Novak Djokovic gets Wimbledon title defense off to winning start after slight scare

By George Ramsay, CNN

Updated 1526 GMT (2326 HKT) June 27, 2022

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Wimbledon (CNN)Novak Djokovic got his Wimbledon title defense off to a winning start on Monday, but he had to work hard for his 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory against world No. 81 Kwon Soon-hoo.

On the first day of action at Wimbledon, Djokovic opened play under the roof of Centre Court in a bid to win his fourth straight title at SW19 and first grand slam of the year.The top seed's victory against Kwon was perhaps not as routine as some expected. First, as he came from a break down in the opening set, then Kwon levelled the match by taking the second set.Djokovic began to find his rhythm towards the end of the fourth and completed the win after