[1/4] Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 7, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his third round match against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka REUTERS/Andrew CouldridgeLONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Stan Wawrinka said he stood no chance of beating Novak Djokovic in their Wimbledon third-round clash on Friday and the Swiss's prediction proved spot on as he was outplayed on Centre Court.
His 31st consecutive match win at Wimbledon sent him into the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the 61st time in which he will face Poland's 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz.
"He was two points away from extending the match for another day," Djokovic said on court.
With the Centre Court roof closed and the lights on, Djokovic took the second set in half an hour.
With the clock ticking towards cut-off point, the same one that had snagged Andy Murray's charge against Stefanos Tsitsipas the previous evening, Djokovic finally looked less invincible.
Persons:
Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka, Andrew Couldridge, Stan Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Wawrinka, Margaret Court's, Roger Federer's, Andy Murray's, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris
Organizations:
Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Wimbledon, Court, Thomson
Locations:
London, Britain