Novak Djokovic grinds out a victory over wild card Jacob Fearnley at Wimbledon
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London: Novak Djokovic says he wouldn t have been surprised if his second round match against young Jacob Fearnley at Wimbledon went to a fifth set, b...
London: Novak Djokovic says he wouldn't have been surprised if his second-round match against young Jacob Fearnley at Wimbledon went to a fifth set, but he's "very glad it didn’t.”
The seven-time champion at the All England Club beat his 22-year-old Scottish opponent 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 on Centre Court on Thursday in another test of his fitness following recent knee surgery.
"Can I be playing better and moving better? Yes, absolutely,” Djokovic said in an on-court interview. "So I’m hoping that as the tournament progresses each day or each match I’ll be feeling a bit better.”
Fearnley, a wild-card entry who recently finished playing college tennis at TCU, had a strong cheering section that erupted when he took the third set.
"He served very well, it was very difficult to break his serve. He made me work, definitely,” Djokovic said.
