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18:29 Jul 03, 2026
Novak Djokovic has spent the latter half of his glittering career equalling records set by former rival Roger Federer, and the Serb was at it again as he notched up win number 105 at Wimbledon to reach the fourth round on Friday. The 39-year-old, eyeing Federer’s men’s record eight Wimbledon singles crowns, suffered a third-set wobble against dangerous Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech and was pushed hard before closing out a 7-5 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) Centre Court victory. Another one against Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin will take him to second alone on the all-time Wimbledon match win list behind only Martina Navratilova’s 120. “I propose a match-up between Roger and me for 106,” seven-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic joked in his on-court interview after celebrating the win with some “dad dancing” for his laughing daughter Tara. “Let’s just stop it here and call Roger to come.” Diving like a goalkeeper The way Djokovic dispatched Greece’s twice former Grand Slam runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in a round-two ma...