Nole with harder than expected win vs. Fearnley at Wimbledon

World number 2 Novak Djokovic, eliminated world number 277, Jacob Fearnley, after triumphing 3-1 sets as the victory came harden than what everyone taught would happen on the court before the beginning of the match.

@DjokerNole does the job in a fabulous contest on Centre Court 🇷🇸

British wild card Jacob Fearnley gave the No.2 seed a real test, but Djokovic prevailed 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5!#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/4IStaJfQhY

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2024

The Serbian started as expected and won the 1^st 2 sets to get 1 set away from the victory. However, that’s when the young Britain showed his best tennis and converted 2 break chances for opportunities to win the 3^rd set 7-5.

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In the 4^th set everything was leveled and when we were so close to a tiebreak, Djokovic broke Fearnley’s serve when the British player was serving for 6-5 lead and then Nole won his serve to win the set and the match and advance to the 1/16 at the Grand Slam on grass in London.

Nole will face world number 47 from Australia Alexei Popyrin in his next match at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic after beating Fearnley at Wimbledon:

“This match deserved to go to a 5th set. Particularly the way he played in the 4th… But I’m really glad it didn’t.” 😂 pic.twitter.com/6uy4NBCthv

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 4, 2024