Wimbledon 2021: How to Watch, Stream Novak Djokovic, Frances Tiafoe Second-Round Matches
Novak Djokovic is back in action at Wimbledon on Wednesday, while Frances Tiafoe hopes to follow up his upset of world No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas with another win when he plays Canada's Vasek Pospisil.
Djokovic, the world No. 1 and pre-tournament favorite, dropped the opening set in his first-round match against Jack Draper on Monday, but recovered to win in four sets 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
In the second round he will face South Africa's Kevin Anderson in a repeat of the 2018 Wimbledon final.
Then the No. 8 seed in the draw, Anderson famously eliminated Roger Federer in the quarterfinals following a five-set marathon that saw the South African come back from two sets down to defeat the Swiss, 13-11, in the decider.
Incredibly, his semifinal against John Isner was even more epic, with the first three sets going to a tie-break and Anderson winning the fifth set 26-24. The South African ultimately lost in straight sets against Djokovic in the final, and a repeat of his fairytale run looks unlikely as he's now plummeted to 102 in the world rankings.
The surface on Centre Court will again be in the spotlight after Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino both were forced to withdraw from the tournament because of injuries on Tuesday.
Djokovic, who is looking to win Wimbledon for a third consecutive time—the oldest of the four Grand Slam tournaments was canceled in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic—acknowledged the grass was surprisingly slippery during his first-round win over Draper.
"To be honest I don't recall falling this many times on the court," he said during an on-court interview.
Tiafoe should have no such concerns as he takes on Pospisil on court No. 5. The unseeded American pulled off the shock of the first-round as he dispatched Tsitsipas in straight sets.
"These are the matches I really love, a lot of guys in the tennis community know that," the said in his press conference on Monday.
"I play great tennis against high-calibre players and the minimum I'm going to do is at least give myself a chance to win.
"I woke up this morning like, 'I'm beating Stefanos,' and it happened. I think believing it when no one else does is so big."
Here's all you need to know ahead of Wednesday.
When do Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe play next?
The world No. 1 is in action on Centre Court on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. ET) against South Africa's Kevin Anderson.
As ever, the start time is indicative and could change depending on the length of the preceding matches.
How to watch Wimbledon on TV
Coverage on Tuesday begins at 6 a.m. ET on ESPN and runs until 4:30 p.m. ET.
How to watch Wimbledon online
Fans can watch the action online via ESPN3, ESPN+, as well as via the WatchESPN app. The tournament will also be available via streaming services like fuboTV and Sling TV, which carry ESPN channels.
Wimbledon second round schedule
Aside from Djokovic, a host of other top seeds are in action on Wednesday.
No. 7 seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy plays Argentina's Guido Pella at 6 a.m. ET, while No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia takes on South Africa's Lloyd Harris at approximately 10:25 a.m. ET.
No. 9 seed Diego Schwartzman and No. 8 seed Roberto Bautista Agut are also in action against Britain's Liam Broady and Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic respectively.
Tiafoe, meanwhile, is one of nine Americans in action along with John Isner, Marcos Giron, Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson, Taylor Fritz, Brandon Nakashima, Denis Kudla and Sebastian Korda.
