WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic added one other document to his title by reaching Wimbledon’s third spherical for a Nineteenth time with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 win over Dan Evans on Centre Court docket on Thursday.
It was Djokovic’s 99th match win at Wimbledon general, and the 19 third-round appearances put him one forward of Roger Federer for many by any man within the Open period (since 1968).
It is hardly essentially the most prestigious document for Djokovic, whose 24 Grand Slam titles — together with seven at Wimbledon — are essentially the most by a male participant. However he might at the very least use it to poke enjoyable at his new, and far youthful, primary rivals.
“Nineteen instances, that is an incredible stat,” the 38-year-old Djokovic mentioned. “That is in all probability nearly as a lot as Sinner and Alcaraz have years of their lives.”
Effectively, not fairly.
Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic up to now two Wimbledon finals, is 22, whereas No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner — who was enjoying in a while Centre Court docket — is 23.
The rising rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz — particularly within the wake of their five-set ultimate on the French Open final month — has helped tennis transfer on from the period of the Massive Three, of whom Djokovic is the final man standing after Federer and Rafael Nadal retired.
However Djokovic is simply too centered on proving he can nonetheless win one other Slam to sit down again and mirror on all the pieces he has achieved at Wimbledon.
“I do not pause to mirror, to be sincere. I haven’t got time,” Djokovic mentioned in an on-court interview. “I want to. However I believe that is going to come back in all probability after I set the racket apart after which sip margarita on the seashore with Federer and Nadal and simply mirror on our rivalry and all the pieces.”
Towards Evans, Djokovic didn’t convert his first 9 break factors within the first set. However as soon as he received the breakthrough for a 5-3 lead — elevating each arms within the air as if to say “lastly” — he went 5-for-6 on break factors the remainder of the best way.
“You could have these sorts of days the place all the pieces goes your approach,” mentioned Djokovic, who did not face a break level of his personal till the ultimate sport. “Every little thing flows.”
Additionally within the males’s draw, No. 11 Alex de Minaur ousted One hundred and fifteenth-ranked Arthur Cazaux 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0, and Nineteenth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov outlasted Corentin Moutet 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.