Novak Djokovic eases into third round with win over Thanasi Kokkinakis
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia.
The six-time Wimbledon champion has won the past three men's singles titles at the All England Club.
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Novak Djokovic celebrates winning match point against Thanasi Kokkinakis. Getty
The 26-year-old Kokkinakis is ranked 79th.
Another of the highest-ranked players on the men's tour was knocked out of Wimbledon on Wednesday (early Thursday morning AEST).
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Casper Ruud, the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at this year's French Open, became the seventh of the top 11-ranked male players to be out of the grass-court Grand Slam for either losing early, injury, illness or being banned.
Ruud, who was seeded third but ranked sixth, lost to Ugo Humbert of France 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday in the second round.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia reacts during their Men's Singles Second Round match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day three of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Getty
Nadal advanced to the second round on Tuesday.
The third-ranked Djokovic, No. 4 Nadal, No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas and No. 7 Carlos Alcaraz are the only players in the top 11 remaining in the draw.
Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev is out because of a ban on Russians over the war in Ukraine, No. 2 Alexander Zverev is injured, No. 8 Andrey Rublev of Russia is also banned, No. 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime and No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz lost, and No. 11 Matteo Berrettini withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19.
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