Djokovic, Swiatek Breeze Into Wimbledon 2023 Second Round

• Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek reached the second round of Wimbledon
• They won their respective first-round matches in straight sets on Monday
• Djokovic and Swiatek were winners of the 2023 French Open last month

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are moving on to the second round of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

They opened their campaigns at SW19 with a bang, winning their respective matches in straight sets on Monday.

Djokovic claimed a convincing 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Pedro Cachin.

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The seven-time Wimbledon champion blasted 45 winners and won 77 percent of his first serve points against Cachin, per ATP Tour.

What proved to be the difference in the match, however, was the Serb’s return.

Djokovic won 42 percent of his receiving points against the Argentine, with the No. 2 seed converting four of his 11 break-point opportunities.

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He will next face Jordan Thompson in the second round. The Aussie recorded a stunning comeback in the first round, beating higher-ranked Brandon Nakashima 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Swiatek beats Zhu

Swiatek progressed to the second round after beating Lin Zhu, 6-1, 6-3, per Reuters. The Polish star needed just one hour and 21 minutes to record the first-round win.

The 22-year-old blasted 22 winners in the win against Zhu. She won 70 percent of her receiving points against the Chinese star, with Swiatek converting five of her 10 break-point chances.

She was far from perfect, though, committing 16 unforced errors against Zhu.

The four-time Grand Slam champion will next face Sara Sorribes Tormo in the second round. The Spaniard defeated Martina Trevisan 6-3, 6-1 in the opening round.

Wimbledon prize money

Sports Brief also recently reported on the prize money for Wimbledon this year.

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The champions in the men’s and women’s singles will take home £2.35 million each.

Losing the final may be tough but the runner-up will still take home a £1.175mil prize.