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INSANE: Bloodied but unbowed sinner djokovic survive wimbledon scares | Vintage Vibes

Italy's Jannik Sinner falls to the ground during his Wimbledon clash with Miomir Kecmanovic

LONDON - Jannik Sinner survived a major scare and a bloodied foot to open his Wimbledon title defence with a five-set victory over Miomir Kecmanovic, while Novak Djokovic had to dig deep to beat China's Wu Yibing.

Sinner was pushed to the brink of becoming only the third male defending champion to lose in the Wimbledon first round before battling back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-3 on Monday.

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