LONDON. amazing Djokovic grounds Kudla in the 2nd round in London

Novak Djokovic motors past Denis Kudla 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the 2^nd round in London on Wednesday after playing a fantastic match to fight against Hubert Hurkacz in the 3^rd round.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

Djokovic commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Kudla in the 2^nd 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 7^th (2-5) game. Djokovic kept his focus before managing to win the set (6-3).

2^nd 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 3^rd (2-1), in the 5^th (4-1) and in the 7^th (5-2) game. Novak was broken in the 6^th (4-2) game, but that didn’t prevent him to win the set (6-2).

3^rd set.

Djokovic started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Kudla in the 1^st game (1-0). The Serbian increased his lead later on after breaking Kudla in the 7^th (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 3^rd round.

This will be the 2^nd 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 1^st round in Roland Garros back in May 2019.