NOVAK DJOKOVIC notched his Wimbledon century to reach the fourth round.
The seven-time champion, 38, breezed past compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic and became just the third player in Wimbledon history to register 100 SW19 victories.
Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his 100th Wimbledon match[/caption]
Djokovic, 38, put on a Centre Court clinic against his compatriot[/caption]
Djokovic now joins Roger Federer and Martina Navratilova in that exclusive club, earning his 100th win with some precision serving and lung-busting rallies.
Winning an eighth title would take Djokovic to 104 wins, one short of Federer.
His old rival is also the only man to have reached the last 16 (18 times) more often than Djokovic, who is into the second week for a 17th time.
After a testy first set against former Davis Cup team-mate Kecmanovic, the Serb veteran rattled through the gears to win 6-3, 6-0, 6-4.
The two Serbian stars stuck to serve in an opening set which took a while to burst into life.
A couple of late games sparked the fire, with both looking to batter the baseline through some stunning rallies, while also getting cute near the net.
Having battled brilliantly against his idol throughout that first set, Kecmanovic was steam-rolled in the second as Djokovic put on one of the performances of the Championships.
Djokovic broke early again in the third set, ruthlessly dismantling the World No49.
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Djokovic appeared to enjoy himself on Centre Court[/caption]
The Serb hugs his Davis Cup team-mate Miomor Kecmanovic[/caption]
The Serb, pursuing a record breaking 25th Grand Slam, has reached the past six finals at Wimbledon.
He will face Aussie Alex de Minaur, fiance of current British No1, Katie Boulter in the fourth round on Monday.
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