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Novak Djokovic is set to miss a second Grand Slam event in 2022, with his continued refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19 likely to scupper his US Open ...

"But in my heart as an athlete, putting myself in a position where someone would ban me from playing because of these circumstances, and I have not contributed to that, I wouldn't think that's fair." I would love to go to the States. But as of today, that's not possible." "Well, as of today I'm not allowed to enter the States under these circumstances," he said.

A year ago, Novak Djokovic lost the first set of his Wimbledon opener to 19-year-old British wildcard Jack Draper.

“Before we started, I didn’t have the easiest of preparations so you’re always going to feel a bit less comfortable in the beginning. Gradually, however, momentum began to shift the favourite’s way. “All my childhood dreams came true here on this court so it’s an honour and a pleasure to come back.”

Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 Kwon: The six-time champion was given a brief scare as he opened play under the roof on Centre Court.

“For me it has always been the court I dreamed of playing and winning and all my childhood dreams came true here so it’s an honour and pleasure to be back.” It may have taken a set longer than planned, but he had found his home again. Kwon blinked on a forehand into the net before Djokovic fired an ace, played a perfect lob and then stretched to reach a Kwon pass in a brilliant piece of defence, with the 24-year-old drooping a drop shot into the net. Yes, this was really happening, and the end result could have been different had he taken break point chances in the early exchanges of the final two sets. There was more than that when Kwon served for the second set at 5-3, as the South Korean received a standing ovation at the start of his task. Indeed, Djokovic was greeted as a player who is attempting to move one short of Roger Federer’s record of eight titles should really be, even if he remains a figure who has never truly felt the love from this hallowed arena. In the end it was a welcome homecoming for Djokovic, who will attempt to win his fourth consecutive title this year.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC'S first match of his Wimbledon defence was suspended briefly twice due to medical emergencies for fans in the Centre Court crowd.But th.

I owe it a lot. “I try to play my best tennis at the Grand Slams. Now I’ve got to 80, let’s try and make it 100.” "This sport has given me everything. “So I had to figure out a way to get in control of the points, which wasn’t easy. At the change of ends, a spectator was taken ill with FOUR medics darting into the stands to help. Djokovic was preparing to serve at 1-0 down in the second set when play was temporarily halted for the first time.

Novak Djokovic began his Wimbledon title defence with a rusty four-set win against Kwon Soon-woo on Centre Court on opening Monday. Djokovic is a six-time winner of the Wimbledon Championships and has won the last three editions of the grass-court ...

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Reigning champion Novak Djokovic defeated Soonwoo Kwon as he reached the second round of Wimbledon on Monday afternoon.

"The amount of drama that we went through there, and it takes a long time to get over something like that. "All the pressure is on Djokovic and not his opponent. "After the last couple of months, it’s understandable that he still has a little bit of rust. I still have the love and the flame for this sport still burns in me. "I couldn’t go through him, so I had to figure out a way, tactically, to get in control of the points. All my childhood dreams came true on this court and it’s an honour to play on the Centre Court at Wimbledon.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC looked far from his best with Soonwoo Kwon testing the six-time Wimbledon champion in their first-round clash.

Djokovic consolidated the break to take the third set and it was always going to be difficult for Kwon from there. Kwon lost serve at 3-2 and Djokovic consolidated with a love-service game and it was over at that point. This time there was no comeback from Djokovic as he began to cut a frustrated figure in looking up at the sky.

Djokovic's pursuit of a 21st grand slam begins with a four-set victory over Kwon.

WIMBLEDON — For a period it was barely possible to identify which of the players opening on Centre Court was the six-time Wimbledon champion. To be temporarily boxing the ears of the game’s greatest exponent on this surface was an unexpected bonus. An 80th victory in SW19 was now just a set away.

Novak Djokovic has described his first round win on the opening day of Wimbledon 2022 against Kwon Soon-woo as 'difficult'.

I’m glad I was on the winning side today.’ Now that we’re at 80, let’s get to 100!’ ‘I had to put some variety in the game.

Novak Djokovic is especially motivated to win his fourth straight Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam singles crown in part because he knows it will ...

“It was a little bit of a scratcy match from Joker...but you gotta think what’s happened to start the year with Djokovic has had a little bit of an effect on him,” Gilbert said. I expect he will get better, he will have to get better “It was really difficult to go through him so I had to figure out a way to tactically get in control of the point. And I think he feels an immense pressure to win this championship.” It wasn’t easy, I had to put a lot of variety in the game. “For some really bizarre reasons he’s had one of the most unsettling years in the history of tennis,” Shriver said on air.

Novak Djokovic admitted he was ring rusty on his Wimbledon return, but he still set another record by battling past South Korean Kwon Soon-woo in four sets.

“At this stage of my career I try to save my best for the grand slams. “I owe a lot to this sport. After sealing a 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory with an ace, Djokovic said: “This court is truly special for me.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC was made to work for his opening round win over Soonwoo Kwon at Wimbledon on Monday.

"The amount of drama that we went through there, and it takes a long time to get over something like that. All the pressure is on Djokovic and not his opponent. His only title of 2022 came at the Italian Open and he came into Wimbledon not playing a single warm-up event on grass.

Novak Djokovic got his Wimbledon title defense off to a winning start on Monday, but he had to work hard for his 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory against world No.

From here, Kwon couldn't find a way back and Djokovic got his pursuit for a 21st grand slam title up and running, with either Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis or Poland's Kamil Majchrzak awaiting in the second round. The pair traded service games before Djokovic showed his experience to take hold of the match. The Serbian's first serve became more consistent and his ground strokes more precise as he broke for a 5-3 lead.

Novak Djokovic admitted he was ring rusty on his Wimbledon return, but he still set another record by battling past South Korean Kwon Soon-woo in four sets.

“I owe a lot to this sport. “Credit to Kwon for playing some really high-quality tennis. After sealing a 6-3 ,3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory with an ace, Djokovic said: “This court is truly special for me.

The six-time champion wins 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round while Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud also advance.

But the Spaniard broke back and came from 7-4 down in the deciding tiebreak to win it 10-8, his smile more of relief than joy. “Starting Wimbledon in five sets, starting the same as last year, means I like to play on grass,” he said, smiling. Carlos Alcaraz is at the other end of the scale, when it comes to experience. Djokovic admitted he was not at his best in his win against Kwon but he got the job done without too much drama. But it is what it is at the moment. With no points on offer at this year’s Championships – the ATP’s and WTA’s response to Wimbledon’s decision not to allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete – Djokovic will slide down the rankings, win or lose this fortnight.

Novak Djokovic was made to work hard for his first-round win at Wimbledon on Monday, eventually overcoming South Korean Kwon Soon-woo in four sets on Centre ...

I try to make the most out of the experience." "Right now I don't feel the traces of that any more. "Early rounds, your opponents don't have much to lose so they're going to go for it more, believing they can get the scalp. I enjoyed my time very much on the court. "I thought they were very fair to me. And the Serbian superstar ended up becoming the first player ever to win 80 matches in all four major Grand Slam tournaments after gutting out a tough 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory.

Wimbledon has been one of Djokovic's favoured majors though and he always steps up his game for the big matches. Soonwoo Kwon threatened to cause a major upset ...

"It was difficult to go through him so I had to figure out a way to get in control, it wasn't easy. But Djokovic soon found his way past the plucky 24-year-old to progress to the esecond round. He's lost his world No 1 status to Daniil Medvedev with Alexander Zverev also now ahead in the rankings.

Novak Djokovic got his Wimbledon title defense off to a winning start on Monday, but he had to work hard for his 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory against world No.

He will face either Thanasi Kokkinakis or Kamil Majchrzak in the second round. The top seed's victory against Kwon was perhaps not as routine as some expected. On the first day of action at Wimbledon, Djokovic opened play under the roof of Centre Court in a bid to win his fourth straight title at SW19 and first grand slam of the year.

Novak Djokovic admitted he was ring rusty on his Wimbledon return, but he still set another record by battling past South Korean Kwon Soon-woo in four sets.

“At this stage of my career I try to save my best for the grand slams. “I owe a lot to this sport. After sealing a 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory with an ace, Djokovic said: “This court is truly special for me.

Laura Robson insists that Novak Djokovic remains the favourite to walk away with the Wimbledon men's singles title despite looking rusty in a four-set ...

- Wimbledon “All the pressure is on Djokovic and not his opponent. “He was saying in his interview that Kwon was playing some difficult tennis. He’s still the favourite.” “The amount of drama that we went through there, and it takes a long time to get over something like that. You can tell from the match that he is still a bit rusty.

Novak Djokovic admitted he was ring rusty on his Wimbledon return, but he still set another record by battling past South Korean Kwon Soon-woo in four sets.

“At this stage of my career I try to save my best for the grand slams. “I owe a lot to this sport. After sealing a 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory with an ace, Djokovic said: “This court is truly special for me.