Top seed and title favourite Novak Djokovic had to dig deep into his reserves to fend off a determined Radek Stepanek and reach the third round at Wimbledon.
A win against Andy Murray and run to the semi-finals at the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club marked Stepanek down as a player in form on grass, and he tested Djokovic close to the limit.
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