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Novak Djokovic enjoyed a confidence-boosting victory to kick-start his latest Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday, when the seven-time champion breezed past Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
Djokovic’s preparations for this year’s edition of the grass-court major were hampered after he underwent knee surgery early last month, but the 37-year-old showed no sign of discomfort as he cruised to a one-hour, 58-minute first-round victory under the Centre Court roof. The Serbian broke his opponent’s serve twice in each set to improve to 19-0 in first-round matches at SW19.
“It was very good. I was very pleased with the way I moved on the court today,” said Djokovic in his on-court interview. “Obviously coming into Wimbledon this year, it was a little bit of a different circumstance for me because of the knee. I didn’t know how everything was going to unfold on the court really. Practice sessions are quite different to official match play, so I’m just extremely glad about the way I played and the way I felt today.”
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The 27-year-old Kopriva, who prior to Tuesday had played his only previous professional tennis on grass at Wimbledon qualifying in 2022, 2023 and this year, was unable to deal with the consistency of his illustrious opponent. Djokovic made just 16 unforced errors across three sets, and finished the match having won 90 per cent (35/39) of points behind his first serve.
Now 19-6 for the year, Djokovic will take on home wild card Jacob Fearnley or qualifier Alejandro Moro Canas next as he bids to equal Roger Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon crowns.
