and that is the end of the first set. but barely had he won that first set. ladies and gentlemen, play suspended. 0n came the covers but for all their efforts the court was left slippery and drying it out proved a problem. djokovic even tried using a towel before an army of what looked like giant hairdryers arrived. ebike batteries at home but the near hour break in play challenged everyone s patience, so when play finally resumed, no surprise djokovic seemed in a hurry. his 29th win in a row at wimbledon. you suspect there may be a few more to come. in the women s singles meanwhile, top seed iga swiatek was taken safely through beating china s zhu lin in straight sets, and in the last hour, a first british victory at the championships asjodie burrage beat katie mcnally. and if you wondered what it means to win at wimbledon, well, there s your answer.
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