Novak Djokovic beat Jordan Thompson without dropping a set and was the first to reach the 2023 Wimbledon Grand Slam grass court Round of 16.

Novak Djokovic has won his 30th consecutive game on grass. In the second round of Wimbledon 2023 on Wednesday, the second-seeded Serbian served eight aces, threw 40 finishers, never had to defend against a break, converted two of five break points himself and after two and a half hours. duel won 6: 3, 7: 6 (4), 7-5 against Jordan Thompson.

For the 36-year-old Belgrader, it is also the 350th match won in Grand Slam tournaments in his career. Only Roger Federer (369) and Serena Williams (365) do better in this regard. Thus, Djokovic, defending the trophy, was the first to qualify for the third round of Wimbledon 2023 and took another step towards winning his eighth title in London, and the 24th in the history of his appearances in Grand Slam.

Wednesday was the day the exceptional first-round matches took place. The success of this phase was the duel between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominik Thiem. The meeting did not disappoint and provided great emotions. Finally, the Greek number five won 3:6, 7:6(1), 6:2, 6:7(5), 7:6(8) and can now prepare to play the 1/32 finals with the two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray.

Sixth-seeded Holger Rune beat George Loffhagen 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2 to win his first league game. Frances Tiafoe also won without dropping a set. The American, the ’10’ tournament, proved better than Yibing Wu and his next rival will be qualifier Dominic Stricker, who beat Alexei Popyrin in five games.

Francisco Cerundolo, who entered Wimbledon after winning the Eastbourne tournament, won 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 over Nuno Borges. In the second round, the Argentinian will play with Jiri Lehecka, seeded number 18. Denis Shapovalov also needed four sets to qualify. Marked “26”, the Canadian had to deal with Radu Albot, a player in qualifications, and his next opponent will be Grégoire Barrère, who has had to deal with Lloyd Harris.

In his first Grand Slam appearance since Australian Open 2021, Milos Raonic defeated Dennis Novak 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-1. In the 1/32 final, the Canadian, Wimbledon finalist since 2016, will face Tommy Paul. Seeded number 16. The American also proved to be better than elimination player Shintaro Mochizuki on Wednesday.

Ben Shelton, number 32 in the tournament, won a match in five sets against Taro Daniel, the “lucky loser” of the playoffs. Another American, Marcos Giron, qualified without a hitch, having lost no match against Hugo Dellien.

Seeded number 13. Borna Coric lost a match in five sets against Guido Pella. In the second round, the Argentine will play qualifier Harold Mayot, who beat compatriot Benjamin Bonzi in the French clash. Roberto Bautista, also marked ’20’, was knocked out after the full distance match. The Spaniard succumbed to Roman Safiullin, Corentin Moutet’s next rival.

World ranking leader Carlos Alcaraz will face Alexandre Muller in the second round. The French surprised on Wednesday and won against his compatriot Arthur Rinderknech [7:6(5), 1:6, 6:3, 6:4].

The championships, the championships (UK)
Grand Slam, grass pitch, £44.7m prize pool
Wednesday July 5

2nd singles round:

Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 2) v Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-5

1st round of singles:

Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece, 5) v Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-6(8)
Holger Rune (Denmark, 6) v George Loffhagen (UK, WC) 7:6 (4), 6:3, 6:2
Frances Tiafoe (USA, 10) – Yibing Wu (China) 7:6(4), 6:3, 6:4
Tommy Paul (USA, 16) between Shintaro Mochizuki (Japan, Q) 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina, 18) v Nuno Borges (Portugal) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
Denis Shapovalov (Canada, 26) between Radu Albot (Moldova, Q) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
Ben Shelton (USA, 32) v Taro Daniel (Japan, LL) 6:4, 6:3, 3:6, 4:6, 6:3
Guido Pella (Argentina) v Borna Coric (Croatia, 13) 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1
Roman Safiullin v Roberto Bautista (Spain, 20) 2:6, 7:6(7), 6:7(4), 6:4, 7:5
Marcos Giron (USA) – Hugo Dellien (Bolivia) 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4
Grégoire Barrere (France) – Lloyd Harris (South Africa) 7-5, 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3
Alexandre Muller (France) v Arthur Rinderknech (France) 7:6(5), 1:6, 6:3, 6:4
Milos Raonic (Canada) v Denis Novak (Austria, Q) 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-1
Harold Mayot (France, Q) v Benjamin Bonzi (France) 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
Dominic Stricker (Switzerland, Q) v Alexei Popyrin (Australia) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5

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