<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/wimbledon-2026-believe-djokovic-can-win-this-year-says-vijay-amritraj-23637405" rel="nofollow">Novak Djokovic</a> sent out a warning to his Wimbledon title rivals with an impressive straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the third round for the 20th time on Wednesday.
The 39-year-old eased to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win under the Centre Court roof to maintain his latest bid for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title and record-equalling eighth <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/wimbledon-2026-mirra-andreeva-expresses-views-on-loss-against-barbora-krejcikova-23637949" rel="nofollow">Wimbledon</a> triumph.
The Serb will next face French 25th seed Arthur Rinderknech on Friday for a place in the second week.
&ldquo;I like the terminology &lsquo;vintage&rsquo;, it brings back the best days and you feel very satisfied and joyful on the court when you&rsquo;re playing this way,&rdquo; said Djokovic after being asked if it was a &ldquo;vintage&rdquo; performance.
Djokovic is bidding to become the oldest player to win a men&rsquo;s Grand Slam singles title in the Open era, but does not think his age is holding him back.
&ldquo;I try not to take these moments for granted playing on Centre Court of a childhood dream tournament. I feel very privileged to be walking out on the court at age 30 plus and I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s a cliche, I actually believe age is just a number, I think it&rsquo;s true,&rdquo; he added. Djokovic was at his clinical best as he romped to a 12th successive win over Tsitsipas, a former World No.3 now languishing 87th in the ATP rankings.
The Serbian won 88 per cent of points behind his brilliant first serve, saved all five break points that he faced, smashed 33 winners and made just seven&nbsp; unforced errors.
12 No. of consecutive wins for Djokovic vs Tsitsipas
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

Wimbledon 2026: Djokovic is bidding to become oldest player to win men’s Grand Slam singles title in Open era, but does not think his age is holding him back

Wimbledon 2026 | 'You feel very satisfied and joyful on the court when you’re playing this way...': Novak Djokovic

Sabalenka’s plea: Please allow pets at Wimbledon

Djokovic is bidding to become the oldest player to win a men’s Grand Slam singles title in the Open era, but does not think his age is holding him back

Wimbledon 2026: Novak Djokovic expresses happiness over stunning victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast

Home / Sports / Other Sports / Article / Wimbledon 2026: Novak Djokovic expresses happiness over stunning victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas