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Wimbledon 2013 | Novak Djokovic v Tommy Haas July 1, 2013

Wimbledon 2013 | Novak Djokovic v Tommy Haas July 1, 2013

The  4th round of Wimbledon 2013 line-up will see a repeat of a French Open quarter-final between Novak Djokovic and Tommy Haas. On that occasion, Tommy Haas had exerted a lot of energy, most of it in a third round epic against John Isner, but this time round, and on the grass, I think this will be a much closer affair. Novak Djokovic has sailed through his first three matches and on Saturday, he barely made an unforced error in a 6-3 6-2 6-2 rout of Jeremy Chardy. Haas lost the opening set of his third round match to Feliciano Lopez, but rebounded extremely well to post a promising four set win against the Eastbourne champion. Haas has beaten Djokovic this year in Miami and at Wimbledon too in 2009. The German player has weapons to threaten Djokovic, but I have to sit up and take note of the Djokovic's progress through the draw and I think the quarter-finals beckon for sure.

Novak Djokovic | Wimbledon 2013
Novak Djokovic | Wimbledon 2013


Novak Djokovic | Wimbledon 2013
Novak Djokovic | Wimbledon 2013


Haas’ long and injury-riddled career has seen him make semi-final appearances at the Australian Open (1999, 2002, and 2007) and the Wimbledon (in 2009). The world No. 13 has won three out of his eight clashes with Djokovic, including a straight-set demolition in the 2013 Miami Masters. Though the Djokovic is the favourite in this draw, it could end up being a crackerjack of a game.

Tommy Haas | Wimbledon 2013
Tommy Haas | Wimbledon 2013

Tommy Haas | Wimbledon 2013
Tommy Haas | Wimbledon 2013

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