Novak Djokovic has made the fourth round at Wimbledon for the 17th time in his career, and is showing no signs of age catching up to him.
The 38-year-old defeated Serbian compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic in straight sets to claim his 100th win at the All England Club.
Djokovic, still on the ATP Tour after 22 years, is in pursuit of a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title and will face Alex de Minaur in his next match en route to making history.
Also through to the fourth round is a man just two years younger than him, Marin Cilic, with whom he shared a funny exchange after both former major champions advanced at Wimbledon.
What Novak Djokovic said to Marin Cilic after they both reached round four at Wimbledon
During an interview Cilic was doing with Sportklub, Djokovic came up to the Croatian to congratulate him on defeating Jaume Munar in the third round.
The interviewer said to both of them: “You guys are beating all these young people here at the tournament, so they don’t even have to come anymore?”
Cilic responded: “Aren’t we young?”
Djokovic said: “It’s all a matter of perspective, it’s a matter of angle, of view, you know?”
They were then asked: “What makes you so long-lived, you two?”
Cilic answered: “We have a little elixir of youth,” to which Djokovic replied: “We won’t give them our secret, we won’t let it mature.”
Novak Djokovic’s potential quarter-final clash with Marin Cilic
Should both Djokovic and Cilic win their fourth-round matchups, the two veterans will face each other in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.
The 36-year-old, who knocked out home hope Jack Draper, will need to find a way past Flavio Cobolli in his next match at the championships to set up a clash with the 24-time Grand Slam winner.
A bout between Cilic and Djokovic in the last eight would mark their 22nd career meeting.
Leading the lopsided head-to-head between the two is the Serb, who has won against his potential Wimbledon opponent 19 times, and has lost just twice.
The last time Cilic defeated Djokovic was in the final of Queen’s in 2018.
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