Novak Djokovic reveals the ‘strange feeling’ he had during his Wimbledon win that he hopes ‘never happens again’

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Novak Djokovic has claimed his 100th Wimbledon win after defeating Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round.

He becomes the third player in history to achieve the feat, following Roger Federer and Martina Navratilova.

Djokovic beat Kecmanovic in straight sets 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the fourth round at the All England Club once again.

The Serb will now face Alex de Minaur in his next match at the championships, as he continues his pursuit of a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title and eighth Wimbledon crown.

Following his triumph over Kecmanovic, Djokovic spoke to the crowd on Centre Court about the strange feeling he had after making history.

Novak Djokovic reacts to getting his 100th win at Wimbledon

In his on-court interview, Djokovic said: “I have enjoyed myself very much, except maybe the last couple of games.

“But yeah, good to close it out in the end, obviously. A bit of tension in the end, you know, I was 5-1 up and 15-30 and then 5-4, 15-30, things got a bit complicated, but, you know.

“It’s never easy playing a friend and compatriot. It’s Miomir is a super nice guy, someone that I have known for many years, and we faced each other in different surfaces, different chords, but more than rivals and competitors, we’re friends, you know, and teammates.

“And… his coach, Viktor Troicki. He’s here. He’s our Davis Cup captain. This was the first time in my life that I was playing an official match with Viktor sitting in the opposite box. So it was a strange feeling, but hopefully it never happens again.”

On clinching his 100th Wimbledon win, he said: “Very historic, sounds very nice. I’m very grateful, obviously, privileged to be in the position that I am, you know, said it many times.

“Tennis made me who I am has given me incredible things in life that I can experience and uh, so, yeah, I try not to take anything for granted, particularly, you know, at this age, still going strong.

“Still trying to compete with the young players and do some slides and some splits on the court and push myself to the limit.

“And, look, you know, Wimbledon is a favourite tournament in a dream tournament of not just myself, but so many, probably the majority of the tennis players, you know, growing up, most of the kids, you know, dream of playing here and winning here.

“I’ve been blessed to do it multiple times and any history that I make in my favourite tournament, I’m blessed.”

Novak Djokovic’s potential route to the Wimbledon title

Djokovic leads the head-to-head record 2-1 with his fourth-round opponent, de Minaur, having defeated the Australian in the Wimbledon quarter-final in their last meeting.

Should he emerge victorious over the world number 11, he will face either Flavio Cobolli or former US Open champion Marin Cilic in the last eight.

By seeding, his most likely semi-final opponent will be three-time Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner, who hasn’t dropped a set yet at the tournament.

If Djokovic advances to the final once again, a third consecutive meeting with Carlos Alcaraz could be on the cards.