Alexei Popyrin was allowed to dream for just one set -- until the great Novak Djokovic dismantled his Centre Court fantasy, leaving Alex de Minaur once more as the only Australian singles survivor at Wimbledon.
Sydneysider Popyrin took the opening stanza off the seven-times champion in scintillating fashion on Saturday in their third-round rematch, but that was as good as it got.
With rain threatening, the roof was then slid across the sport's greatest tennis arena -- and it caved in on the 24-year-old Aussie's ambitions even as Popyrin still delivered one of the best performances of his career.
