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Novak Djokovic Eyes Wimbledon Last 16 As John Isner Targets Aces Record

Novak Djokovic faces fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic for a place in the Wimbledon last 16 on Friday as John Isner targets becoming the sport's king of aces. Kecmanovic, 22, has lost both his previous two meetings against the man he describes as his "idol". However, with 2002 Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian in his coaching team, he is enjoying a breakout season. Kecmanovic enjoyed career-best runs to the last 16 at the Australian Open and third round at Roland Garros. He has also broken into the top 30 for the first time.

John Isner sets new world record for aces during Wimbledon match

John Isner found his serving groove early in his Wimbledon match against Italy's Jannik Sinner on Friday to set a new record for the number of aces on the ATP Tour. The giant American, 37, started his match against the 10th seed four aces behind Croatia's Ivo Karlovic, who has served 13,728.

'I do think she will win' - Mats Wilander predicts Heather Watson will beat Julia Niemeier in fourth round

Heather Watson is more than capable of going deeper into the main draw at Wimbledon after reaching the fourth round for the first time in her career, says Eurosport tennis expert Mats Wilander. The Brit produced an emphatic 7-6(6) 6-2 win over Slovenian Kaja Juvan and sunk to her knees in elation after reaching the fourth round for the first time in a major. Ad/> Wilander believes the 30-year-old can still achieve «something big» in the latter years of her tennis career.

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic breezes past Miomir Kecmanovic as champion sets up clash with Tim van Rijthoven

Novak Djokovic continued his impressive Wimbledon progress by powering into round four with a straight-sets win over Miomir Kecmanovic. After dropping a set in his win over Soonwoo Kwon in the opening round, he improved in taking care of Thanasi Kokkinakis and it was a step up again in disposing of world No. 30 Kecmanovic 6-0 6-3 6-4 to set up a meeting with Dutch wildcard Tim van Rijthoven.

What are the new tie-break rules at Wimbledon this year? Why has there been a rule change?

Wimbledon is in full swing with the majority of the world's best players taking part at SW19, but there has been a big change to what happens in the final set of matches. For the first time, tie-breaks are being used to decide the winner of matches at Wimbledon after six games all. In March, a 10-point tie-break was announced to decide all final sets at the four Grand Slams on the tennis calendar.

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Novak Djokovic Eyes Wimbledon Last 16 As John Isner Targets Aces Record

John Isner sets new world record for aces during Wimbledon match

'I do think she will win' - Mats Wilander predicts Heather Watson will beat Julia Niemeier in fourth round

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic breezes past Miomir Kecmanovic as champion sets up clash with Tim van Rijthoven

What are the new tie-break rules at Wimbledon this year? Why has there been a rule change?

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