(London) The amazing Dutchman Tim van Rijthoven, who is playing the first Grand Slam tournament of his career at Wimbledon, qualified on Friday for a potential round of 16 against Novak Djokovic.
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The 104e world player, who had an invitation from the organizers of the London tournament, beat the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, 26e world, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
At 25, he is only the seventh player since 2000 to reach the round of 16 on his Major debut.
Before Wimbledon, Van Rijthoven had only played two competitions on the main circuit, in 2016 and then last month, on the grass of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), where the Dutchman won his first title to everyone’s surprise. defeating world number 1 Daniil Medvedev in the final.
He will challenge Djokovic in the round of 16 if the six-time Wimbledon winner clears fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic later this Friday.