Novak djokovic 'concern' raised after first-round win at wimbledon

Novak djokovic 'concern' raised after first-round win at wimbledon

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Novak Djokovic’s first-round win over Jack Draper at Wimbledon on Monday was fairly straightforward but there was one concern for the world number one, according to Mats Wilander. Djokovic


took some time to adapt to the grass court and slipped over several times on the lush surface as Draper started well. The 19-year-old British wildcard did not look overawed by the occasion


and took the first set 6-4 after defending seven break points from the Serb. Draper was making his senior debut at the All England Club but his strong serve and ground strokes saw him keep


pace with the 19-time Grand Slam champion early on. Djokovic picked up his game and found his form to win comfortably 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in the end and will play South Africa's Kevin


Anderson in the second round. Having won the Australian Open and French Open already in 2021, Djokovic is the firm favourite at Wimbledon, but there were a few uncertain moments on Centre


Court. Playing on a fresh surface with the roof on made conditions difficult and seven-time Major winner Wilander was worried by what he saw. JUST IN: JOHN MCENROE LEFT SPEECHLESS BY ANDY


MURRAY AT WIMBLEDON “Do we need bigger spikes on the shoes? I don’t know what to do. "What Novak and Roger [Federer] and Rafa [Nadal] are so good at is the early goings in the second


set. “It doesn't matter to them if they have lost or won the prior set, and he came out and served a lot better. It tells me that the serve for Djokovic on grass is key." Djokovic


is aiming to draw level with Federer and Nadal on 20 Grand Slam titles by winning for the sixth time at Wimbledon. Having won the last two tournaments, in 2018 and 2019, he is also follow in


the footsteps of Federer, Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras by winning three successive titles in south west London.