Novak Djokovic vs. Andrey Golubev: Score and Recap from 2014 Wimbledon

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Published: June 23, 2014

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Novak Djokovic is the top seed at Wimbledon for the third year in a row, and he lived up to that label en route to a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Andrey Golubev in Monday's first-round match.   



A dominant display saw Djokovic barely break a sweat at the All England Club, needing only an hour and 28 minutes to dispose of his outmatched adversary. There was no lack of aggression from Djokovic on the grass courts, as he went to the net often, returned brilliantly and held his own on serve.

Sports Illustrated's Courtney Nguyen highlighted how The Serbinator couldn't have gotten off to a much more perfect start:



By the time he'd rattled off the first two sets while dropping just one game, Djokovic had the match well in hand. The crowd was even pleased when Golubev finally got on the scoreboard:



Although the third set was slightly more competitive, it was about the only consolation Golubev could take from his defeat. It added to Djokovic's impressive pile of virtuoso Grand Slam performances, per FiveThirtyEight.com's Carl Bialik:



Overpowering groundstrokes allowed Djokovic to devastate Golubev. The 2011 Wimbledon winner hit 34 winners to just 14 unforced errors, while Golubev had numbers of 15 and 22 in the same respective categories.

Djokovic's all-court game was evident in that he won 16 of 21 net points and handled the tough bounces on Wimbledon's grass courts exceptionally well. Even on serve, Golubev was at a disadvantage, losing more than half of his total service points, including 50 percent on his first serve.

After losing the French Open final to Rafael Nadal, this was proof that Djokovic was in control. After Monday's match, he dismissed concerns about his health.

"I don't know why people would be concerned about my physical condition," said Djokovic, per ESPN.co.uk. "It's been two weeks since the Fren...
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