Four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic takes on Jordan Thompson within the second spherical of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 on the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in London on Wednesday.
The conflict is scheduled to be the final match on the Centre Court on the third day of this 12 months’s version.
When and the place to look at?
The second-round conflict between Novak Djokovic and Jordan Thompson might be telecast stay on Star Sports 2 and Star Sports Select and stay streaming might be out there on Disney+Hotstar. The match may probably begin at 10PM IST.
Second-seed Serbian Djokovic comes into the match after a snug 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4) win over Argentine Pedro Cachin on Monday. He is on an unbeaten run of 29 matches on the grass Major.
Also, Djokovic has not misplaced a match on Centre Court since his defeat in opposition to Andy Murray within the 2013 remaining. A victory on Wednesday would make the Serbian solely the third participant in historical past after Roger Federer (369) and Serena Williams (365) to have 350 Grand Slam match wins.
On the opposite hand, Australia’s Thompson needed to come from two units all the way down to beat American Brandon Nakashima 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3 within the opening spherical.
Thompson is seeking to attain the third spherical at Wimbledon for less than the second time in his profession and it’ll take one thing magical from the World No. 70 to beat Djokovic. However, he has proven good type coming into the match – runner-up end at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, second-round exits at Queen’s and in Mallorca.
Head-to-head report
This would be the first-ever assembly between Djokovic and Thompson. The Serbian has misplaced solely as soon as to a participant ranked as little as Thompson at Wimbledon when he went all the way down to World No. 75 Marat Safin within the second spherical in 2008.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com