Another day, one other milestone reached for Novak Djokovic as he racked up Grand Slam victory quantity 350 by dispatching Australia’s Jordan Thompson at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The defending champion was given a radical exercise by Thompson however at all times appeared in management on the essential moments as he received 6-3 7-6(4) 7-5 to maneuver into the third spherical.

He joins Roger Federer and Serena Williams as the one gamers to have reached 350 wins on the Slams, however the 36-year-old has his eyes firmly mounted on greater objectives. Playing together with his typical scientific accuracy he finally subdued Thompson who supplied up some factor uncommon at Wimbledon as of late — some serve and volley tennis.

It definitely stored Djokovic sincere however the second seeded Serb, bidding to win a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon and fifth in a row, at all times appeared in management. Thompson, ranked 70, was inside two factors of levelling the match on the sharp finish of the second set however as soon as Djokovic got here by the tiebreak with a few well timed aces thrown in, there was solely actually prone to be one consequence.

That stated, Thompson, given loud backing by the Centre Court crowd determined to see a contest, refused to slink away. But serving at 5-6 within the third set the Australian couldn’t maintain Djokovic at bay and he netted a volley to finish the competition.

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