Defending champion Novak Djokovic won against Miomir Kekmanovic in a fourth-round grass-court major at Wimbledon on Friday. The No. 1 seeded Serbian registered a 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 win against country’s Kekmanovic in the third round.
Djokovic, who lost just seven games to beat Thanasi Kokinakis in the second round, matched that number with another scintillating performance to overtake his opponent on center court, breaking Kekmanovic’s serve six times on the way to an hour. , 52-minute win.
It was Djokovic’s 24th consecutive win on the grass, putting him on a par with Australian great Rod Laver, third on the Open Era list, with the longest Tour-level winning streaks.
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Djokovic, 35, on his way to his 21st Grand Slam title, dominated the Serbian match, leaving his 22-year-old Davis Cup partner behind for a comfortable victory.
The six-time champion will next face another man in red-hot form on the grass in Tim van Rijnthoven. The Dutch wildcard defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to enter the fourth round of his Grand Slam main draw debut.
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“I feel like I’m playing better and better as the tournament progresses,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview.
“It’s obviously something that you’ve always wanted as a player, that whatever match you play, you at least raise the level of tennis a notch, and I think that’s what’s happening at the moment. Is,” A report on the ATP website quoted the Serbian as saying.
“I know I can always do better. I always expect the highest from myself, but I think so far, so good, and looking forward to the “next challenge”.