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Roger Federer was thrown out of Center Court for the first time in three years for his quarter-final against Kevin Anderson. This is the kind of news that would seem inconsequential without the dramatic characters and the intriguing plot.
When Novak Djokovic came out of Court No 1 after a quick, almost angry victory over young Russian Karen Khachanov on Monday night, he said he was fed up with being stationed at Outside the tournament arena, having tested the grbad of Court # 2 in the second round, after only one game on the central court against Kyle Edmund
. This third-round match was natural, with a triple British No.1 champion. Subsequently, it was Federer's familiar playground. He has won ridiculously easy wins against Dusan Lajovic, Lukas Lacko, Jan-Lennard Struff and Adrian Mannarino. On Monday, as the light went out and the facilities in front of him lengthened, Djokovic was denied a court appearance when Jamie Murray and Victoria Azarenka were triumphant. The triumph of the mixed doubles was decisive.
The Serb, naturally upset, revealed: "I heard that the organizers were planning to cancel my match if [Gaël] Monfils and Anderson went to a fifth [it was concluded in Anderson’s favour] .Court Court was always an option, that's what I wanted. "
He's got it now and his game is in great shape at the right time. He should be too cool and too strong for Kei Nishikori, the No. 24 seed that had to fight all the way.
Last year Djokovic was in an identical position when he was crowded three days in a row. It was decided that it would be dangerous to move his fourth round match in Center Court rain Monday night. He then had to play on Tuesday and was forced to quit in the second part of his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych on Wednesday when his chronically sore elbow broke out. He ended up putting it away for the rest of the year.
It is clear, but undeclared, that the club was bowing in front of its public protest this time – and Federer had to move. He played for the last time on court # 1 against Gilles Simon in the quarterfinals in 2015 – when he lost to Djokovic in the final. He hopes that there will be no subliminal karma at work this year.
However, in his current form, they could line up all the stars against him, blindfold him, tie him an elephant at the ankle and continue to do so on the weekend – without disrespect to Anderson, finalist of the 2017 US Open and eighth seeded here.
The Swede, who broke the rules, drew with Superman. the lanky South African.
Anderson is an interesting mix of introvert and killer. If his big serve – who made 96 aces in four matches – comes into play, Federer could have problems. But the South African admits a certain anxiety. "I would be surprised if no tennis player felt nervous," he says.
"I was listening to Roger earlier in the week.He said he felt nervous during his first-round match.You are talking about Federer, who won 20 of those Grand Slam tournaments I've often said that the day you do not feel nervous is the day you should be more worried. "
John Isner, a character without nervousness, has never worried about critics – or praise, from elsewhere – He was happy to risk the anger of strangers when he declared for the first time in the quarterfinals that he would gladly invite Donald Trump to the All England Club on Friday, his He was past Milos Raonic on Wednesday.
"I would love to see Trump coming to see me," Isner said after defeating Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round. "That would be great. Maybe I'll tweet about him if I win on Wednesday. I know a lot of people will not like it, but I'm crazy. "
That probably will not happen – Trump arrives at Wimbledon, that is, Isner has a chance for the player to beat the Canadian." But the president of the United States, a pbadionate of tennis, has a busy schedule after landing on Friday, and Wimbledon seems to be missing at Checkers and Theresa May … or whoever is prime minister that day.
John to think about him.His father, Bob, who has just failed to win the Democratic nomination for Congress in North Carolina two years ago, might not be thrilled, but it's hard to know with the Isners.
John is a friendly guy, far from the court , a grumpy, armed service coming down from a height probably lined up with the top of the referee's chair, and skidding into the second round at 144 mph, just three miles to the Hour behind Raonic the fastest of the tournament the same day.The winner plays Federer or Anderson.Therefore is Federer
On the other side of the table, Nadal made a walk as easy as that of Federer and should have too much for Juan Martín del Potro, who needed a third tie-break to see Gilles Simon in their match delayed Tuesday. If Djokovic controls his frustrations on Central Court, he should be back Friday in the semifinal against Nadal.
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