LONDON — For two sets in Wimbledon’s fourth round on Monday, defending champion Novak Djokovic was in serious trouble, unable to solve 6-foot-8 Kevin Anderson’s big serve.
Djokovic dropped both of those sets, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6), then began working his way back into the match against the former Illini. He took the next two sets, 6-1, 6-4, to force a fifth, before play was suspended a little after 9 p.m. because of darkness.
The two men will return to Court 1 on Tuesday and play one set that will determine whether the top-seeded Djokovic of Serbia reaches his 25th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal or No.