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Patna : Top seed & World Ni 1 Novak Djokovic, 34, Serbia, beat World No 102 Kevin Anderson, 35, South Africa, in straight sets in 2nd round on Centre Court on June 30, 2021, to march into the 3rd round of Wimbledon Championships at London, UK. Five-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic beat 2018 finalist Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 winning 4 break points and 5 games in a row to enter the 3rd round.
Djokovic, the winner of 19 Grand Slam singles titkes, fired 9 Aces in the match to 11 by Anderson, the US Open Finalist in 2017. Defending champion Djokovic, in all, won 91 points during the match to58 by Anderson. The South African committed 3 double faults to 1 by the Serbian. Djokovic won 57 service points during the match to 43 by Anderson.
18th seed Grigor Dimitrov, 30, Bulgaria, defeated World No 106 Fernando Verdasco, 37, Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in first round.