Sports 5758 - Tennis. Novak Djokovic is keeping his chances to win Wimbledon this year. The Serbian advanced to the last 16 thanks to her victory over Latvia's Ernests Gulbis. Facing Gulbis in the third round match at Center Court, All England Club, London, Saturday (8/7/2017), Djokovic won straight sets with scores of 6-4, 6-1, and 7-6 (2) within 2 Hour and 13 minutes.
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| Novak Djokovic is keeping his chances to win Wimbledon this year |
In the opening set, Djokovic got behind 2-4 from Gulbis, a former world number 10 player. However, once Djokovic found his rhythm, he was unstoppable despite facing tough resistance in the third set.
"I am happy that I am improving my level of play today compared to the two preliminary rounds," Djokovic said as quoted by Reuters.
"It was in this game that I was the most focused on the field in recent weeks," added the three-time Wimbledon champion.
Djokovic will next face Adrian Mannarino. Mannarino qualified after dismissing fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils in five sets with a score of 7-6 (3), 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, and 6-2.
Sixth seed Canadian, Milos Raonic, also qualified after beating Albert Ramos Vinolas (Spain) with a score of 7-6 (3) 6-4 7-5. Raonic awaited Alexander Zverev (Germany) in the round of 16 large.
Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat David Ferrer (Spain) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in the third round. The 11th seed will next play Austrian eighth seed, Dominic Thiem.
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