Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas, advances to 3rd round

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas, advances to 3rd round

Novak Djokovic, the seven-time Wimbledon champion, has advanced to the third round of the grass-court major for the 20th time.

He defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in their first-ever grass-court encounter at Wimbledon on Wednesday night.

The match ended with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in favor of Djokovic.

With this victory, he extended his lead over Tsitsipas to an impressive 13-2 on the ATP Tour.

Djokovic's performance against Tsitsipas was nothing short of spectacular

Djokovic's performance against Tsitsipas was nothing short of spectacular. He hit 33 winners with just seven unforced errors and didn't drop serve throughout the match.

The Serbian star will now face Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the third round.

Rinderknech, who is yet to play Djokovic, reached this year's Wimbledon with a 0-2 grass-court record after first-round exits at 's-Hertogenbosch and Queen's Club.