. Suddenly more impactful, Fucsovics recovered and was suddenly much more dangerous.

Too easy the Serbian? Perhaps. But if he opened the door a crack, the Serb ended up slamming it permanently. And even with a fluctuating level of play, Djoko remains Djoko. After a break at the best of times in the second round (4-4), he accelerated from the start of the third act to never let go of the controls of the meeting (6-3, 6-4, 6-4).

With this 15th set won consecutively on English turf, Novak Djokovic, who won his 100th success on turf, continues to dream of a 6th title here and a fantastic calendar Grand Slam (not to mention the Olympics). He is the first player since Rod Laver to find himself short of the season with two Grand Slams in the bag and in the semi-final of the third. To continue his quest, he will have an appointment with Denis Shapovalov, a novice at this level, but so comfortable on the surface. As often, he will start as the favorite, but the battle will be worth a look.