Wimbledon 2013- Djokovic vs Chardy
With Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer out of the tournament, Novak Djokovic becomes the favorite to win Wimbledon 2013, but he needs beat Jeremy Chardy this Saturday to keep getting closer to that goal.
The Serbian beat Bobby Reynolds on Thursday 7-6, 6-3, 6-1 and advanced without hesitating.
“It’s a grand slam, and it’s sport, so you can’t win all the matches,” Djokovic said. “Strange that so many top players lost in one or two days, but the lower players have nothing to lose when they come out on Centre Court, on the big stage, so I needed to be extra careful today.
“The conditions were a bit slower at the start under the roof, but I was better in the second and third sets. It was important to be a set up.
“Mentally I felt more relaxed after that and could swing through the ball in the rest of the match. I think my game is there. I just need to capitalize on my opportunities. Today I was very poor on break points, but credit to my opponent.”
Jeremy Chardy advanced to this round by beating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-2, 5-7, 7-6, 7-6. He has faced Novak Djokovic six times, losing all. From those six games, one was in indoor, three one on a hard surface, one on clay and one on grass.
The tennis odds have Novak as the HUGE favorite -10000 in the moneyline, but a surprise win by Chardy pays +1250.
Zack is a tour guide whose favorite sports are football, baseball, and golf. He enjoys giving obnoxious commentary during games and hopes to some day write a book about sports. His favorite underdog victory was the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees in game 7 of the World Series.
