Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title with victory over Jordan Thompson in the second round. The world No. 2 was made to work for the win by Thompson, but came out on top to progress. Djokovic will next face Stan Wawrinka or Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the All England Club. Djokovic also is looking for a 24th Grand Slam victory.
The victory earned Djokovic his 350th match win at the majors, becoming just the third player to reach that milestone, joining Roger Federer (369) and Serena Williams (365). The Belgrade-native is showing no signs of slowing down.
“You're only as young or as old as you feel. I feel young in my own body, in my own head, in my heart,” Djokovic said in his post-match press conference. “My children remind me of that, the time that I spend with them. The innocence, incredible curiosity, pure love and energy that I get to experience with them is something that really strengthens that inner child in you.
“Also the fact that I'm still playing the sport that I fell in love with when I was very young. I think that is something that is very refreshing. I have to say that I'm really fortunate and blessed to have a healthy body. Still at this stage, after 20 years of professional tennis, I'm able to compete at the highest level.”
The 23-time Grand Slam champion struggled in the second set and was two points away from losing it until rallying back to win the tiebreaker with an ace. He pointed at his head and swaggered off the court in celebration.
Djokovic moves on to the third round—when some players haven't even played their first-round matches—and will face either No. 29 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry or, perhaps even more dangerous, unseeded Stan Wawrinka.
The third set continued on serve until Djokovic broke to win the match.
The world No. 2 passed Thompson to bring up match point and then took it in style with some brilliant defence eventually earning him the victory.Stream daily highlights from Wimbledon at 10pm UK time, as well as the two singles finals live on July 15 and 16, on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.com
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