Wimbledon (CNN)Novak Djokovic won the title defense ofWimbledonon Monday, but was No. 81 in the world. Work hard for his 6-3 3-66-3 6-4 victory over Kwon Sung Fu.
On the first day of action at Wimbledon, Djokovic achieved his fourth straight victory at SW19 and began playing under the roof of the center court to win his first Grand Slam of the year.
Topseed's victory over Kwon was probably not as routine as expected. First, he came from a breakdown in the opening set, and Kwon leveled the match by taking a second.
Djokovic completed his victory after starting to find the rhythm towards the end of the third set and securing a break in the middle of the fourth set. He has just saved three breakpoints on his serve.
This victory resulted in Djokovic's 22 consecutive victories at Wimbledon (a run dating back to the 2017 quarterfinals) and his 80th tournament victory.
"Kwon's credit for playing really high quality tennis, he deserves applause," Djokovic said. "If he had broken me in the third set, the match might have gone in a different direction."
Kwon fired in the first round match on Monday, the first I hit a big inside out forehand to advance the break early in the set.
Djokovic counterattacked with his own double break to finish the set, so the thin lead was short-lived, but his Korean opponent was a strong baseline hit and a delicate drop shot.
Kwon moved to a 3-1 lead in the second set, saving three breakpoints in the next game and rejecting Djokovic's own break. This allowed him to take the set and level the match. ..
At the beginning of the third set, from inside the center court, we heard the sound of rain crashing against the roof and occasional thunder, muffled the cheers of the crowd and the sound of the racket against the ball.
The pair exchanged service games before Djokovic showed his experience of dominating the match. The Serbian's first serve was more consistent and his ground stroke became more accurate when he broke the 5-3 lead. A series of big serve, including two ace, helped him take the next game and the third set.
Fourth, Djokovic saved three breakpoints in 2-2 and then secured his break in 3-2. From here, Kwon couldn't find a way back, and Djokovic began his 21st Grand Slam title pursuit, with either Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia or Kamil Majchrak of Poland waiting in the second round. did. With the
victory, he also made a small piece of tennis history as the first player to win at least 80 games in each of the four Grand Slams.
