Sam Querrey is one set away from upsetting Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon - UBITENNIS

Sam Querrey is one set away from upsetting Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon

By sampaolo
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Sam Querrey is one set away from pulling off the biggest upset at the All-England Club. The US player leads 7-6 (8-6) 6-1

The first set went on serve without breaks until the tie-break. Djokovic had to save four break points to hold his service game in the 11th game. In the tie-break Querrey got the mini­-break and earned two set points at 6-4. Querrey did not convert two set points but clinched the first set at his third opportunity.

Querrey got the first break of the match in the fourth game to open up a 3-1 lead. He went up a set and a double break in the sixth games to build up a 7-6 5-1 lead in the second set. The US player converted his second set point with an ace to take a 2-0 lead on sets before the match was suspended.

Djokovic leads 8-1 in their nine head-to-head matches but Querrey beat the Serb 0-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 at the Paris Bercy Masters 1000 in 2012.

It is not the first time that Djokovic went down 0-2 after the first two sets at Wimbledon. Last year the World Number 1 player ralliied from losing the first two sets to win a hard-fought match in the fourth round against Kevin Anderson 6-7 (6-8) 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 6-4 7-5.

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