Novak Djokovic motors past Denis Kudla 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in London on Wednesday after playing a fantastic match to fight against Hubert Hurkacz in the 3rd round.
Match Report, stats, and key facts
1st set.
Djokovic commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Kudla in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Anyhow, that wasn’t sufficient for the Serbian to win the set because Denis managed to break back in the 7th (2-5) game. Djokovic kept his focus before managing to win the set (6-3).
2nd set.
The Serbian in this set didn’t concede much to the American to win the set 6-2 after breaking Kudla 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Novak was broken in the 6th (4-2) game, but that didn’t prevent him to win the set (6-2).
3rd set.
Djokovic started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Kudla in the 1st game (1-0). The Serbian increased his lead later on after breaking Kudla in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and Kudla is 1-0 for Novak.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Denis Kudla Wimbledon – London
Novak Djokovic vs. Hubert Hurkacz – H2H and stats
Djokovic will square off with Hurkacz in the 3rd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz play 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.
The last time that they competed against each other, Djokovic won 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Roland Garros back in May 2019.
Novak Djokovic in London |
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