Wimbledon 2018: Novak Djokovic Eliminates Edmund Kyle To Reach Fourth Round

Novak Djokovic has made it through to the fourth round of the tournament as he survived being knocked out by Edmund Kyle after losing the opener to win the match.
Kyle started off impressively with brilliant forehand shots and having more break points which forced the three-time champion to drop the set, but he soon lose momentum leaving the Serb to rallied back at three other sets to snatch the victory and won in four sets by 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4.
At the second set, the Briton's momentum began to drop as his serve speed began to subside, giving the way to 12-time Grand Slam rallied back for a break set at 5-3 after he committed double serve fault. Maintaining the impressive form, the 12th seed kept on the dominance through the sets to the deciding fourth to claim his fourth win in five ATP FedEx head-to-head encounters after three hours of play. 
In an interview after the match, Edmund spoke about how his aggression gradually wane during the match saying "Today was reasonably good. Not much in terms of margins...liked to have been a little more aggressive at stages. But easier said than done when you're in rallies."
Djokovic in the fourth round would face Russian Karen Khachanov who defeated French player France Tiafoe in five sets 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 6-1.

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