LONDON – Sam Querrey’s stunning 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) win over No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the third round at Wimbledon on Saturday was a completely unexpected result. It had shades of Roberta Vinci at the 2015 U.S. Open.
As you watched, you kept waiting for the higher seed and better player to remember who he was and for the underdog to remember who they were. But top seed Djokovic never overcame the tightness that he displayed throughout the match. Even down two sets to love, I don’t think anyone imagined Djokovic—who won the past four major titles in a row and was halfway to the first calendar Grand Slam for a man since Rod Laver's in 1969—would lose this match.