He was given a tough test in round one, but Novak Djokovic produced a clinical performance to defeat Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 at Wimbledon. It took just under two hours for the defending champion to seal the win and book his spot in round three.
Time and again the tennis great found ways to stretch his opponent and open up the court and a wonderful array of shots both from the baseline and at the net proved too much for his opponent to handle. The Serbian asserted his authority from the off as he broke the Australian in his opening service game and within ten minutes the Serb raced into a 3-0 lead.
Two booming aces and a big cross-court forehand winner got Kokkinakis on the scoreboard for 3-1. But Djokovic continued his serene progress through the set, which included a delightful lob winner after the 26-year-old tracked down a clever drop shot in the fifth game.
