Last year, Djokovic came to the grass-court Slam as the undeniable favorite, only losing two completed matches all year. He came into Wimbledon holding all four Grand Slam titles, and on the hunt for a calendar-year Slam.
But Querrey played lights-out tennis in the third round to defeat the Serbian in four sets after being down a break in the fourth. He would go on to lose in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Milos Raonic.
This time around, Querrey’s upset pust him through to the semifinals, after already defeating No. 12-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Kevin Anderson to reach his second major quarterfinal. Querrey’s two Wimbledon victories (over Djokovic and Murray) are undeniably the best of his career.
So what makes the world No. 28 such a threat to the sport’s giants, especially at Wimbledon? Querrey has two of the biggest weapons in tennis in his serve and forehand. There is no defense for perfect offense, especially on quick grass courts.
The American played pretty close to perfect in the final two sets against Murray and in most of the match against Djokovic. While it appeared that the Scot was physically-impaired toward the end of the match, a healthy Murray still may not have had a chance against Querrey’s aggression.
Fellow Americans certainly noticed their compatriot’s efforts.
