Novak Djokovic overcomes Kwon in the 1st round of Wimbledon. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – WIMBLEDON RESULTS

WIMBLEDON - LONDON DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic bests Kwon to take on Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Djokovic Wins 1st Round In Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic gets by Soon-Woo Kwon 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in London on Monday. Djokovic will play against Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes. Djokovic won this tournament 6 times in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Djokovic's Record

Djokovic added to his prize money £ 28,000 after winning this match. He has won already £ 78,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Novak will add £ 42,000 to his earnings to get in total £ 120,000 in total.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Soon-Woo Kwon Wimbledon – London

Djokovic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Kwon
Novak Djokovic
6-3 3-6 6-3
6-4
2h:27
Soon-Woo Kwon
112
112
Total points
94
94
54
54
Winners
45
45
48%
48%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
29
29
Unforced
26
26
53%
53%
Ratio Unforced
47%
47%
17/26
17/26
Net Approaches
13/19
13/19
65%
65%
Perc
68%
68%
-- Serve --
15
15
Aces
7
7
2
2
Double Faults
5
5
61%
61%
1st in
59%
59%
86%
86%
1st won
75%
75%
54/63
54/63
1st won
45/60
45/60
49%
49%
2nd won
45%
45%
20/41
20/41
2nd won
19/42
19/42
201
201
Fastest serve
201
201
183
183
AVG 1st Serve
184
184
154
154
AVG 2nd Serve
146
146
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
2/6
2/6
50%
50%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Novak scored 112 points vs. Kwon’s 94.

Djokovic

The Serbian served very well to win 86% of the points (54/63) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 49% points (20/41) on his second serve. Novak blasted 15 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Djokovic was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (4/8).

Kwon

On the other side, Kwon was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and Kwon is 2-0 for Novak.

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis – stats

Djokovic will compete against Kokkinakis in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Thanasi Kokkinakis fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

Novak Djokovic Draw info

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1st Set -
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Novak conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Djokovic broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to win the set 6-3.

Kwon was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-3 to 6-3.

Djokovic was perfect in converting all his break points in the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Kwon was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40).

They played 53 points. Novak conquered the set after winning 7 points more than the Korean (30-23). The Serbian conceded 10 points on serve (18-10). On the other side, Soon-Woo conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

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The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Korean clinched in the 4th game (3-1) before ultimately conquering the set (6-3).

Soon-Woo was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 0-40). On the other side, Novak was spot on in converting all his break points in the 5th game (1-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 48 points. Kwon conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Djokovic (28-20). Kwon lost 8 points on serve (21-8). on the other side of the court, Djokovic conceded 7 points on serve (12-7).

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Similarly to the 2nd set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Djokovic conquered in the 8th game (5-3) just before finally winning the set (6-3).

Kwon was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-3 to 6-3.

Djokovic converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th (4-3 15-40) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40). On the other side, Kwon wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (2-2 40-A).

They contested 60 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Soon-Woo (33-27). Djokovic dropped 9 points on serve (22-9). In addition, on the other side, Kwon conceded 11 points on serve (18-11).

4th Set -
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Similarly to the 3rd set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Serbian snatched in the 5th game (3-2) before finally conquering the set (6-4).

The Serbian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (2-2 0-40). On the other side, the Korean was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 0th game (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 45 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than the Korean (29-16). The Serbian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (22-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Kwon conceded 7 points on serve (12-7).

 

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