<p>In his quest to win an eighth Wimbledon title, Novak Djokovic overcame Alexei Popyrin&rsquo;s powerful serve and hitting on Centre Court, securing a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) third-round victory.</p>
<p>The Serbian great now faces 15th seed Holger Rune in the fourth round.</p>
<p>By reaching the fourth round for the 16th time, Djokovic has tied Jimmy Connors in second place on the Open Era list of most last-16 appearances at Wimbledon. Only record eight-time champion Roger Federer has more (18).</p>
<p>After losing the opening set late on Saturday, Djokovic quickly levelled proceedings by taking the second set and then rode a break in the opening game to the third set. Although Popyrin rejuvenated his hopes of forcing a decider by holding from 5-5, 0-40 to a fourth-set tie-break, the Serb dominated from then on to secure a three-hour, five-minute win, ATP reports.</p>
<p>The match included an amusing moment as Popyrin served at 1-4, 30-30 in the second set. A huge cheer went up around the All England Club, where many were simultaneously following the England men&rsquo;s national football team in a Euro 2024 quarter-final penalty shootout against Switzerland.</p>
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By reaching the fourth round for the 16th time, Djokovic has tied Jimmy Connors in second place on the Open Era list of most last-16 appearances at Wimbledon

Djokovic moves past Popyrin to reach Round 4

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By reaching the fourth round for the 16th time, Djokovic has tied Jimmy Connors in second place on the Open Era list of most last-16 appearances at Wimbledon. Only record eight-time champion Roger Federer has more (18)

Djokovic moves past Popyrin to reach Round 4

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