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DEFENDING champion Novak Djokovic powered into the fourth round at Wimbledon and is yet to drop a set in this year’s championship. The top seed beat Australian Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3 6-3 to set up a meeting with South African Kevin Anderson.
French Open champion Stan Wawrinka also went through but last year’s semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov is out. Canada’s seventh seed Milos Raonic lost in four sets to 20-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Kyrgios beat Raonic, another 2014 semi-finalist, 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 and will play Richard Gasquet for a place in the quarter-final, after the Frenchman beat Bulgarian Dimitrov 6-3 6-4 6-4.
Wawrinka, the Swiss fourth seed, beat Spain’s Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-3 6-4 and faces Belgian 16th seed David Goffin next.
Djokovic has reached the second week of Wimbledon for the seventh year running by winning all nine sets he has contested.
As he left the court, he was inundated with requests for autographs — including one more unusual one.
“This gentleman gave me his artificial leg and I hope my signature will make him feel good,” he said.
“It’s been great so far. I was hoping I could play better and better as the tournament progresses and that’s what is happening. As we are moving on, I feel more confident.
“My serve was very good today. I won a lot of free points and that takes away a lot of pressure. Maybe it looks like I haven’t been tested but I have. I have played a couple of good players. It will get harder.” — BBC Sport
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