Novak Djokovic took the court on Saturday in London, England, with the chance to join two notable tennis greats. Djokovic faced Davis-Cup teammate and fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic. The 38-year-old won the match in straight sets and picked up another historic milestone.
Djokovic joins Roger Federer and Martina Navratilova as the only tennis players with 100 career singles wins at the All England Club. In Djokovic’s post-match interview, he joked with the English crowd and said, “It’s very historic and it sounds very nice.”
With the win in the round of 32, Djokovic moves into the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the 68th time. He is second only to Federer, who sits one win above him at 68. These two are also the only men to win 100-plus singles matches in two different majors.
“I try not to take anything for granted at this age,” Djokovic said. “I’m still going strong and competing with the young players.”
Djokovic cruised through the first two sets with minimal errors, but found himself frustrated with his game in the third set. “I enjoyed myself till the last couple of games. Things got a little complicated.” The 24-time Grand Slam winner exclaimed in his post-match interview. “It’s always tough playing a friend.”
Djokovic has a chance to face the number-one seed, Jannik Sinner, in the semifinals. The Serbian holds the overall record at 5-4 over the Italian.
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