Djokovic crashes at Wimbledon ending Slam dream
LONDON: Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic was sent crashing out of Wimbledon by big-serving Sam Querrey on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), shattering his Grand Slam in 47 years.
The world number one, bidding for Grand Slam having won in Mela fourth Wimbledon title and 13th bourne and Paris already this year. major, suffered his earliest loss at a “I managed to win four Grand Slam since the 2009 French Open. Slams in a row. I want to try to fo
The 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) third cus on that rather than on failure,” round defeat also ended Djokovic’s he added. Open era record run of 30 suc“Coming into Wimbledon, I cessive wins at the majors and his knew that mentally it’s not going streak of having reached 28 to be easy to kind of remotivate consecutive Grand Slam myself.”
“Sam played a great match. His game was brutal and I was overpowered,” said the Serb, who added that he “wasn’t 100 percent healthy”.
Djokovic, who completed a career Grand Slam at the French Open, refused to dwell on failing Laver in 1969 to win a calendar
Djokovic added that he would not be playing in the Davis Cup Great Britain in Belgrade in two weeks’ time.
number 41, built only his second win in 10 meetings with Djokovic on an epic-serving performance over two days after the tie had been suspended with him two sets to the good on Friday.
The 28- year- old sent down 31 aces -- 15 in the fourth set alone -- and saved 14 of 17 break points while unleashing 56 winners.
His reward is a last-16 clash with 34-year-old Mahut.
“It’s incredible, especially to do it here at Wimbledon. I’m so ec- static right now and so hap Djokovic on Friday. On the resump and French Open champion took the third set 6-3. In the fourth, he squandered 11 through at the 12th time of asking for a 5-4 lead.
But he couldn’t convert with the 5-5 and holding for 6-5 when the rain returned to cause a second suspension of the day on Court One.
Djokovic served to take the set into the tiebreak and was ahead at 2/0 and 4/3 but to two match points.
ballooned a forehand wide and his fate was sealed.
Djokovic’s defeat was good news for second seed Murray who lost to
The 2013 champion responded by making the last-16 with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 under the Center Court roof.
18 months, I don’t think we’ll see again for a long time. The level of consistency he’s had is amazing, but it’s impossible to win every match,” said Murray.
Murray will - Kyrgios or Spain’s Feliciano Lopez for a place in the quar
That tie was suspended due to bad light at one set apiece.