MOSCOW, July 1 Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament this season. In the third round match, the current winner of Wimbledon, seeded under the first number, defeated his compatriot Miomir Ketsmanovich (25th seeded) with a score of 6:0, 6:3, 6:4. The opponents spent 1 hour 52 minutes on the court. This victory was Djokovic's 24th in a row won on grass. The Serbian tennis player caught up with the Australian Rod Laver, who ranked third in this indicator. The record in the series belongs to Roger Federer, who did not lose 65 games in a row on grass. In the next round, Djokovic will play with the owner of the wild card, the Dutchman Tim van Reithoven, who outplayed the representative of Georgia Nikoloz Basilashvili — 6:4, 6:3, 6:4. Results other meetings: Francis Tiafoe (USA) — Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) — 3:6, 7:6 (6:1), 7:6 (7:3), 6:4; Tommy Paul (USA, 30) — Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) — 6:3, 6:2, 6:2. Wimbledon, held on grass courts, will end on July 10th. In April, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) refused to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to the tournament because of the situation in Ukraine. In response, in May, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) decided not to award ranking points to competitors.
