Djokovic's first grass court match since last year got off to a rocky start as the first set was delayed an hour and a half into the match. Despite the roof, the court was slippery, causing the delay.
The clash between Djokovic and Cachin only resumed after the rain stopped. The defending champion, with the advantage in the first set, defeated Cachin 3-0 (6-3, 6-3, 7-6). This victory is a good start to the journey to the 8th championship and 5 consecutive crowns of the Serbian tennis player. This is also Djokovic's 29th consecutive win on grass.
Djokovic had a winning opening match at Wimbledon
“I had a lot of conversations outside the court with the umpires and the referees. They were all a little confused because it was something they had never experienced since the roof was installed. We all wanted to get back to playing but the court was so slippery and wet,” Djokovic said.
Djokovic hopes the organizers will soon improve this problem to avoid affecting the match schedule. Novak's opponent in the second round will be Jordan Thompson ( world No. 70).
Meanwhile, Alcaraz's match today will be Jeremy Chardy's last. The Frenchman plans to retire after his final Wimbledon match.
Jeremy Chardy to retire after Alcaraz match today
The French veteran's final season was marred by the negative effects of the Covid vaccine, which was administered between the Tokyo Olympics and the US Open in 2021. This forced the world No. 542 to stop playing for more than a year due to his body not allowing it, and only returned to competition at the beginning of this year.
"Since I got vaccinated, I've had a problem and I'm fighting it. Suddenly, I can't train, I can't compete," Jeremy explained.
Another notable result was that veteran tennis player, 5-time Wimbledon women's singles champion Venus Williams, was eliminated in the first round after losing 4-6, 3-6 to E. Svitolina. In the middle of the match, she fell because of slippery and exclaimed "the court is killing me". The older sister of Williams is 43 years old this year, did not participate in the tournament last year but this year was given a wild card but stumbled in the first round.
Venus has won five Grand Slam titles on grass. The American tennis player has not yet announced whether she will continue to compete in the 2023 US Open or retire like her younger sister Serena.
Today, July 4, the match that is being watched in the first hour is the clash between 5th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem (world rank 9) at 5:00 p.m. (Vietnam time).
Source
Comment (0)