Novak Djokovic achieves another milestone with his 100th Wimbledon victory after Navratilova and Federer

Novak Djokovic grew to become solely the third participant in Wimbledon historical past to achieve 100 victories —after Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer — together with his 6-3 6-0, 6-4 win within the third spherical over Miomir Kecmanovic.

Djokovic, who has received seven of his 24 Grand Slam titles on the All England Membership, took management by profitable 9 consecutive video games from 3-3 within the first set on Centre Courtroom towards his Serbian compatriot on Saturday, en path to his newest milestone.

“Any historical past that I make in my favourite event, I am blessed,” Djokovic stated in an on-court interview.

The 38-year-old Djokovic, enjoying in his twentieth Wimbledon event, will subsequent face No. 11 Alex de Minaur for a spot within the quarterfinals.

Djokovic, who might doubtlessly meet No. 1 Jannik Sinner within the semifinals, has misplaced the previous two Wimbledon finals to Carlos Alcaraz.

Djokovic made simply eight unforced errors by means of two units and led 5-1 within the remaining set earlier than Kecmanovic made him work for the victory.

“I’ve loved myself very a lot besides perhaps the final couple of video games. Issues obtained a bit sophisticated,” stated Djokovic, who completed with 60 winners and 19 unforced errors, together with 16 aces.

The spotlight of the match got here within the eighth sport of the primary set, with Djokovic seeking to break. His diving backhand volley winner on the internet on the fourth deuce sailed previous Kecmanovic, who slumped his shoulders as he watched the ball land in down the road. On the bottom, Djokovic smiled and soaked within the applause for a second earlier than occurring to earn the important thing break.

“I attempt to not take something with no consideration, notably (at) this age, nonetheless going robust, nonetheless attempting to compete with the younger gamers and do some slides and a few splits on the court docket, and push myself to the restrict,” he stated.

Navratilova, a nine-time Wimbledon singles champion, amassed 120 singles victories. Eight-time champion Federer reached 105 singles wins.