Wimbledon
The 20-time Grand Slam tournament winner Novak Djokovic continues to live up to his role as favorite at the classic lawn in Wimbledon and has easily reached the round of 16. The Serb seeded number one defeated his compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic 6:0 6:3 6:4 in 1:52 hours on Friday and now meets Tim van Rijthoven.
The 25-year-old Dutchman only came into the main draw with a wild card and prevailed in the third round against Nikolos Basilashvili from Georgia 6:4 6:3 6:4. Van Rijthoven had already won the pre-season tournament in Hertogenbosch and is unbeaten in eight games on grass.
Djokovic is aiming for his seventh Wimbledon title. He is number one in the world rankings because Daniil Medvedev is missing after the exclusion of Russian players because of the war of aggression in Ukraine, as is the injured German Alexander Zverev.
Isner sets ATP record for aces
Meanwhile, American John Isner secured the record for most aces on the ATP tour. The 2.08 meter tall giant beat the South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner on Friday for a total of 13,729. ace, overtaking Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic, who had previously held the record. This was announced by the professional organization ATP.
It was still not enough for Isner, who defeated former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the second round and served 36 aces in that game alone. The American lost in three sets 4:6 6:7 (4/7) 3:6. The next opponent for Sinner is now Carlos Alcaraz. The 19-year-old Spaniard defeated the German Oscar Otte in just 98 minutes 6:3 6:1 6:2.
All England Championships in Wimbledon
(UK, £40,350,000, lawn)
