// Jordan Thompson lost the match but won the respect of Novak Djokovic as the defending champion rolled into the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday (AEST). Australia's Thompson, ranked 70th in the world, had never met Djokovic in a competitive match before the centre court clash. But the 29-year-old at least made Djokovic sweat for his 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-5 win. Watch Wimbledon 2023 live and free on 9now. Alternatively, you can stream every match live, ad-free and on demand on Stan Sport, with centre court in 4K UHD "It is a huge privilege at my age (36) and at this point of my career and to push it with the young guns," Djokovic said. "We have a very romantic and special relationship this court and I do. But I don't want to meet him (Thompson) this early in the tournament. "Congrats to him, he was a bit unlucky in the second set, he played a great match and deserves a big round of applause for sure." READ MORE: Aussie Daria Saville left 'rattled' as protester runs onto court READ MORE: Phil Gould warns NSW Blues captain James Tedesco READ MORE: England, Australia reload bowling attacks for third Ashes Test https://twitter.com/StanSportAU/status/1676637088232652800?s=20 It was Djokovic's 30th straight win at Wimbledon and he hasn't lost on his beloved centre court since 2013. "I only got broken twice but to be honest I didn't get a look in on his serve. I put in a good performance, but he was quite dominant," Thompson said. "I am not a serve-volleyer but I did that every first serve and more than half on my second serve." Three other Australian men's players – Alex de Minaur, Jason Kubler and Chris O'Connell – were leading their matches before bad light forced play to be suspended. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here Jordan Thompson lost the match but won the respect of Novak Djokovic as the defending champion rolled into the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday (AEST). Australia's Thompson, ranked 70th in the world, had never met Djokovic in a competitive match before the centre court clash. But the 29-year-old at least made Djokovic sweat for his 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-5 win. Watch Wimbledon 2023 live and free on 9now. Alternatively, you can stream every match live, ad-free and on demand on Stan Sport, with centre court in 4K UHD "It is a huge privilege at my age (36) and at this point of my career and to push it with the young guns," Djokovic said. "We have a very romantic and special relationship this court and I do. But I don't want to meet him (Thompson) this early in the tournament. "Congrats to him, he was a bit unlucky in the second set, he played a great match and deserves a big round of applause for sure." READ MORE: Aussie Daria Saville left 'rattled' as protester runs onto court READ MORE: Phil Gould warns NSW Blues captain James Tedesco READ MORE: England, Australia reload bowling attacks for third Ashes Test https://twitter.com/StanSportAU/status/1676637088232652800?s=20 It was Djokovic's 30th straight win at Wimbledon and he hasn't lost on his beloved centre court since 2013. "I only got broken twice but to be honest I didn't get a look in on his serve. I put in a good performance, but he was quite dominant," Thompson said. "I am not a serve-volleyer but I did that every first serve and more than half on my second serve." Three other Australian men's players – Alex de Minaur, Jason Kubler and Chris O'Connell – were leading their matches before bad light forced play to be suspended. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here https://ift.tt/V9qox8P //
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