Berrettini, the 23-year-old debutant, relied on his big serving to keep things competitive against the world No 2 but a costly error handed the Serb a break in the sixth game and he soon wrapped up the set with a break to love.
Browsing: Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal is back at the top of the ATP rankings, regaining the No. 1 spot for the first time since November 2018.
Despite his 6-3 6-4 victory over the young Canadian, Djokovic will lose top spot in the rankings on Monday for the first time in a year to Rafael Nadal.
World number one Novak Djokovic produced a majestic display in a 7-5 6-3 victory over American John Isner on Thursday to extend his winning streak in Asia and reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.
Novak Djokovic will decide over the next couple of days whether he will pull out of the Japan Open.
The world No 1 was forced to retire in his last-16 match against Stan Wawrinka in New York, later admitting that the shoulder injury behind the retirement had been bothering him for weeks
But the three-time champion will also be defending the honour of the big-three in men’s tennis.
Novak Djokovic’s left shoulder was aching, his chances were fading in the fourth round against Stan Wawrinka and, soon enough, the US Open’s defending champion and No 1 seed was out of the tournament, leaving to a chorus of boos.
Novak Djokovic needed extensive treatment on a shoulder injury during his second-round win over Juan Ignacio Londero at the US Open.
“I was so tired in the first set and playing Novak, I thought I’m not going to be able to keep the intensity,” Medvedev said in a courtside interview
The match was much closer than when the pair met in the Australian Open semi-finals in January, when Djokovic conceded only four games before going on to win the title
The 32-year-old Serbian saved two match points as he took his Grand Slam tally to 16, four off Federer’s overall record
The 40th career meeting between the golden duo with 38 Grand Slam titles between them swung this way and that before Federer seized control.
The eight-time champion moved seamlessly into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory which took just an hour and 13 minutes.
The defending champion dropped a set for the first time at the Championships to the 6ft 5in Pole, losing a tie-break in the second
The defending champion arrived on Centre Court later than anticipated, following Kyle Edmund’s five-set defeat against Fernando Verdasco, and he made light work of his American opponent to seal a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win in one hour and 33 minutes.
Novak Djokovic got the defence of his Wimbledon title off to an impressive start when serving superbly, he overwhelmed Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets in the first match on Centre Court on Monday.
Ivanisevic, who became the only man to win the men’s singles as a wild card in 2001, will work with Djokovic for the first week of Wimbledon.
Eight-time Champion Roger Federer was confirmed as the second seed for Wimbledon on Wednesday, bumping Rafael Nadal down to third in spite being ranked below the Spaniard.
Boris Becker says younger players on the men’s tour do not have the right mindset to challenge the “big three” of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the Grand Slams.