WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic, who has received seven of his 24 Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon, added one other milestone Saturday as he grew to become simply the third participant within the historical past of the grass-court match to succeed in 100 victories.
Djokovic beat fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the spherical of 16 and be a part of Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer as the one gamers to win 100 singles matches on the All England Membership.
“Wimbledon is the favourite and dream match, not only for myself however in all probability for almost all of tennis gamers,” Djokovic mentioned in an on-court interview. “Rising up most children dream of enjoying right here and successful right here. … Any historical past I could make in my favourite match, I am blessed.”
Djokovic, 38, enjoying in his twentieth Wimbledon, will subsequent face No. 11 Alex De Minaur for a spot in the quarterfinals.
The victory moved Djokovic into the fourth spherical of a Grand Slam for the 68th time, second solely to Federer (69). He additionally joined Federer as the one males to win 100-plus matches at two completely different majors because the Open period started in 1968.
Navratilova, a nine-time Wimbledon singles champion, amassed 120 singles victories. Eight-time champion Federer reached 105 singles wins.
“It’s extremely historic. It sounds very good,” Djokovic mentioned of becoming a member of their firm.
Djokovic made simply eight unforced errors via two units earlier than Kecmanovic, his Davis Cup teammate, made him work for the victory within the third.
“I’ve loved myself very a lot besides possibly the final couple of video games. Issues received a bit sophisticated,” mentioned Djokovic, who completed with 60 winners and 19 unforced errors, together with 16 aces. “It is by no means simple enjoying a pal and compatriot.”
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 strive to not take something as a right, significantly [at] this age, nonetheless going robust, nonetheless making an attempt to compete with the younger gamers and do some slides and a few splits on the courtroom, and push myself to the restrict,” he mentioned.
Djokovic, who may probably meet No. 1 Jannik Sinner within the semifinals, has misplaced the previous two Wimbledon finals to Carlos Alcaraz.
ESPN Analysis and The Related Press contributed to this report.