DJOKOVIC BEATS KOKKINAKIS; SANIA CRASHES OUT IN FIRST ROUND

The six-time champion Novak Djokovic produced a masterclass on the grass court on Wednesday at Wimbledon, where the top seed breezed to a second-round victory against Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Djokovic took just two hours to defeat the Australian 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to extend his winning streak at SW19 to 23 matches. One game was enough for the six-time champion to click into top gear on Wednesday against Kokkinakis. Djokovic broke the Australian in the second game and didn’t look back.

On day three of Wimbledon, the home favourite crashed out of the tournament as Andy Murray suffered second-round exits on Centre Court. Murray featured in the late match but was met by the ruthless power of John Isner, who served his way to a 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-4 victory in over three hours.

On the other hand, the fifth seed Carlos Alcaraz defeated Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-6(0), 6-3 to reach the third round at the grass-court major for the first time.

Playing her in last Wimbledon, veteran Indian tennis star Sania Mirza suffered a heartbreak as she along with her partner and Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic made a first-round exit from the women’s doubles event at the All England Club on Thursday. The Indo-Czech pair which was seeded sixth and one of the favourites squandered a set lead to lose to Polish-Brazilian duo of Magdalena Frech and Beatroz Haddad Maia 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Saina, 35, who is on her final swansong, though still has a chance as she and Mate Pavic of Croatia will compete in the mixed doubles and will take on Natela Dzalamidze and David Vega Hernandez in the first round.