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Wimbledon: Djokovic storms into third round

London [UK], June 30 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic on Wednesday stormed into the third round of the ongoing Wimbledon 2021.

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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (file image)

London [UK], June 30 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic on Wednesday stormed into the third round of the ongoing Wimbledon 2021.
Djokovic defeated South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 here at Centre Court.
The 34-year-old Djokovic brought his A-game in the first set, and he dropped just three games, and he ended up winning it 6-3.
In the second set, Anderson got off to a good start and he managed to take a 2-1 lead. However, Djokovic showed his class and he made a comeback to win the second set 6-3.
Carrying his momentum forward, the world number one did not relent and he ended up winning the match in straight sets.
Earlier, Djokovic had defeated British wild card, Jack Draper, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 on Monday in the first-round match.
The Serbian won the Australian Open and French Open earlier this year. Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer will play his second-round match in Wimbledon on Thursday. (ANI)

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