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		</div><p>Novak Djokovic dropped a set for the first time at the Championships to big-hitting Pole Hubert Hurkacz, losing a tie-break in the second.</p>
<p>The defending champion passed his first real test at Wimbledon, but only after he fell foul of the dress code.</p>
<p>It proved only a minor inconvenience, though, as the four-time winner surged through 7-5 6-7 (5) 6-1 6-4.</p>
<h5><strong>Read</strong>: <a href="http://londonglossy.com/hats-off-to-novak-djokovic-as-he-brushes-aside-hubert-hurkacz/">Hats off to Novak Djokovic as he brushes aside Hubert Hurkacz</a></h5>
<p>The only problem Djokovic faced in the first set was being told he could not wear his cap by the umpire because it contravened Wimbledon’s strict all-white rule.</p>
<p>It would be hard to find a whiter cap, frankly, and Djokovic had worn it during his second-round match, but apparently the black inner lining was against the rules.</p>
<p><em>“In the last match I was starting to unpack my hat,”</em> said Djokovic. <em>“The chair umpire said he needs to check whether or not I’m able to play with it.</em></p>
<p><em>“He got a confirmation that I was able to play. So I got the permission. I played with the hat.</em></p>
<p><em>“The same hat I took out now, I was not able to play with it. That’s why I was just questioning that call.</em></p>
<p><em>“I mean, no one has approached me before the match to tell me, ‘well, you can’t really play with the hat this match’. That’s all.</em></p>
<p><em>“I don’t play always with a hat. It depends on whether it’s sunny, whether I need it, hot, angle of the sun, whatever it is.”</em></p>
<p>Djokovic duly played on cap-less and Court One was a server’s paradise until the Serb made the breakthrough in the 11th game, Hurkacz saving three break points but succumbing to a fourth.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What. A. Set. ð¿</p>
<p>Hubert Hurkacz wins the tie-break and it&#39;s a set apiece against Novak Djokovic<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wimbledon?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Wimbledon</a> <a href="https://t.co/cYVGYK3puB">pic.twitter.com/cYVGYK3puB</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/1147177448586588160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Hurkacz did not go away quietly, as he fashioned two break points at 6-5 in the second, one with a dive volley at the net.</p>
<p>Djokovic repelled both to force the tie-break, but another spectacular volley from Hurkacz helped him level the match.</p>
<p>Stung into action, 15-time grand-slam winner Djokovic broke to love twice as he raced away with the third.</p>
<p>A single break in the fourth was enough to wrap up proceedings, the 32-year-old coming through a decent test to safely make week two.</p>
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