Novak Djokovic vs. Gilles Simon: Score and Recap from 2014 Wimbledon

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Published: June 27, 2014

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Top-seeded Novak Djokovic braved an injury scare and a highly skilled opponent Friday to advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon by virtue of a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Gilles Simon.

A shoulder injury suffered in the third set looking like it might derail Djokovic's Wimbledon ambition, but he shook it off and finished off his French competition in straight sets.

According to Sachin Nakrani of The Guardian, Djokovic feels as though he was able to avoid a serious problem regarding his shoulder:



Djokovic is well aware of what it takes to excel at Wimbledon as he took the title in 2011. There is no question that he is focused on winning the tournament for a second time, though, as playing at All England Club means a lot to him, per Wimbledon's official Twitter account:



Although Djokovic is considered the favorite to win this tournament by many as the No. 1 seed, he had to work hard in order to advance past the second round. Radek Stepanek gave Djoker everything he could handle in a four-set affair, but Djokovic felt as though being tested was actually a positive thing, according to ATPWorldTour.com.

"I'm just happy to have spent this amount of time on the court, to play a lot of rallies, to return and to serve," Djokovic said. "Physically I feel fine. This can just help me mentally for the (remainder) of the event."

Simon presented another interesting challenge as the talented Frenchman is quite capable of hanging with the top players in the world when he is at his best. Simon is particularly adept at retrieving difficult balls and extending rallies, which Djoker got his fill of Friday, per Craig O'Shannessy of The New York Times:



The first set was fairly even, but both players had some issues on serve. Simon was only able to get 53 percent of his first serves in, which led to Djokovic breaking him twice. Simon did score a brea...
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