Three-time champion Novak Djokovic has marched into the Wimbledon fourth round for the 10th time with another dominant straight-sets win.
The second-seeded world No.4 eased past big-hitting Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-1 7-6 (7-2) to move into the last 16 for the loss of only 19 games in three matches so far this campaign.
“I’m delighted with the performance today. I thought I raised the level of tennis comparing to the first couple of matches,” Djokovic said.
“This was the most focused I was on the court and obviously at the right time because Gulbis presents a huge challenge.”
The Serbian superstar will play unfancied Adrian Mannarino next on Monday after the Frenchman upset 15th-seeded compatriot Gael Monfils 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-2 in a three-and-a-half-hour five-setter.
Milos Raonic remains on track for a second successive final appearance after taking out Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 7-5.
The Canadian sixth seed Raonic crunched 21 aces and 55 winners to book a last-16 meeting with German 10th seed Alexander Zverev, who coasted to a 6-4 6-4 6-2 victory over Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner.
American Sam Querrey needed only four minutes to wrap up a 6-2 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 1-6 7-5 win over French 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The match was suspended Friday by darkness after two hours and 54 minutes with Querrey leading 6-5 in the fifth set.
Tsonga dropped serve immediately upon the resumption to hand Querrey a passage into the fourth round for the second straight year, after he stunned Djokovic in 2016.
Czech Tomas Berdych, the 11th seed and 2010 runner-up, advanced with a 6-3 6-4 6-3 defeat of Spanish veteran David Ferrer, while Dudi Sela became the ninth man to retire from a match at this year’s tournament.
The Israeli was trailing 13th seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-1 when he called it quits, having first called for a trainer after the first set.
A semi-finalist in 2014, Dimitrov will next face either seven-times champion Roger Federer or German Mischa Zverev.