Novak Djokovic turns into 1st participant to win 80 matches in all 4 Grand Slams

Novak Djokovic turned the primary participant in historical past to win 80 matches in all 4 Grand Slams when he defeated Kwon Soon-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court on Monday for his eightieth win in Wimbledon.

“At this stage of my career, I try to play my best tennis at the Grand Slams and really deliver on the most significant courts in history. Now that we have gotten to 80 [wins at Wimbledon], let’s get to a 100,” Djokovic mentioned.

“This sport has given me everything. I owe a lot to this sport and I love it still with all my heart. I have a lot of passion for it and I am as dedicated as anybody out there. I am not one of the youngsters anymore and a lot of things have changed but the love and flame for this sport still burns in me. I’ve said this a few times before, but this court has always been special for me. It’s always been the court where I dreamed of playing and winning and all my childhood dreams came true on this court,” he mentioned.

“Let’s get to 100!”

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“It’s an absolute honor and pleasure to come back,” he mentioned earlier than signing off.

On Monday, Djkovic overcame the 81st-ranked Korean Kwon Soon-woo to achieve the Wimbledon second spherical. The defending champion, bidding for his fourth Wimbledon title in a row, appeared out-of-sorts at occasions towards Kwon, even dropping a set to his opponent.

The quest for title quantity seven is off to a profitable begin for @DjokerNole#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/CC92zySTbX

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 27, 2022

The Korean broke Djokovic’s serve within the fourth recreation of the second set and went on to win it with a drop-shot and an enormous serve. But the Serb recovered rapidly and took management of the match and efficiently entered the subsequent spherical.

Djokovic was enjoying for the primary time since dropping to Rafael Nadal final month within the French Open quarterfinals.