Día 3 en Wimbledon

WIM102.- WIMBLEDON (REINO UNIDO) 01/07/2015 .- La tenista kazaja Yulia Putintseva en acción ante la estadounidense Venus Williams hoy, miércoles 1 de julio de 2015, durante el partido de segunda ronda del torneo de tenis de Wimbledon disputado en el All England Lawn Tennis Club de Londres, Reino Unido. EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA ** Usable by HOY and FL-ELSENT Only ** (FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA / EFE)

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Jul. 1, 2015 2:16 PM PT

El campeón defensor de Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic, llegó a estar abajo 3-1 tras sufrir un break en el primer set pero se repuso para mostrar su dominio en un caluroso miércoles.

Tras perder 13 puntos en fila, Djokovic tomó el control del partido y se mantuvo así hasta el final para vencer al finlandés Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 en la cancha central de Wimbledon en uno de los días más calurosos en la historia del Abierto de Inglaterra.

Nieminen arrancó con fuerza al quebrar el servicio de Djkovic en el primer game y tomar ventaja de 3-1. Pero el serbio se llevó los tres games siguientes y evitó que Nieminen volviera a la vida.

“Al comienzo del partido él hizo tiros increíbles”, dijo Djokovic. “Creo que logró cuatro winners en el primer game, cuatro o cinco en el segundo. Logró un break pero pude recuperarme y jugar buen tenis”.

Fue el último partido en Wimbledon para Nieminen, de 33 años, quien anunció en junio que se retira al concluir la campaña.

Meteorólogos dijeron que este fue uno de los días más calurosos en la historia de Wimbledon. Las temperaturas rondaron los 34 grados centígrados (96 Fahrenheit) y podrían llegar a 35 (96 F), con lo que superarían las máximas previas de 34,6 C (94,28 F) alcanzadas en el verano 1976. Aquí algunas de las mejores imágenes.

Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot to Timea Babos of Hungary during their singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant / AP)

Spectators on No. 1 Court watch the match between Milos Raonic of Canada and Tommy Haas of Germany at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (Tim Ireland / AP)

Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic returns a shot to Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan during their singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP)

Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia wipes her face, during the singles match against Heather Watson of Britain, at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (Tim Ireland / AP)

Serena Williams of the United States serves to Timea Babos of Hungary, during their singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant / AP)

Venus Williams of the United States shakes hands with Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan during their singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) (Pavel Golovkin / AP)

Spectators sit and lie in the sunshine on Murray Mount (Henman Hill) at The All England Tennis Club on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2015. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLISJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP/Getty Images)

India’s Sania Mirza (L) and her partner Switzerland’s Martina Hingis (R) laugh together on their bench in the break between games against Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas and China’s Zheng Saisai during their women’s doubles first round match on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2015. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLISJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP/Getty Images)

Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva returns to US player Venus Williams during their women’s singles second round match on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2015. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / LEON NEALLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images)

Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic reaches for but misses a return against US player Bethanie Mattek-Sands in their women’s singles second round match on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2015. Mattek-Sands won 6-3, 6-4. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLISJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP/Getty Images)

Britain’s Heather Watson reacts against Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova during their women’s singles second round match on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2015. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRKGLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (GLYN KIRK / AFP/Getty Images)

Belarus’s Victoria Azarenka serves to Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens during their women’s singles second round match on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2015. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRKGLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (GLYN KIRK / AFP/Getty Images)

Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic reacts after a point against US player Bethanie Mattek-Sands in their women’s singles second round match on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2015. Mattek-Sands won 6-3, 6-4. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLISJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP/Getty Images)

US player Serena Williams reacts after losing a point against Hungary’s Timea Babos during their women’s singles second round match on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2015. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNISADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP/Getty Images)

Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva returns against US player Venus Williams during their women’s singles second round match on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2015. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- AFP PHOTO / LEON NEALLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images)

Day Three: The Championships - Wimbledon 2015

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Sania Mirza of India (L) Martina Hingis of Switzerland talk in their Ladies Doubles First Round match against Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan and Saisai Zheng of China during day three of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 1, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (Shaun Botterill / Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Ana Ivanovic of Serbia returns a shot in her Ladies Singles Second Round match against Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States of America during day three of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 1, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (Shaun Botterill / Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstancelebrates a point in her Ladies Singles Second Round match against Venus Williams of the United States during day three of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 1, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (Julian Finney / Getty Images)

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