Alexei Popyrin will face the exciting challenge of measuring himself against Novak Djokovic in the third round of Wimbledon 2024knowing that he is capable of hurting the Serbian, as he demonstrated a few months ago in Melbourne. Nole’s poor performance in his duel with Fearnley fuels the young Australian’s dreams of a surprise.
Nothing can be taken for granted in the world of tennis, not even when the greatest player of all time faces a third round in one of his favorite tournaments. Novak Djokovic is fully aware that there is no room for relaxation if he wants to continue to move forward in Wimbledon 2024The doubts he expressed with his tennis in the second round generate a feeling of uncertainty that could be fueled by the danger he represents. Alexei Popyrinhis next hurdle. Can the 24-year-old Australian, currently world number 47, be a serious threat to the Serbian?
The answer should be yes, and even more so if we take into account what happened a few months ago in the Open the Australia. The tall and powerful Aussie player hammered the ball mercilessly for three sets and had real chances of taking the lead. He missed the boat in the tiebreak of the third set, where Djokovic’s intangibles tamed his desire for rebellion. In any case, it was a very difficult match for Novak, who is aware of the danger that Popyrin’s offensive tennis entails on the grass of the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
“I admire what Novak has achieved, I know he is, most likely, the best of all time, but I need to go on court with the confidence that I can win the match,” said the Australian a few months ago before facing Novak. Popyrin’s great idol is Del Potro, something that is perfectly understandable if we analyse his style of play.
– Popyrin has faced Djokovic twice and caused him many problems at the 2024 Australian Open
A lethal serve, a deadly right and increasingly better tactical selection of his shots are the guarantees to think that Alexei Popyrin It can make life difficult for Novak DjokovicThe Serbian is used to reacting quickly to a bad match and it is logical that he raised his level considerably after the bad feeling against Fearnley. He probably needs to do so, especially on the return, where he must take advantage of every second serve from his opponent and find a way to counter his power when he connects first serves. The Serbian is interested in having a lot of rallying and that the Australian cannot reverse his drive and dominate, something that he does outstandingly when he is confident.
It would be important to overcome this obstacle with more solvency than that shown in the second round and transmitting the message that it is prepared to face more notable challenges such as those that are coming in the second week of Wimbledon 2024However, the priority must be to emerge unscathed from a match that could be a trap, against a Alexei Popyrin whose victories against Monteiro and Etcheverry give an idea of the good level at which he is playing. Novak Djokovic has no room for distraction.
2024-07-05 09:22:22
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