JELENA DJOKOVIC stole the show as she watched husband Novak put her through the ringer at Wimbledon
The Serb superstar, 36, was facing off with 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz in the Round of 16 on Centre Court.
GettyJelena Djokovic was put through the ringer as Novak Djokovic played on Centre Court[/caption]
EPAShe wore a pink top as she watched his Round of 16 clash against Hubert Hurkacz[/caption]
GettyThe mother-of-two has been married to Djokovic for nine years[/caption]
BBC SportHurkacz won the third set of the clash[/caption]
APBut Djokovic quickly extinguished any fears of an upset by claiming the fourth set[/caption]
Djokovic, playing in his 100th Wimbledon match, had put himself in a strong position after going two sets up before play was stopped ahead of the 11pm curfew on Sunday night.
However, the restart did not go to plan as he lost the third set 7-5 to his giant 6ft 5in opponent.
Jelena, who has been married to Djokovic for nine years, appeared to be feeling the nerves as 26-year-old Hurkacz threatened a five-set Wimbledon upset.
The 37-year-old mother-of-two could be seen gasping while wearing a stylish striped pink top, a white sun hat and sunglasses.
But these fears were soon dispelled as the reigning Wimbledon champ took the fourth set 6-4.
After stretching his unbeaten run at the tournament to 32 matches since 2018, Djokovic remains on course to land a record-equalling eighth title in SW19.
23-time Slam champion Djokovic is also aiming to match another Roger Federer Wimbledon record by claiming his fifth title in a row.
To do so he will need to overcome Russian Andrey Rublev in the quarter-final.
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Following his match with Hurkacz, he said: “Big credit to Hubert for playing an amazing match. Tough luck for him. He put up a great performance.
“Honestly, I don’t recall the last time I felt this miserable on returning games to be honest due to his incredibly accurate and powerful serve.
“I mean he has got one of the best serves in the world and it is so difficult to read it.
“Playing on the quickest surface in sport, a grass court, it really favours the big servers.
“So, it was not an enjoyable match for me I must say. But I guess in the important moments, yesterday and last night, I was fortunate to win that first set. I was 6-3 down in the tie-break.
“This match definitely could have gone a different way. But I guess I held my nerve when it mattered and I am happy to win.
“I do a great connection with the court. Every match I win, the next time I step on the court I feel more comfortable and confident to play. Hopefully the love affair keeps going for a long time.”
Djokovic celebrated his wedding anniversary with Jelena after beating Nick Kyrgios in last years final.
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