Novak prolonged his profitable run at Wimbledon, advancing to the third spherical with one other commanding efficiency.
The seventh seed defeated Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 within the match that concluded the third day of competitors on the All England Membership.
The Centre Court docket encounter lasted only one hour and 38 minutes, with Novak in full management from begin to end. The Serbian dedicated solely seven unforced errors all through the match and secured his second straight-sets victory in London.
Novak made a assured begin, counting on a stable serve that remained constant all through the opening set. The decisive second got here within the fourth recreation when he earned the primary break of the match. Tsitsipas responded with three consecutive break factors within the following recreation, however Djokovic saved all of them earlier than consolidating for a 4-1 lead. He comfortably protected the benefit for the rest of the set to take it 6-3.
The second set was carefully contested, with each gamers holding serve comfortably for a lot of the set. Neither participant created a major opening till the closing phases, when Novak struck within the ninth recreation to interrupt serve. He then confidently served out the set to maneuver inside one set of victory.
Because the match progressed, Novak continued to boost his degree, taking full management of the baseline exchanges and making use of fixed stress on return. Tsitsipas struggled to seek out any rhythm, whereas the Serbian dictated play with authority. Two breaks of serve allowed Djokovic to wrap up the third set 6-2 and seal his place within the third spherical.
Statistics: aces (12-16), double faults (2-1), winners (33-25), unforced errors (7-24), complete factors received (86-55).
Novak will face twenty fifth seed Arthur Rinderknech of France within the third spherical on Friday. The Frenchman superior after defeating American Martin Damm in straight units.
It will likely be the primary profession assembly between the 2 gamers.
You possibly can obtain Novak’s July 2026 calendar right here.
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