Novak Djokovic dismantled Stefanos Tsitsipas on Wednesday, winning 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the third round of Wimbledon for the 20th time in 21 appearances.
What happened?
Djokovic outplayed Tsitsipas in every facet, notching 33 winners and committing only 7 unforced errors.
Key statistics
The Serbian legend did not have his serve broken, while Tsitsipas endured 24 unforced errors and had his serve broken four times.
Djokovic managed to block a pair of smashes by Tsitsipas and broke serve for a 5-4 lead in the second set.
Post-match reaction
After the match, Djokovic said: "You feel very happy, satisfied and joyful on the court when you are playing this way."
The win took just 1 hour and 38 minutes, with Djokovic producing three winners in the final game to wrap up the victory.
Next match
Djokovic will look to continue his strong form in the next round, aiming to make a deep run at Wimbledon.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner also won in straight sets, defeating Nuno Borges 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4, and eclipsing Nicola Pietrangeli's record for most main-draw match victories at Grand Slams among Italian players with 95.
No. 3 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised to victory, disposing of Dino Prizmic 7-6 (2), 6-3, 7-5, and earning his second straight-sets victory in as many matches.
Russian Daniil Medvedev dropped the first set but rebounded to take down Daniel Merida Aguilar 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2, converting five of six break points and totaling 38 winners.
No. 9 seed Flavio Coballi eliminated Mariano Navone 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (8) in a first-round match that was halted after the third set on Tuesday night due to darkness.
No. 16 seed Learner Tien fell to unseeded Marton Fucsovics 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3, while No. 21 seed Tommy Paul advanced to the third round with a straight-sets victory against Kwon Soon-woo 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Djokovic's win on July 1, 2026, sets him up for a potential deep run at Wimbledon, and he will look to continue his strong form in the next round.