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UNovak Djokovic usedlulele kowandulela owamanqamu we-Wimbledon njengoba lo mdlali wase-Serbia ephule elinye irekhodi likaRoger Federer ngoLwesibili.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, u-Iga Swiatek ohamba phambili emhlabeni ube yisisulu sokucasuka okukhulu kumdlali wase-Ukraine, u-Elina Svitolina.
Ukuwina kwesethi yokuvula bekunganele ukuthi u-Andrey Rublev ahlule umpetha ovikelayo, kwathi uDjokovic wanqoba ngo 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 ukuze athole ukunqoba kumasethi amane e-Centre Court.
Umphumela umholele emdlalweni owandulela owamanqamu wesi-46 we-grand slam waphinde wambeka ezingeni lerekhodi likaFederer lesikhathi eside.
UDjokovic unamaphesenti angcono kakhulu okuwina e-Wimbledon kunabadlali ababili uFederer noPete Sampras, abanamaphesenti angu-90.1.
Ngokulandelayo uzobhekana noJannik Sinner empini eyimpinda ye-quarterfinal yangonyaka odlule, lapho lo mdlali wase-Italy anikeza umpetha indlela enhle yokuthola imali yakhe.
Ukushaqeka okugqamile e-Centre Court kuleli sonto kwenzeke ngasekuqaleni kosuku, ngesikhathi uSwiatek eshaqeka ngemidlalo emithathu ethokozisayo.
USvitolina osanda kubeletha ingane yakhe yokuqala nosanda kuphindela emdlalweni, usephumile ekubeni ngumdlali wangaphandle waze wanqoba kowamanqamu we-Wimbledon.
Owase-Ukraine uwine ngo 5-7, 7-6, 2-6 ngemuva komdlalo onzima futhi okhaliphile. Ubuhlobo phakathi kwakhe nembangi yakhe bebunempilo futhi lo mdlali ohamba phambili manje weseka uSvitolina ukuba ahambe yonke indlela futhi awine umncintiswano.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi uma ngibheka umsebenzi wakhe, ukuba nesicoco esikhulu kungamjabulisa kakhulu. Ubuyele kwezemidlalo ngemuva kokuba ngumama. Ngizomhlonipha, ikakhulukazi ngoba siyathandana njengabantu,” esho ngemuva komdlalo.
“Ngimtshelile enethini ukuthi ngiyethemba ukuthi uzowunqoba lo mqhudelwano. Uyazi ukuthi kunjani emdlalweni wethenisi: kunzima ukuwina i-grand slam. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngokuqinisekile ufuna ukuwina. Ngakho-ke, ngizobe ngimeseka.”
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