It was an action-packed day at the All England Club with both the top seeds at Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek taking to the court as well as defending champion Novak Djokovic. With it came sweltering conditions as temperatures reached 84℉ in London where half a million fans will flood into courts over the next week.
Novak Djokovic defeats Stan Wawrinka
Business as usual resumed on center court Friday as the undeniable Serb won in straight sets (6-3, 6-1, 7-5), sailing into the quarterfinals with 11 aces.
The Joker’s clinic against the three-time Grand Slam champion in Wawrinka was a fitting end to Day 5 of the tournament.
Djokovic will play Hubert Hurkacz (No. 17) in the round of 16 on Sunday.
“Coming into the court today we knew that it was going to be really tight to finish the match,” Djokovic said. “One of us had to win in straight sets. It looked very good for me in the first two sets. Then he raised his level, I dropped mine a bit. The crowd got involved and hopefully, you guys enjoyed it.”
“While I’m in the tournament, numbers don’t really mean anything to be honest. I just need to focus all my attention, mental, physical, and emotional energy into the next match. Obviously, I’m trying to get the most out of the recovery day. There are certain things with my teams, I can always play better, I always have a couple of gears in me that I can go higher so hopefully as the tournament progresses, I’ll keep on playing better and better.”
No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz takes down Alexandre Müller
Earlier on Friday at center court, top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat Frenchman Alexandre Muller in three sets (6-4, 7-6, 6-3).
The U.S. Open Champion never looked fazed as he sent center court into cheers with every fist pump and celebration. It was far from a perfect performance with 42 unforced errors, but the 20-year-old got the job done. The dominant display from the Spaniard propels him into the third round where he’ll…
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