Wimbledon 2023: Djokovic Defeats Hubert Hurkacz On Second Day To Progress to QFs

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The Serbian had to wait for a whole day and put in a herculean effort to triumph over the Polish Hurkacz and his fiery serves

On the second day of resumed play, Novak Djokovic put away Poland’s Hubert Burkacz to secure a quarter-finals seat in Wimbledon today.

The seven-time champion was leading by two sets before play was suspended in Centre Court 16 on Sunday night.

Upon resuming, Hurkacz took the third set, but Djokovic recovered quickly to win the match 7-6 (6) 7-6 (6) 5-7 6-4.

32 consecutive #Wimbledon wins for @DjokerNole ????Quarter-final place secured ✅ pic.twitter.com/qzoAq3x76J
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 10, 2023

“Big credit to Hubert for playing an amazing match, tough luck for him today,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview. “But he put up a great performance. Honestly, I don’t recall the last time I felt this miserable in returning games, to be honest, due to his incredibly accurate and powerful serve.”

(More to follow…)