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Novak Djokovic stood a win away from twin Open Era glories. With a win, he could have equalled Roger Federer for most ever Wimbledon trophies won by a player and would have become the first player, mal stanley cup e or female, to an unprecedented 24th Major. However, he was stunned by world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the final which eventually ended his long-standing Centre Court streak as well. En route, Djokovic had lost his cool, was left utterly frustrated as he smashed his racquet on the Centre Court net post, damaging it as well. Novak Djokovic damages Wimbledon net post with racket smash during final against Carlos Alcaraz Despite being almost bageled in the opening set, Alcaraz bounced back in supreme fashion, putting behind that 1-6 loss in the opener and that French Open defeat to the Serb to end Djokovic s streak of 15-wins in tie-breakers at Majors. After taking a two set to one lead, Djokovic roared back to force a decider before being broken first in the final set. It was right then when Djokovic let out his frustration. ALSO REA stanley mugs D: Rafael Nadal stanley cup s million-dollar message after Alcaraz ends Djokovic s Wimbledon reign to protect Federer s recordThe 36-year-old, who had earlier been served with a time violation by umpire Fergus Murphy, smashed his racket on the net post, leaving a dent mark on it and was immediately given a warning. But he did not apologise for the incident. There s not much to talk about that, Djokovic said. Second one was frustration. I had break poi Ebfo Braves star Ronald Acu帽a Jr. is dealing with some right knee irritation
Chalk up another Grand Slam milestone for Novak Djokovic. Serbia s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the Wimbledon round 2 match against France s Adrian Mannarino. Reuters Photo The defending Wimbledon champion won his 30th straight match at a major tournament Wednesday, sweeping into the third round with a clinical 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 stanley cup 5 victory over Adrian Mannarino under the roof on Centre Court. The win gave Djokovic sole ownership of third place on the all-time list for most consecutive victories in Grand Slam play. Only Rod Laver with 31 and Don Budge with 37 have won more in a row. Djokovic hasnt lost a Grand Slam match since falling to Stan Wawrinka in the 2015 French Open final. He hasn stanley cup t dropped a set so far this week as he bids for a fourth Wimbledon title, fifth straight Grand Slam championship and 13th major overall. For two sets and most of the third, Djokovic had little trouble against the 55th-ranked Mannarino, a French left-hander playing on his 28th birthday. But the match came to life with Djokovic serving for the match at 5-4. He served two double-faults, his seventh and eighth of the match, and was broken for the first time. Then, in the tiebreaker, Djokovic moved out to a 5-2 lead after a pair of cross-court winners. Two points later, Mannarino played a soft drop shot. Djokovic raced forward and slipped and fell onto his back, his racket flying, as he knocked the ball int stanley cup o the net. Djokovic was unhurt, and unfazed, and he closed out the match thre |
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