Djokovic achieves another milestone with his 100th Wimbledon victory to join Navratilova and Federer

LONDON AP Novak Djokovic became only the third performer in Wimbledon history to reach victories after Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer with his - - - win in the third round over Miomir Kecmanovic on Saturday Djokovic who has won seven of his Grand Slam titles at the All England Club took control by winning nine consecutive games from - in the first set on Centre Court against his Serbian compatriot en way to his latest milestone Any history that I make in my favorite tournament I m privileged Djokovic stated in an on-court interview The -year-old Djokovic playing in his th Wimbledon tournament will next face No Alex de Minaur for a spot in the quarterfinals Djokovic who could potentially meet No Jannik Sinner in the semifinals has lost the past two Wimbledon finals to Carlos Alcaraz Djokovic made just eight unforced errors through two sets and led - in the final set before Kecmanovic made him work for the win I have enjoyed myself very much except maybe the last couple of games Things got a bit complicated commented Djokovic who finished with winners and unforced errors along with aces The highlight of the match came in the eighth encounter of the first set with Djokovic looking to break His diving backhand volley winner at the net on the fourth deuce sailed past Kecmanovic who slumped his shoulders as he watched the ball land in down the line On the ground Djokovic smiled and soaked in the applause for a moment before going on to earn the key break I try not to take anything for granted particularly at this age still going strong still trying to compete with the young players and do particular slides and particular splits on the court and push myself to the limit he stated Navratilova a nine-time Wimbledon singles champion amassed singles victories Eight-time champion Federer reached singles wins AP tennis https apnews com hub tennis Source