The "Djoker" did not joke on the London turf on Monday.
Opposed to the 20th world Cristian Garin, the Serbian made short work of the Chilean in 3 dry sets (6-2, 6-4, 6-2) and 1h51 of play. Mistreating his opponent in all areas of the game , the world number 1 lost only 13 small points on his faceoffs. Djokovic took the opportunity to garner an 18th consecutive victory at the All England Club after his coronations in 2018 and 2019. This year, after the loss of the first round when entering the running, "Nole" won 12 consecutive sets.
In 1/4, the Serbian will face Márton Fucsovics, surprise striker of Andrey Rublev.
The Hungarian ended up cracking the Russian in 5 sets (6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3) and 2h44 of play. A big challenge awaits the 48th in the world, who has not yet beaten Djokovic, in two confrontations.
The Serb, meanwhile, will play his 12th quarter-final at Wimbledon.
#Wimbledon quarter-finalist for a 12th time ...
Defending champion @DjokerNole defeats Cristian Garin 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the final eight pic.twitter.com/skJOrqvjx3
- Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2021
Shapovalov and Berrettini go on, Khachanov is reborn
Another qualified for the quarterfinals, Denis Shapovalov emerged victorious from his duel against the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in 3 sets (6-1, 6-3, 7-5). The Canadian reached for the second time the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam since the US Open 2020. After his resounding victory over Andy Murray, the world n ° 12 has therefore offered himself the scalp of the semi-finalist of the last edition. In the next round, Shapovalov will face Russian Karen Khachanov. The No. 25 seed struggled for 5 sets (3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8) and 3:52 before eliminating young American Sebastian Korda. A rebirth for the Russian who reached his first quarter in Grand Slam for more than two years and the 2019 edition of Roland Garros.
Fightback: complete ✅ @ karenkhachanov becomes the 4th Russian man to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals in the Open era, coming from a set down to beat Sebastien Korda in a five-set epic # Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/eQ5JD5eZre
- Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2021
On the other side of the board, watch out for Matteo Berrettini.
Just titled at Queen's, the Italian easily beat Belarusian Ilya Ivashka in 3 easy sets (6-4, 6-3, 6-1).
The number 7 seed has lost only one set since the start of the tournament.
In the next round, Berrettini will face the winner of the duel between Alexander Zverev and Félix Auger-Aliassime.
Swiatek overturned, Barty and Pliskova unroll
Wimbledon 2021 ends there for the winner of Roland Garros 2020. The Polish Iga Swiatek was eliminated by Ons Jabeur in 3 disjointed sets (5-7, 6-1, 6-1) and 1h43 of play. the Tunisian continues after her victory over Garbine Muguruza, titled in 2017. In 1/4, the recent champion of Birmingham will oppose Aryna Sabalenka.
In the round of 16, the world No. 2 won with difficulty against Elena Rybakina in 3 sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-3).
"Did she really do that ?!"
Just one of the many world-class plays from @Ons_Jabeur 💫 # Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/7pNbFOhvOs
- Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2021
Always so at ease on the grass, Ashleigh Barty won her shock against Barbora Krejcikova, just titled at Roland Garros. The world No. 1 has multiplied the backhand slices to crack her opponent of the day (22 unforced errors). It was even easier for Karolína Pliskova. The world number 13 easily disposed of Liudmila Samsonova in 2 quick sets (6-2, 6-3). For the rest of the 1/4 women's sides, the English public awaits the surprise match of the table. The young British Emma Raducanu, 338th in the world, will face Ajla Tomljanovic, from 6.30 p.m.
