Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic stayed on course for his seventh Wimbledon crown after being given a stern test of his title credentials by Dutch dark horse Tim van ...

But I would say I'm going to be a great player here." Just to be now in the quarters, it's something very special for me. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android I don't know in the future what's going to happen. Now I'm thinking that I could be a great player on grass. Thank you Billie Jean for staying, I know it's been a long day," he said.

Novak Djokovic came through a stern examination, as he beat Tim van Rijthoven to book his place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon.

A second break followed in the seventh game, and victory was secured one game later. Everything was returned, and most of it with interest as he wrapped it up in 30 minutes. Van Rijthoven backed up the break and two games later served out the set, but did it the hard way. In Van Rijthoven, he came up against a rising talent with a big serve and an array of shots. Van Rijthoven was highly touted as a junior before his career was derailed by a series of injuries. “I have never faced him before,” Djokovic said.

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"First of all, it was very strange in Paris, to be in the opposing box. What I don't agree with is the possibility of training on Center Court before the tournament starts. In the case of the number three in the world, he prefers not to think about the possibility of being infected and thus see the 21st Grand Slam title vanish.

Tim van Rijthoven was upbeat after making his Centre Court debut in his first Wimbledon appearance and left Novak Djokovic impressed.

Van Rijthoven was just 1-2 at tour-level entering June, when he shocked Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz to win the 's-Hertogenbosch title in his second ATP Tour main-draw appearance. "I grew in the match, started to play better," van Rijthoven continued. Wimbledon debutant Tim van Rijthoven has been the breakout star of the ATP Tour's grass-court season behind victories in his first eight tour-level matches on the surface.

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I think it would be quite helpful to finish matches maybe not using the roof.' I think it was necessary to celebrate the hundred years of Centre Court. For me it was an honour. There have been private gripes throughout the first week about the late start and the associated consequence of matches finishing under the roof. 'Also the time between the matches, you almost certainly, if you're scheduled last on the Centre, you're going to end up a match under the roof, which changes the conditions, the style of play, the way you move on the court. 'But he has told me there's some talks about eventually approaching this issue a bit differently. I don't know whether he has heard it from them.

The 35-year-old's title defence remains on track after his four-set win to advance to the quarter-finals.

Novak Djokovic extends his Wimbledon win streak to 25 matches to reach the quarter-finals. © Ryan Pierse/Getty Imahes. ATP Staff Jul 03, 2022.

"I lost the rhythm on my serve a little bit towards the end of the match, but overall just a good fight and really challenging match for me on grass." "He's maturing a lot on the big stage. Attacking the Dutchman's backhand corner, Djokovic secured an instant break in the fourth set to quell any thoughts of a turnaround. He made just two unforced errors in the third set as he found his groove on return, eliminating the free points that served to boost van Rijthoven's confidence in the early stages. I got into his service rhythm, started reading his serve better in the third and fourth sets." He ended the perfect 8-0 grass season of Dutch wild card Tim van Rijthoven with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory on Centre Court to bring the Dutchman's dream Grand Slam debut to a close.

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#Wimbledon This #Djokovic level in the 3rd set against Van Rijthoven is breathtaking and scary at the same time. They've faced off at an ATP Tour event just once, with Djokovic claiming a straight-set victory in the 2021 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The only source of drama was whether Djokovic would have the win wrapped up before the 11 p.m. curfew. Instead, he was brutally efficient against Van Rijthoven in the third to reassert control. Djokovic after losing the 2nd set #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/A0aWVtic6L He then earned a critical break later in the set to jump ahead 4-3. Van Rijthoven displayed impressive resilience to level the match. Damn, Van Rijthoven is good...maybe not beat-Djokovic-good...but really good...And what a pity the guy gets zero ranking points - ie. Djokovic had little time for Van Rijthoven's Cinderella story in the first set. he'll still have to qualify for events - after this. Van Rijthoven upset No. 15 Reilly Opelka in the second round and took down No. 22 Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets in the third round.

Unknown Dutchman had the temerity to smack a 214kph ace past the world No 1 to tie the match, giving the Serb a fright before his strong finish.

His pursuit of a fourth consecutive, and seventh overall, title at Wimbledon, not to mention a 21st major championship, will continue on Tuesday against No 10 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy. “It took me a little bit of time to get used to his pace.” Didn't matter that the spectators, who love an underdog, were getting louder and louder as the second set came to a close. Soon enough, the third set was his, and not much later, so was the fourth, and the match, a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 result that gave the tournament's No 1 seed a 25th consecutive grass-court victory at the All England Club and a place in his 13th Wimbledon quarterfinal. Didn't matter that van Rijthoven kept cranking out huge serves, to the tune of 20 aces, including a pair on second serves. Didn't matter just how big the cuts were that van Rijthoven took with his forehands.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC just managed to get his fourth-round match against Tim van Rijthoven finished before the 11pm curfew in place at Wimbledon.

Also the time between the matches, you almost certainly, if you're scheduled last on the Centre, you're going to end up a match under the roof, which changes the conditions, the style of play, the way you move on the court. Djokovic played his entire match under the Centre Court lights and he feels conditions are completely different on the grass surface when the roof is closed. But Wimbledon have long seen matches on their main two courts go deep into the night, particularly when there is a five-set tie. Wimbledon have stuck to tradition over the years, starting play on the main two courts at 1pm and 1.30pm respectively. Heather Watson didn't step out onto court until 2.08pm and that had a knock-on effect throughout the day. On the outside courts, play starts at 11am, meaning most matches are all finished by early evening.

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic continues his pursuit of a seventh Wimbledon title as he beats Tim van Rijthoven to reach the quarter-finals.

But that was to be as good as it got for the wildcard. A double break helped Djokovic to a 5-0 lead in the third set before he clinched his fourth set point to retake control. A double fault on his first set point threatened to cost him - but Djokovic took a fall as he chased down a shot on his second of four break points in an epic conclusion to the set. Having missed three break points of his own in losing the first set, Van Rijthoven steadily grew into his first outing on Wimbledon's famous stage and sent the crowd into raptures as he followed up a couple of devastating forehand winners with a smash to break the world number three in set two. But while he was unable to pull off an almighty upset, Van Rijthoven announced himself on one of the sport's grandest stages with heavy hitting and a dogged determination to claim the second set. The statistics did not offer much encouragement for the little-known 25-year-old, whose career has been stalled by debilitating injuries, as he sought to make history as the first wildcard to beat the men's top seed at a Grand Slam in the open era.

Novak Djokovic said his son had won his first tournament on the same day he won the Italian Open.

Six-times Wimbledon champion Djokovic will face Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals. “I try to use every available opportunity … to play with him because he’s right now fully immersed into tennis,” Djokovic told reporters after his win over Tim van Rijthoven at Wimbledon on Sunday. “Everything around tennis, how he can play, he’s watching, he’s analysing. “But it’s too early to speak about it, to be honest.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC's seven-year-old son has been joining him on the Wimbledon practice courts.

“Of course I will support him in any possible way I can so that he can be professional tennis player if he intends to, if he really wants to,” Djokovic said. We're talking.” And the seven-year-old’s newfound love for tennis was so deep that it seemed he couldn’t stop asking his dad questions. I'm trying to teach him to finish the hand here, the swing, over the shoulder.” “I try to use every available opportunity, possibility, time to play with him because he's right now fully immersed into tennis. The reigning Wimbledon champion’s seven-year-old son is “in love” with tennis and has already won a children’s tournament this year. The world No 3 has now revealed that his son’s choice of technique was intentional.

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“If you’re scheduled last on the Centre, you’re going to end up a match under the roof, which changes the conditions, the style of play, the way you move on the court. It’s one of those unique moments that you get to live as a tennis player, and I’ll cherish it. “But I think most of the players would probably agree that we would all want the start of the match on Centre Court pushed earlier.” “It is pretty unpredictable. “I think it’s understandable that players are providing feedback on the experience that they’re having at the Championships and of course we take account of all of that as we think about the way in which we plan our days. The lights.

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I feel like it’s very important to have, particularly at this young age, a lot of stimulus to the children from different perspectives and different sports and different movement, different activities. I feel like it’s important to try different things because it will help the development of the brain and also motoric skills”. “Of course, I will support him in any possible way I can so that he can be professional tennis player if he intends to, if he really wants to. Last night when I was putting him to bed, he was asking me questions: What is the difference between the racquet head sizes, the strings, why somebody is stringing less tension, all these basic questions that kids are very curious about”, he explained. I never force him to be on the tennis court, but if he wants, I try to always make myself ready to be there and play with him”. “I try to use every available opportunity, possibility, time to play with him because he’s right now fully immersed into tennis.

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I have had some previous experience of playing a match over two days under the roof against [Rafa] Nadal a couple of years back and it wasn't fun, so I am glad I did get it done and now I am just looking forward to the next challenge." "It took me a little bit of time to get used to his pace and the conditions under the roof, but overall I closed out the match well. In the process, Djokovic set up a mouth-watering clash with Jannik Sinner, who knocked out teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz. "He was a very tough opponent," said Djokovic of his Dutch opponent sealing victory.

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Start your Independent Premium subscription today. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. Thank you Billie Jean for staying, I know it’s been a long day,” he said. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. There is? “I think it’s understandable that players are providing feedback on the experience that they’re having at the Championships and of course we take account of all of that as we think about the way in which we plan our days.

The defending champion was pictured playing with Stefan ahead of his quarter-final match.

“Of course I will support him in any possible way I can so that he can be (a) professional tennis player if he intends to, if he really wants to. “He’s in love with tennis right now,” the 35-year-old continued. “We have this kind of funny moments on the court,” he later added. “I don’t like children very early just doing only one sport. But it’s too early to speak about it, to be honest. He likes to do that.

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I feel like it's very important to have, particularly at this young age, a lot of stimulus to the children from different perspectives and different sports and different movement, different activities. I never force him to be on the tennis court, but if he wants, I try to always make myself ready to be there and play with him.” “It's important for me that we have a relationship as a father and son, first of all, primary, before anything else, and that he's enjoying life, that he's having fun,” Djokovic said. “[Saturday] night when I was putting him to bed, he was asking me questions: What is the difference between the racquet head sizes, the strings, why somebody is stringing less tension, all these basic questions that kids are very curious about. “I try to use every available opportunity, possibility, time to play with him because he's right now fully immersed into tennis. “He does that, but he does this as well.

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“Also, the time between the matches, you almost certainly – if you’re scheduled last on the Centre – you’re going to end up a match under the roof, which changes the conditions, the style of play, the way you move on the court. The BBC has previously been reported to have paid £60m a year for the rights. Murray has also complained about the scheduling after his match against Australia’s James Duckworth was interrupted for 10 minutes as the roof closed. You cool off a little bit, as well. “I wish there was a way of finishing the matches outdoors more often because it’s tricky stopping for 10, 12 minutes in the middle of a match at important stages. I prefer playing outdoors when we can,” Murray said after his four-set victory.

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Novak Djokovic won his only previous ATP Head2Head meeting with Jannik Sinner at the 2021 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. © ATP. ATP Staff Jul 04, 2022.

"He's a very experienced player," Norrie assessed ahead of the pair's first meeting. He's not going to come and serve me off the court, which is good. The former World No. 7 ended his 2021 season in September due to a knee inury, but has enjoyed a resurgent 2022 campaign. "If you look at a lot of the top players, they get better as the tournament progresses," he said. "I kind of see a little bit of myself in his game," the Serbian said in his most recent press conference. "I feel like with myself, for sure, [that has been the case here]... I think I played my better two matches in the third and fourth rounds. It means a lot." "But I think it's even more reason for everyone to get behind me. The only major at which he has not progressed to that stage is the US Open, where he reached the fourth round last year. If you go Grand Slam after Grand Slam and you go into the second week, you have to be good also physically." "I made many quarter-finals, many Round of 16s. While his record stands at 8-17 in such contests, he improved that mark in the Wimbledon fourth round when he outclassed Carlos Alcaraz to reach his third career Grand Slam quarter-final.

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“If you’re scheduled last on the Centre, you’re going to end up a match under the roof, which changes the conditions, the style of play, the way you move on the court. Former Wimbleddon champion, Andy Murray, too had complained about the scheduling after his match against Australia’s James Duckworth was interrupted for 10 minutes as the roof closed. It is pretty unpredictable,”Sally Bolton, the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) chief executive was quoted as saying by The Guardian.

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“It’s too early to speak about it, he’s not even eight years old,” he said. I’m trying to teach him to finish the swing over the shoulder,” the 35-year-old said, adding, “Whenever he does that he always laughs because he knows. I never force him to be on the tennis court, but if he wants it, I try to always make myself ready to be there and play with him.

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“It was a very special feeling to go on Centre Court. So, yeah, let's see in the next round what's going to happen. “Of course, I have only superlatives and positive things to talk about Sinner's game,” he started. That's the minimum I can do. It would also be the world No 3’s fourth consecutive title win at the All England Club but Sinner will try to stop the top seed in his tracks. “I can't answer that because I lost. Playing on Centre Court is not easy for me.

The Serbian is a massive favorite to win, but in three sets? There's an opportunity here.

The Italian is just barely removed from being a teenager himself, yet he has been a Top 10 player before and just might be one again by the end of the year. With that in mind, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody if Djokovic takes care of business against Sinner. Sinner took care of Isner in straight sets, impressive considering how well the grass suits big servers.

Sinner beat Alcaraz in the previous round and knows victory over Djokovic would see him reach a first grand slam semi-final.

On facing Djokovic, he added: “It’s going to be a tough match. “I don’t know in the future what’s going to happen. “I know it going to be a very challenging match for both of us. He’s maturing a lot on the big stage. He believes he can win against anybody, any stadium, which is important for a young player like him. We practiced here a couple of times so I know what to expect.