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Djokovic advances at Wimbledon after over 3-hour duel with Popirin

In the next round on Monday, the Serbian legend will play Denmark's Holger Rune

Jul 7, 2024 08:01 170

Serbian men's tennis superstar Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Australia's Aleksei Popirin 4: 6, 6:3, 6:4, 7:6 (3) in nearly 3 hours and 10 minutes of play at the Wimbledon tournament, FOCUS reported.

Both hit 19 aces in the match, with the former world No. 1 hitting 53 winners to his opponent's 52. A curious moment was reached during the meeting, as the audience suddenly broke the silence. The reason for this was that the spectators on the court found out about England's success over Switzerland in the European Football Championship held in Germany.

In the next round on Monday Djokovic will play against Dane Holger Rune.