Novak Djokovic vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber: Score and Reaction from 2015 Wimbledon

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Published: June 29, 2015

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Novak Djokovic came through a tough challenge in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday, beating Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.


As defending champion, Djokovic opened proceedings on Centre Court. But despite the straight-sets victory, he did not have it all his own way.

The accomplished Kohlschreiber forced Djokovic to work hard, and the 28-year-old came through in just over two hours.


ATP World Tour confirmed the result:



After his victory, Djokovic hailed his opponent's performance while looking ahead to the future rounds, per BBC Sport's Piers Newbery: "He can be very tricky on all the surfaces, especially grass, and had nothing to lose, but I managed to stay composed. I made the crucial breaks at 5-4 in all three sets, so hopefully it can stay that way for me."

Djokovic took the advantage straight from the off, claiming a 1-0 lead with ease and cruising to 0-40 in Kohlschreiber's first service game.

The German did well to save all three break points but could not avoid going 2-0 down, and the world No. 1 looked to be in complete control.

However, Kohlschreiber produced a couple of terrific backhands to break straight back and consolidated with a service game to love to prove he would be no pushover. 

There were some slight distractions for Djokovic early on, per Wimbledon, but he looked rusty in his first competitive match since his French Open final defeat:



Some uncharacteristic errors from the serve gave Kohlschreiber small opportunities to take the lead in the opener, but he could not take any of them.

Eventually, a sloppy service game at 5-4 from Kohlschreiber—which included two double-faults—handed Djokovic his second break and the set, but it was far from convincing.

He looked to relax a little in the second set and found his groove...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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