Djokovic achieves another milestone with his 100th Wimbledon victory

The 38-year-old, playing successful his 20th Wimbledon tournament, volition adjacent look No. 11 Alex de Minaur for a spot successful the quarterfinals

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates aft winning his 3rd circular lucifer against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic, successful London, July 5, 2025. Reuters

Novak Djokovic became lone the 3rd subordinate successful Wimbledon past to scope 100 victories — aft Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer — with his 6-3 6-0, 6-4 triumph successful the 3rd circular implicit Miomir Kecmanovic.

Djokovic, who has won 7 of his 24 Grand Slam titles astatine the All England Club, took power by winning 9 consecutive games from 3-3 successful the archetypal acceptable connected Centre Court against his Serbian compatriot connected Saturday, en way to his latest milestone.

“Any past that I marque successful my favourite tournament, I'm blessed,” Djokovic said successful an on-court interview.

The 38-year-old Djokovic, playing successful his 20th Wimbledon tournament, volition adjacent look No. 11 Alex de Minaur for a spot successful the quarterfinals.

Djokovic, who could perchance conscionable No. 1 Jannik Sinner successful the semifinals, has mislaid the past 2 Wimbledon finals to Carlos Alcaraz.

Djokovic made conscionable 8 unforced errors done 2 sets and led 5-1 successful the last acceptable earlier Kecmanovic made him enactment for the victory.

“I person enjoyed myself precise overmuch but possibly the past mates of games. Things got a spot complicated,” said Djokovic, who finished with 60 winners and 19 unforced errors, on with 16 aces.

The item of the lucifer came successful the eighth crippled of the archetypal set, with Djokovic looking to break. His diving backhand volley victor astatine the nett connected the 4th deuce sailed past Kecmanovic, who slumped his shoulders arsenic helium watched the shot onshore successful down the line. On the ground, Djokovic smiled and soaked successful the applause for a infinitesimal earlier going connected to gain the cardinal break.

“I effort not to instrumentality thing for granted, peculiarly (at) this age, inactive going strong, inactive trying to vie with the young players and bash immoderate slides and immoderate splits connected the court, and propulsion myself to the limit,” helium said.

Navratilova, a nine-time Wimbledon singles champion, amassed 120 singles victories. Eight-time champion Federer reached 105 singles wins.