Tomic is winning at least 53 percent of his second serve points and has four total double faults.
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Kevin Anderson, seeded 14th, held off Turk Marsel Ilhan 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 6-4 while 16th seed David Goffin battered Liam Broady 7-6 (7-1), 6-1, 6-1.
“There is only one champion in the end and the one who raises their game is the champion”, said Sharapova, who won the ladies singles in 2004. Running off 13 points in a row, Djokovic seized command and stayed in front the rest against Nieminen.
Against Putintseva, Venus’ 29 winners included seven aces, and she reached 122 miles per hour (197 kph) on a serve in the final game.
Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to beat Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets and advance to the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday. “At the beginning of the match, he came out firing some incredible shots”, Djokovic said of Nieminen.
Djokovic races through the first game holding to love, with 2 ferocious aces.
This time, likely to again be on centre court, it is in the third round. Nieminen waved to the crowd, kissed his fingers and patted the grass. “I am pleased with the way I’m playing, I’m very close to where I want to be”, Djokovic said.
There were some upsets in the women’s draw as No. 7 Ana Ivanovic and No. 11 Karolina Pliskova both lost to American women.
French 21st seed Richard Gasquet got the better of compatriot Kenny de Schepper 6-0 6-3 6-3.
Kyrgios was in sparkling form to oust Canadian seventh seed Raonic.
A ball boy collapsed and was taken off for medical treatment during the match between Matthew Ebden and John Isner on court 17. Isner will battle Cilic on Friday. “I have heard that he’s doing much better, which is great”. “We wish him a speedy recovery”.
Wawrinka quietly went about making straightforward progress against Estrella Burgos, the world number 48 from the Dominican Republic.
With temperatures soaring into the mid 90s, ex- champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova and French Open victor Stan Wawrinka also won in straights sets. Nishikori hurt his left calf at the grass-court tournament in Halle, Germany, two weeks ago and aggravated it during a five-set victory over Simone Bolelli. His withdrawal sent Colombian Santiago Giraldo into the round of 32.
We then nip off to the Hertz suite for some refreshments (strawberries and Pimm’s, natch) before heading to Centre Court for the first big match of the day. The young Aussie, who faces Milos Raonic next, said: “I just thought he thought he was top dog in the chair really”. There is no one better at managing the key moments of a match; knowing when to strike and when to play it safe.
“When I was coming into professional tennis as an 18-year-old, I played a Challenger in Helsinki, that’s where I met him the first time”.
The reigning champion’s bid to retain the title gathered pace with a dominant display as he swept past Tomic in one hour and 32 minutes.
Two breaks were enough to take the second set and he only needed one in the third set as he set up a third round clash with Bernard Tomic.
The third round match will be the second time that Djokovic and Tomic will meet this season. “I guess that’s why he did it”. “I hope it gives him luck and he’s going to feel better”. I had a little bit of a drama in the fifth set as I had to save some break points.
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“I didn’t sleep well yesterday and the day before”. I was just curious.
