"A bit of luck and a bit of skill at the end. I played the tiebreak without a mistake, I did everything I had to do to control the points. I served very well in the tiebreak, the only part of the match where I served properly," he said Novak Đoković after the victory. "We've never played before. He's a great player and he had nothing to lose. He beat Zverev here last year and showed he's not afraid of the big stage. A tough test, but sometimes you just have to find a way to win."
It was Novak's 105th Wimbledon win, tying him with Roger Federer.
The Serbian tennis player reached the break early, but a big drop in concentration and a lot of slips gifted the tie to the rival already in the next game, writes Sport Club. Soon, new sneakers arrived, which "pushed" Nolet to a new break in the finish and winning the first set - 7:5. Interestingly, only 10 points won on the opponent's serve were enough for the seven-time Wimbledon champion to take it away from him twice.
The start of the next set was crucial. Magically, Nole managed to save a break point at the very start, and then to reach an early break and immediately confirm it, unlike in the first part of the game. He kept that advantage until the very end, although he had two opportunities to end the set with a new break. He didn't use them, but he did the third one on his own serve - and with an ace shot.
Then came a complete shock. The favorite fell suddenly, and Rinderkneš woke up and very convincingly closed the gap. Just when it seemed the 39-year-old had completely broken his resistance, the match became uncertain again. Djokovic's body language seemed very worrying, but also his suddenly very weak level of tennis.
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