Dominic Koefer wrestled for nearly four hours at Wimbledon for a place in the third round, then won his game before being canceled due to darkness. Novak Djokovic will certainly continue, with the women losing some favorites early on.
LONDON – Dominic Koefer puts up an overview at the final light of London and is in the third round of Wimbledon for the first time since a tough victory. The 27-year-old defeated Kwon Soon Woo of South Korea in 6:3, 6:7 (8:10), 7:6 (7:2), 5:7, 6:3 on Wednesday. After 3:54 hours, the German tennis professional rolled his third match ball at 9:15 p.m. local time.
The world number 62 hit this Friday. Koefer is on either side on number eight Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut or Serbian Miomir Kekmanovic, whose game was postponed.
Koefer’s game was balanced for a long time, but at the same time extremely variable. The left-hander, who lives in the United States, took serve in the first game from Kwon, who was nine places behind in the world rankings. Koefer then destroyed many of the 23-year-old’s strong running chances and took the first set.
Koefer shouts his joy
He missed the opportunity to lead the set 2–0 in the tie-break, but Active Kwon earned the level despite several mistakes. In a bizarre third set, Koefer initially took a 5–0 lead, but then kept his nerves in the tie-break. In the fifth round, Kwon managed to equalize the sentences before it was almost too dark in London. But after a break, Koefer managed to end the game and expressed his happiness.
On Wednesday evening, Oscar Otte’s second round match also went on against former world number one Andy Murray of Scotland. The game took place on the Center Court, which was equipped with a terrace and lights.
German trio Angelique Kerber, Alexander Zverev and Andrea Petkovic look to advance to the third round this Thursday (starting at 12.00 p.m. / Sky). Kerber, who was victorious in London in 2018, will play against the world number 50. Sarah Soribis Tormo from Spain. Number four Zverev belongs to American tennis player Sandgren, who is currently ranked 68th in the world. Andrea Petkovic joins Czech Barbora Krejcikova, who recently won a surprise win in singles and doubles at the French Open.
Djokovic doesn’t just want 20th Grand Slam title
With world number one Novak Djokovic already in the last 32, the 34-year-old Serb gave no chance to South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in 6:3, 6:3, 6:3. The two had faced each other in the final three years ago. Djokovic not only wants to close his 20th Grand Slam title and thus want to catch up with two record holders Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. He also dreams of winning the four most important tournaments and Olympic gold this year.
In the women’s category, former US Open winner Bianca Andreescu of Canada and former Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin of the USA edged out the other top ten players early on. Two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic and longtime world number one Serena Williams are also no longer here. The American was injured in his opening match on Tuesday. Apart from this, world number two Naomi Osaka of Japan and injured Romanian Simona Halep are missing from London.
