The Serb suffered a four-set loss.
Defending champion Novak
Djokovic has been knocked out of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, losing to
Sam Querrey of USA 7-6 6-1 3-6 7-6 in the third round of the competition.
The
opening set, that occurred on Friday, saw Querrey bring out his most effective
power game to the court. With a combination of pinpoint accuracy and big
serves, he put the Serb under enormous pressure, holding his nerve
to clinch the set in a tie-break 7-6.
The
next set saw the American grow in confidence as he dominated the World No. 1,
not allowing him to settle down any point. He was all over Djokovic
who in turn looked lifeless and flat, as Querrey stormed ahead to bag the
set 6-1.
Thankfully
for the World No. 1, rain came to his rescue and with him being two sets down,
the match was called off for the day.
Saturday
saw the Serb make a fine comeback into the contest, showing his trademark
prowess that he is known for around the world. He went up 5-0 before Querrey
staged a mini-comeback, but Djokovic eventually sealed the set 6-3 to
stay in the contest.
The
fourth set saw both players fail to break each other’s serve despite having
multiple break points, until the Serb succeeded in the 9th game to go
5-4 up. But the American it seemed was determined to finish it off, breaking
the Serb back immediately to make it 5-5. He then made it 6-5 before rain
once again came to the reigning champion’s rescue.
But
once the match resumed, Querrey was quick to finish off things in the tie-break
7-6, thereby pulling off the second major upset in this edition in two
days.
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