Novak Djokovic made hard work of beating talented American qualifier Denis Kudla — as once again he struggled to cope with the crowd turning against him. Novak Djokovic saw off the threat of American qualifier Denis Kudla by winning 6-4, 6-3, 7-6The Serb ultimately won over the Court One crowd before reminding those who might have forgotten about his mental strength. 'Part of it comes from my upbringing in the mountains with wolves and this is a wolf energy I have — I am not kidding!' Djokovic, by his own admission, was not at his best but railed against elements of the crowd as they willed Kudla, 28, back into the match. His route to the final has, on paper, been aided by the first-round defeat of No 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Source: Daily Mail July 02, 2021 21:04 UTC