Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after beating Daniel Evans of Britain throughout their second spherical males’s singles match on the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Novak Djokovic stepped up his bid for a document twenty fifth Grand Slam title as he moved into the Wimbledon third spherical with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 rout of British wildcard Dan Evans on Thursday.
Djokovic wanted only one hour and 47 minutes to dispatch Evans with a ruthless show within the second spherical on Centre Court.
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The sixth seed struggled with abdomen points in his four-set win towards Alexandre Muller, praising the “miracle pills” he took throughout the first spherical for his robust restoration.
There have been no lingering results for the seven-time Wimbledon champion as he overwhelmed Evans with 46 winners.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns to Daniel Evans of Britain throughout their second spherical males’s singles match on the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
“It means I’ve been playing quite a long time!” Djokovic mentioned when advised he had simply secured his 99th Wimbledon match victory.
“I still enjoy it. This court has given me so much. Wimbledon has a special place in my heart. Any history made here is obviously extra special.”
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Djokovic is dreaming of placing an exclamation level on his unimaginable profession by turning into essentially the most profitable singles participant in tennis historical past.
The 38-year-old has been tied with Margaret Court on 24 Grand Slam titles since successful his most up-to-date main prize on the 2023 US Open.
And regardless of shedding the final two Wimbledon finals towards Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic believes the lawns of south-west London present his greatest probability to win that elusive twenty fifth main.
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“I’m aware of the history on the line. I’m thinking about the big things I can do in this tournament,” he mentioned.
“I don’t reflect on it for now. I think that will come when I sip a margarita on the beach with (Roger) Federer and (Rafael) Nadal!”
After shedding to prime seed Jannik Sinner within the latest French Open semi-finals, Djokovic is within the uncommon place of not being considered the Wimbledon title favorite, having didn’t make the championship match in his earlier three Grand Slam appearances.
Djokovic, who gained his one hundredth tour-level title in May in Geneva, has been dogged by questions on when he’ll retire since fulfilling his long-held want for Olympic singles gold in Paris final 12 months.
But he would draw degree on a document eight males’s Wimbledon singles titles with Federer if he wins the grass-court occasion for the primary time since 2022, and on this proof he’s within the temper to make historical past at his favorite match.
Evans, 35, had gained his solely earlier assembly with Djokovic on clay in Monte Carlo 4 years in the past and the Serb claimed he was the sort of difficult opponent he would have most well-liked to keep away from.
But Djokovic had by no means misplaced a Grand Slam match to a participant ranked as little as world quantity 154 Evans and he wasn’t about to make undesirable historical past.
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“I knew it would be a special atmosphere on Centre Court. A Brit in Britain is always hard to face,” Djokovic mentioned.
“Technically and tactically I knew exactly what I wanted to do and I executed perfectly. Sometimes you have these kind of days when everything goes your way.”