Novak Djokovic dropped a set. But, this Monday, the Serb, 2nd player in the world and seeded n ° 2, validated his ticket for the quarter-finals of this 2023 edition of Wimbledon, after his victory against the Pole Hubert Hurkacz, 18th player in the world and head serial number 17. A meeting started the day before and concluded in four sets (7-6 (6), 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-4) and 3h10 of play. In the next round, the seven-time winner of this Grand Slam Londoner will face the Russian Andrey Rublev, 7th player in the world and seeded n°7.
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You had to see the moving ovation reserved for Hubert Hurkacz at the end of the match, to realize how much the Center Court public appreciated this second part of the match. A court on which Novak Djokovic has not lost a single match for ten years. However, this Monday, the Serb took longer than expected before concluding.
Very strong Hurkacz on serve
The fault of an extremely solid Pole on his serve. The 1.96m giant scored no less than 33 aces (against 18 for Djokovic) during this entire game. This allowed him to chain the shutouts. In the third and penultimate set, the world number 18 managed four out of six face-offs. Enough to put pressure on his opponent, who cracked, at 6-5. Despite a first break point saved, synonymous with set point, Djokovic could not do anything on the second, on a final unforced error on the forehand, to give up this set (7-5).
Hubert Hurkacz, who nevertheless managed more winning shots than Djokovic (64 against 44), then showed some signs of nonchalance and even feverishness. At 3-3 in the fourth and final set, the Pole brilliantly saved two first break points, including yet another ace for the second. Before being pushed to the fault on the third and last. For his only break conceded in this match. Novak Djokovic then proved unplayable on his own face-offs, with two shutouts to conclude (6-4).
Semi-finalist in 2021, Hubert Hurkacz will therefore not go any further. Unlike the world number 2, who has not lost a single meeting in his garden since 2017 and a quarter-final against the Czech Tomas Berdych. His current series is therefore 32 rank victories in this same Grand Slam. The Serb is still more than ever in the race for an eighth crown at Wimbledon.
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