World number 253 embarrasses Djokovic at Wimbledon
World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic overturned his setback against British Jack Draper to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, on Monday, in the first round of the Wimbledon Championships, his third Grand Slam tournament.
The owner of the land, ranked 253 in the world and a participant with a wild card, embarrassed his opponent, Djokovic, the 5-time tournament winner and the most prominent candidate to retain the title he won in the last two editions 2018 and 2019 (cancelled in 2020 due to the Corona virus), in his quest to achieve his twentieth title in the major championships and equalizing the record The number of wins in the "Grand Slam", which is shared by the Spanish Rafael Nadal, the most prominent absentee this year, for his lack of physical fitness, and the Swiss Roger Federer.
"Dioko" seeks to achieve the Golden Grand Slam, that is, winning the four major tournaments in one year, after lifting the cup for the ninth time in the Australian Open at the beginning of the year and his second title in Roland Garros, France, earlier this month.
Only the two players had previously achieved this historic achievement, the American Don Badge in 1937 and the Australian Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969.
Djokovic struggled to get into the action quickly against the Briton, who "had nothing to lose" and garnered the support of the local fans.
Djokovic repeated at the end of the match, "I don't take any game for being the winner."
Indeed, the 19-year-old Briton did not make any mistake in the first set and ended it in his favour, 6-4, while the Serbian did not find his rhythm and movements to slip twice on the field and fall on his back.
"Dioko" analyzed what happened to him before he left the field, saying, "I will work on my movements and slip less (on the grass) because things are not going well."
However, the Serbian quickly regained his balance and his usual level, raising his rhythm despite some beautiful flashes from the Briton that prompted Djokovic to applaud him.
Deoko praised Draper's efforts and said, "He deserves applause."
And after the Serb tightened his grip on the second set, he did not lose any point on his serve in the third, which he finished with four aces.
He went on to finish the fourth set in his favour, and thus the match.
The numbers indicate that Djokovic succeeded in firing 25 aces against 4 for the British, and did not commit any mistake (6 for Draper), while Draper got 3 chances to break the Serb, who saved 2 of them. Djokovic committed 24 direct errors, compared to Draper's 27.
And he hit the first in the world, a date in the second round with Chilean Marcelo Tomas Barrios (209 and the qualifier) or South African Kevin Anderson (120).
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