Novak Djokovic heavy favorite against Tomas Berdych
By Harry Floyd
Novak Djokovic wins his Tuesday fourth round meeting with Adrian Mannarino. He faces Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic will be the favorite in his quarterfinals meeting with Tomas Berdych. The Serbian tennis star is 25-2 against the eleventh seed.
Not only does Djokovic have three Wimbledon titles to his name, but he is also playing fantastic tennis at this year’s Grand Slam. Djokovic has not dropped a single set so far.
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While Berdych put on a tremendous display of tennis against Dominic Thiem, Djokovic will remain the favorite in their quarterfinals meeting.
The Czech tennis star is a former finalist at Wimbledon. Djokovic, however, has three titles at the Grand Slam to go along with his other nine Grand Slam singles wins. With plenty to prove at Wimbledon 2017, look for Novak Djokovic to be at his best against Tomas Berdych.
Djokovic is the current world No. 4 in men’s singles tennis. Berdych is the current world No. 15.
The Serbian Djokovic is surging, having won a title leading into Wimbledon this year.
After slipping in the rankings, Nole is aiming to get back on top. With tennis great Andre Agassi at his back, Djokovic has shaken up his coaching staff in 2017.
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Also in the quarterfinals in men’s singles are Andy Murray and Roger Federer.
The world No. 1 is the defending champion at Wimbledon. Appearing in the quarterfinals makes it ten consecutive years for the British tennis star. Within that time period, he is also a two-time champion. Murray faces American Sam Querrey.
Federer squares off with Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic. Last year, Raonic finished runner-up at Wimbledon. He is seeking his first ever Grand Slam title. Federer, on the other hand, has a historic eighteen Grand Slam singles titles to his name. Already having a strong 2017 ATP World Tour, Federer will be the slight favorite in their quarterfinals matchup.
Stay tuned to see how the quarterfinals unfolds at Wimbledon 2017.
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