Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic said his son had won his first tournament on the same day he won the Italian Open.

Six-times Wimbledon champion Djokovic will face Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals. “I try to use every available opportunity … to play with him because he’s right now fully immersed into tennis,” Djokovic told reporters after his win over Tim van Rijthoven at Wimbledon on Sunday. “Everything around tennis, how he can play, he’s watching, he’s analysing. “But it’s too early to speak about it, to be honest.

Novak Djokovic won through to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon by beating Tim van Rijthoven on Centre Court on Sunday, in a match that didn't finish until ...

Djokovic immediately seized back the initiative though, breaking twice in the next set to take it 6-1, and was equally dominant in the fourth as he broke two more times en route to taking it 6-2. To compound matters, winning players are now subjected to live BBC interviews on court before heading back to the dressing room, and there is a customary 20-minute break between matches. The roof on Centre Court was initially installed to protect matches from being rained off, but is now also utilised to combat fading light.

Novak Djokovic during the interview also spoke about having a father-son relationship and allowing his son Stefan to get exposed to the various sport.

It's an honour to play in front of you." Following the victory, Novak Djokovic paid a special tribute to tennis great Billie-Jean King who was swatching the match. I feel like it's very important to have, particularly at this young age, a lot of stimulus to the children from different perspectives and different sports and different movement, different activities." Djokovic in his speech said, "Thanks for stating this late to watch tennis. Djokovic during the interview also spoke about having a father-son relationship and allowing his son Stefan to get exposed to the various sport. Recently, Djokovic shared a picture of himself and his son hitting a forehand.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand in his fourth round match against Tim van Rijthoven of Netherlands at The Championships Wimbledon 2022 on July 3 2022.

The 19-year-old Spaniard recovered from that setback to deny Sinner two match points in the third-set tiebreak before three more went begging with Alcaraz serving at 5-2 down in the fourth. Mertens, however, was no pushover during the contest as she earned five set points during a marathon first-set tiebreak. The 35-year-old showed why he has won 25 consecutive matches on grass and broke his opponent's serve twice to completely shut out the momentum the Dutchman had gained. Djokovic broke the Dutchman at the first opportunity but was soon forced to dig deep on his own serve when van Rijthoven set up two break point chances. The 25-year-old Van Rijthoven, who said it was his dream before the tournament to play Djokovic, would not be beaten easily though. It took me a bit of time to get used to his pace.”

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Everything around tennis, how he can play, he's watching, he's analyzing," the Serb said. He does that, but he does this as well. "He likes to do that.

"Novak did his Novak thing and played very, very well, he had all the answers. Beforehand" Tim van Rijthoven said.

"He was on a streak on this surface, and I knew that it wasn't going to be easy. Jabeur next plays Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, while Tatjana Maria, 34, and Jule Niemeier, 22, will meet in an all-German quarterfinal. Didn't matter that van Rijthoven kept cranking out huge serves, to the tune of 20 aces, including a pair on second serves. Didn't matter just how big the cuts were that Van Rijthoven took with his forehands. They did not begin playing until 8 pm, in part due to a delay of roughly an hour at the start of this special afternoon the first time in history the tournament's middle Sunday held scheduled play while a ceremony was held to honor the 100 years of Centre Court." "He had all the answers.

In the round of 16, 25-year-old Dutchman, a wild-card entry smacked a 133 mph ace past Djokovic and tied their fourth-round match at a set apiece.

“He was on a streak on this surface, and I knew that it wasn't going to be easy. “Whew. I am lucky,” Djokovic said after closing the deal with 20 minutes to spare. Soon enough, the third set was his, and not much later, so was the fourth, and then he registered his 83rd Wimbledon match win. He had all the answers.” In the round of 16, 25-year-old Dutchman smacked a 133 mph ace past Djokovic and tied their fourth-round match at a set apiece. This was a 25th consecutive grass-court victory at the All England Club for the top-seeded player.

Novak Djokovic has said that he would support an eventual wish from his son to play tennis but he considers it way too early to think about it.

I feel like it’s very important to have, particularly at this young age, a lot of stimulus to the children from different perspectives and different sports and different movement, different activities. I feel like it’s important to try different things because it will help the development of the brain and also motoric skills”. “Of course, I will support him in any possible way I can so that he can be professional tennis player if he intends to, if he really wants to. Last night when I was putting him to bed, he was asking me questions: What is the difference between the racquet head sizes, the strings, why somebody is stringing less tension, all these basic questions that kids are very curious about”, he explained. I never force him to be on the tennis court, but if he wants, I try to always make myself ready to be there and play with him”. “I try to use every available opportunity, possibility, time to play with him because he’s right now fully immersed into tennis.

The reigning champion beat wildcard Tim van Rijthoven in four sets under the Centre Court lights on Sunday, setting up a quarter-final against young gun ...

“If you’re scheduled last on the Centre, you’re going to end up a match under the roof, which changes the conditions, the style of play, the way you move on the court. It’s one of those unique moments that you get to live as a tennis player, and I’ll cherish it. “But I think most of the players would probably agree that we would all want the start of the match on Centre Court pushed earlier.” “It is pretty unpredictable. “I think it’s understandable that players are providing feedback on the experience that they’re having at the Championships and of course we take account of all of that as we think about the way in which we plan our days. The lights.

Novak Djokovic's son Stefan is “fully immersed into tennis” and the Serbian will “support him in any possible way” to become a professional, but for now it ...

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The reigning champion's fourth-round match against Tim van Rijthoven on Centre Court on Sunday began at 8pm and finished just before 11pm.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. Thank you Billie Jean for staying, I know it’s been a long day,” he said. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. There is? “I think it’s understandable that players are providing feedback on the experience that they’re having at the Championships and of course we take account of all of that as we think about the way in which we plan our days.

The defending champion was pictured playing with Stefan ahead of his quarter-final match.

“Of course I will support him in any possible way I can so that he can be (a) professional tennis player if he intends to, if he really wants to. “He’s in love with tennis right now,” the 35-year-old continued. “We have this kind of funny moments on the court,” he later added. “I don’t like children very early just doing only one sport. But it’s too early to speak about it, to be honest. He likes to do that.