Djokovic overcomes injury scare to register straight-sets victory

Novak Djokovic made light of a shoulder-injury scare and several potentially-costly concentration lapses to coast to a straight-sets Wimbledon victory over erratic Frenchman Gilles Simon.

Djokovic overcomes injury scare to register straight-sets victory

Novak Djokovic made light of a shoulder-injury scare and several potentially-costly concentration lapses to coast to a straight-sets Wimbledon victory over erratic Frenchman Gilles Simon.

Top seed Djokovic cantered past world number 44 Simon 6-4 6-2 6-4 in the third round - but only after shaking off damage to his left shoulder suffered in a baseline slip and tumble.

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