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.

Ad/> Victory over Kecmanovic was Djokovic's 350th in Grand Slams, and he was proud of the achievement. Wimbledon‘Worst surface’ – Lower-ranked players see grass as chance to beat GOAT Nadal, says Wilander7 HOURS AGO «I am very blessed to be in the position, obviously, to compete at the highest level and to secure more wins in the Grand Slams,» Djokovic said in his on-court interview. «Obviously those are the tournaments, historically, that matter the most in our sport.

So, I’ve been just very proud of the consistency [at] this level.” Reflecting on his form at Wimbledon, Djokovic said: “Well, honestly I think I’ve been playing better and better as the tournament progresses, so it’s obviously something that, you know, you always wish for as a player, that every match that you raise the level of tennis up a notch at least, and I think that is what’s happening at the moment. »So, I know I can always do better, I always expect the highest from myself but I think so far, so good, and I’m looking forward to the next challenge.” Djokovic raced through the opening set for the loss of only 12 points to suggest a rapid victory could be on the cards. But his fellow Serbian upped his level in the second to keep pace with the No.