• Zverev and Tsitsipas removed from Serb’s path
On a day of unexpected tumult at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic left the first round smiling, a satisfied winner over the German Philipp Kohlschreiber, although still feeling the heat of a political fire he helped ignite under the administrative structure of the game.
After beating the 35-year-old Kohlschreiber, ranked 57 in the world, for the 11th time in 13 matches – 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 on Centre Court – the defending champion admitted that adjusting to the virgin grass is challenging.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Wimbledon
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/01/novalk-djokovic-wimbledon-defence-philipp-kohlschreiber under the title “Novak Djokovic starts Wimbledon defence by wearing down Kohlschreiber”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
