Screaming Djokovic pulls off the great escape


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 08 Jul 2015

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his match against Kevin Anderson of South Africa at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 7, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Browne

LONDON (Reuters) - Top seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic pulled off a great escape at Wimbledon in beating South African Kevin Anderson on Tuesday after five tense sets to reach his 25th successive grand slam quarter-final.

In a match spanning two days, with the top seed fighting back to two sets all in fading light on Monday before play was stopped and carried over, Djokovic walked away a mightily relieved man with a 6-7(6) 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 7-5 win.

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