Djokovic beats wildcard Rijthoven to set up quarter-final clash

Novak Djokovic raised his level to stop the dream run of Dutch trump card Tim van Rijthoven during a doing combating 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2 triumph on Sunday and keep his Wimbledon title defense on target.

Pursuing a fourth consecutive Wimbledon crown and seventh generally speaking at the grasscourt major, Djokovic is currently unbeaten on the manicured yards of the All England Club since retiring because of an elbow injury against Tomas Berdych in the 2017 quarter-finals.

Djokovic will play Italian tenth seed Jannik Sinner for a spot in Friday’s semi-finals after the 20-year-old expelled fifth-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the past challenge on Center Court.

Van Rijthoven was positioned 205th in the world last month and had not even brought home a Challenger Tour championship when he prevailed at the ATP 250 grasscourt occasion in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, overcoming world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-1 in the last.

“Very tough. I mean, I have never faced him before and he’s kind of a new face on the tour,” Djokovic said.

“He was on a streak on this surface and I knew that it wasn’t going to be easy with that serve and a lot of talent, great touch, powerful forehand, he can do a lot of damage. It took me a little bit of time to get used to his pace.”