Novak Djokovic did not have a simple debut in Wimbledon. With suffering and in temperatures that have already raised complaints from several tennis players, the Serbian tennis player could solve his physical setbacks against Alexandre Muller. He bent the French 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-2 and 6-2, but surprised how he explained what happened to him on the track.
That of Belgrade, which requested medical attention twicethe existence of the number 41 of the ranking was complicated in a meeting that seemed to have controlled after taking the first set in a seen and not seen and having a barbarity of breakage and set points in the second.
«I'm glad to win obviously, but I'm shattered right now. I went from feeling absolutely better to being worse than in a long time. Had stomach problems And I ran out of energy. Simply I tried to survive on the track For a long time, ”he said after the game.
Djokovic wasted the 11 points of 'Break' that he had in the second partial and lost six set points, four with 4-5 and two more in the 'tie break', giving life to Muller that was believed for a few minutes that could be taken ahead of the seven times champion of the tournament in a gloomy day for the serial heads, since for the first time in the history of the Grand Slam eight 'top ten' They left home in the first round.
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But the nerves seized the Frenchman, who with a double foul gave the advantage to Djokovic in the third partial and allowed him to accelerate. He asked the doctor again to attend to him and Muller took the opportunity to do the same, with a problem in the right twin.
In the fourth set, the emergency department entered Djokovic to finish soon. I knew that in an hour the touch of the tournament arrived and that leaving work for Wednesday could be a deadly error. Tell Alexander Zverev. It remained inaccurate with the breakage points and required four to incline the resistance of French, which no longer caused serious problems.
«After a while the energy returned And I was able to play from the bottom line, as in the first set. Álex's effort must also be recognized for winning the second, but I think I should be happy with my performance on track And I did good serves, ”he said.
While Djokovic took advantage of a break to talk to Judy, Andy Murray's mother in the stands, cemented a new victory in Wimbledon and exceeds the first scare of this championship. His next opponent will be the British Dan Evans, invited by the organization and who won his first meeting in four years at the All England Club by beating his compatriot Jay Clarke.
