Djokovic beats Wawrinka 3-0 sets at Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic, world number 2, eliminates world number 88, Stan Wawrinka, after triumphing in straight sets in a matchup from the 3^rd round at the Grand Slam on grass in London.

Dominant Djokovic.@DjokerNole defeats Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(5) to reach the Round of 16#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/amEctlpANP

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2023

The Serbian won the 1^st set 6-3 after converting 1 break point from 4 chances. Djokovic won even easily the 2^nd set 6-1 as he dominated and broke Wawrinka’s serve 3 times.

We finally saw a battle in the 3^rd set, as we didn’t see any break point chances, and the set reached a tiebreak. Stan had a chance to win it as he led 5-4 and served twice, but Novak won both points and then converted the match ball on his serve.

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Nole and Stan had played 30 times, and the Serbian is leading with 24 victories and 6 defeats. However, Wawrinka beat him twice in the Grand Slam finals – at the 2016 US Open and the 2015 Roland-Garros.

The Serbian will face Hubert Hurkacz in the 4^th round at Wimbledon.

12 – Novak Djokovic is now the player with the most consecutive Grand Slam tie-breaks won in a single year in the Open Era (12, level with Pete Sampras in 1994). What?!#Wimbledon | @Wimbledon @the_LTA @atptour pic.twitter.com/LHccAQxVD3

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) July 7, 2023