Djokovic resists big serve of Isner and advances to Quarters: "It's always a big challenge"

"It's always a big challenge returning the serve of Isner", Djokovic stated. "He's got one of the biggest serves of all time. He's one of the tallest guys ever to play tennis. Obviously, with that height, the serve is a huge weapon and huge advantage."

Isner again served more than 1,000 aces this year. He's repeated that accomplishment for the sixth consecutive time and hit nine aces in this match against Novak Djokovic. The Serbian however turned the match in his favour by taking 20 of the next 25 points, resulting in a 3-0 lead in the second set. The final score was 7-5, 6-3.

"I managed to kind of read his serve and find a good position on the return, at the end of the first set and also beginning of the second. I won five games in a row, and that was the key, obviously having a break each set, and then I kind of held my serve. I thought it was one of the best serving matches I had lately."

Djokovic will now meet Tsitsipas in the Quarters, who he incidentally met twice on the WTA-tour and scored 1-1 each on hardcourt.

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