Djokovic dazzles; Kerber, Raonic win

Three-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon fourth round for the 10th time on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) win over Ernests Gulbis of Latvia.

Second seed Djokovic will play France’s Adrian Mannarino for a place in the quarterfinals

“I’m delighted with the performance today. I thought I raised the level of tennis,” said Djokovic after making the second week without dropping a set.

“Comparing to the first couple of matches and the last couple of weeks I think this was the most focused I was on the court.”

Gulbis, now ranked at a lowly 589 after once reaching 10 in the world in 2014 when he defeated Roger Federer on his way to the French Open semis, fired 37 unforced errors to Djokovic’s 12.

“It’s not easy obviously playing on grass against a big server like that,” said Djokovic of his childhood friend Gulbis. “I’m very pleased with the way I’ve felt, the way I’ve played.”

In other matches, top-ranked women’s singles Angelique Kerber and men’s third-seeded Milos Raonic both advanced to the fourth round.

Kerber held on to beat Shelby Rogers of the US 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the third round. Raonic had a more straightforward time, beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-5 a year after losing to Andy Murray in the final. The top-ranked German will next face 2015 Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza on Monday. Muguruza, the 2016 French Open champion, beat Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-2.

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki came within two points of defeat against unseeded Estonian Anett Kontaveit before recovering to win 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 and reach the fourth round of Wimbledon on Saturday. —