Video tennis Djokovic – Wawrinka: 2 sets quickly, approaching the 1000 milestone (Rome Masters 3rd round)

(Tennis video, Novak Djokovic – Stan Wawrinka, round 3 of the Rome Masters) World No. 1 Djokovic had a pretty easy match against a much-loved opponent Wawrinka.

Wawrinka owns 3 Grand Slam championships and has defeated the “Big 3” many times. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. But at the present time, the veteran Swiss tennis player is no longer at his peak when he has dropped to 361 ATP and is not an opponent of Djokovic.

Nole’s 998th career win

In the first set, Djokovic broke early in the first game. The two players struggled in the next games before Nole took another break in game 7. And in the decisive game 8, the Serbian made no mistake to win 6-2.

Set 2 saw the scenario repeat when Wawrinka soon lost the break in the first game. The former world number 3 continued to lose another break in game 5 before claiming it back in the next game. But in the next game, Djokovic once again broke the break before closing the second set with a white game that fixed the score 6-2.

Winning 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour, Djokovic has reached the quarterfinals for the 16th time in a row Rome Masters after 16 visits. This is also Nole’s 998th career win, bringing him closer to the 1000 milestone. In the quarterfinals, the world No. 1 will meet Felix Auger Aliassime after the Canadian 8th seed defeated his opponent. American Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-2.

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