Novak Djokovic holds back Wimbledon breakthrough. The Serb was ahead of his time

Novak Djokovic needed four sets to beat a sensational Tim van Rijthoven to reach the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam 2022 Wimbledon on grass, with the match ending minutes before nightfall.

PAP/EPA / ANDY RAIN / In photo: Novak Djokovic

Until a month ago, Tim van Rijthoven was an anonymous tennis player in the third hundred of the ATP rankings. His career took off after that. The Dutchman won the title in a sensational fashion in Den Bosch, after which he earned a wild card for Wimbledon. In London, he reached the fourth round, where he faced Novak Djokovic. He fought four sets with the Serbian, but was defeated (2: 6, 6: 4, 1: 6, 2: 6).

The start of the match belonged to Djokovic, who took a quick 3-0 lead and took the first set 6-2. The second batch is exciting. The brave Van Rijthoven broke the Serbian and left with a score of 5: 3, and after a few minutes, after a long and emotional game, he leveled the match.

The lost set was a boost for Djokovic as he started the next term in earnest and didn’t give his opponent a chance. It was just after 22:00 local time in London when the Serb wrapped up his third set. She had less than an hour to finish the game on Sunday because according to local regulations, there was an 11:00 pm curfew and Wimbledon matches were interrupted.

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And the Serb did the job. He won the fourth set 6:2, which took him 37 minutes. Thanks to this, he didn’t have to finish the match on Monday and he was able to breathe a sigh of relief as he managed to finish the match.

For the 35-year-old Djokovic, who has won Wimbledon in the 2011, 2014-15, 2018-19 and 2021 seasons, this is the 13th promotion to the quarter-finals of the tournament in his career. In all, he has checked in 53rd time in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam event, which puts him second on the all-time classification behind Roger Federer (58).

In the semifinals, top seed Djokovic will face tenth seed Janic Sinner. This is the second match between these tennis players. Last year in Monte Carlo, the Serb won 6: 4, 6: 2.

Wimbledon, London (UK)
Grand Slam, grass court, £40.35 million in prize money
Sunday, July 3

Fourth Round Singles:

Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 1) – Tim van Rijthoven (Hollandia, WC) 6:2, 4:6, 6:1, 6:2

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