Djokovic survives scare to win 80th match at Wimbledon

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame a scare to notch up his 80th Wimbledon win on Monday with a four-sets victory over Kwon Soon-woo.

Winning moment: Novak Djokovic celebrates beating South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo.LONDON - Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame a scare to notch up his 80th Wimbledon win on Monday with a four-sets victory over Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea.But the top seed was made to work after falling a break down in the opening two sets against his 81st-ranked opponent -- losing the second of those.

Djokovic becomes the first player, man or woman, to record 80 singles wins at all four Grand Slam tournaments."I didn't play any lead-up tournaments before Wimbledon so you always feel less comfortable. "Kwon stays close to the lines, hits clean forehands and backhands so I had to find a way to go through him.Djokovic will face either Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis or Poland's Kamil Majchrzak for a place in the last 32.

 

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