Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic allays knee injury fears with easy first-round win [Video]

Less than four weeks after undergoing surgery on his right knee, Novak Djokovic got his Wimbledon ambitions off to the most comfortable of starts on Centre Court on Tuesday.

Quite how his knee will fair over the fortnight of his favourite Grand Slam remains to be seen and there will be sterner tests on it than that of Vit Kopriva.

The Czech player toiled as he tried to push the 24-time Grand Slam champion, who, despite a large knee support, did not appear to be in discomfort and even unleashed his trademark splits from the back of the court.

The pair are polar opposites in terms of their careers in the majors. This was Kopriva’s second Grand Slam singles match, in contrast to Djokovic’s 420th.

Djokovic got off to the perfect start with four service winners in the opening game, including two aces, and didn’t really drop that momentum from there.

The first set seemed …