Djokovic made it to the pre-quarterfinals, Swiatek became a victim of upset

London. In the third Grand Slam of the year, the dominance of seven-time champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia continues in Wimbledon. This great player has taken a step towards another trophy. On Saturday, after losing the first set against Alexei Popyrin, he/she made a comeback and won in four sets and made it to the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s singles of Wimbledon. In the women’s singles, world number one player Iga Swiatek had to face defeat.

Former world number one Djokovic of Serbia defeated Popyrin 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 and showed him/her the way out. This player, who made a comeback after losing, once again turned the match around after a slow start by showing a great game. On the other hand, despite winning the first set, Swiatek was defeated by unseeded Yulia Putintseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the third round match at the All England Club. With this, Swiatek’s campaign of winning 21 consecutive matches also came to an end.

Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek does not like the grass court of Wimbledon very much. In 2022 also, Alize Cornet defeated her in the third round and put an end to her 37-match winning streak. Putintseva will face 2017 French Open champion and 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the next round. In the women’s singles itself, 21st seed Elena Svitolina defeated number 10 Ons Jabeur 6-1, 7-6.

In men’s singles, fourth seed Alexander Zverev defeated Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 in straight sets. 14th seed Ben Shelton of America made it to the pre-quarterfinals by defeating Denis Shapovalov 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in a match postponed on Friday. he/she will face world number one player Yannick Sinner on Sunday.

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