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WIMBLEDON, England -- Novak Djokovic added another record to his name by reaching Wimbledon's third round for a 19th time with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 win over Dan Evans on Centre Court on Thursday. It was Djokovic's 99th match win at Wimbledon overall, and the 19 third-round appearances put him one ahead of Roger Federer for most by any man in the Open era (since 1968). It's hardly the most prestigious record for Djokovic, whose 24 Grand Slam titles -- including seven at Wimbledon -- are the most by a male player. But he could at least use it to poke fun at his new, and much younger, main rivals. "Nineteen times, that's a great stat," the 38-year-old Djokovic said. "That's probably almost as much as Sinner and Alcaraz have years in their lives." Well, not quite. Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic in the past two Wimbledon finals, is 22, while No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner -- who beat Aleksandar Vukic 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 -- is 23. The growing rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz -- especially in the wake of their five-set final at the French Open last month -- has helped tennis move on from the era of the Big Three, of whom Djokovic is the last man standing after Federer and Rafael Nadal retired. But Djokovic is too focused on proving he can still win another Slam to sit back and reflect on everything he has accomplished at Wimbledon. "I don't pause to reflect, to be honest. I don't have time," Djokovic said in an on-court interview. "I would like to. But I think that's going to come probably when I set the racket aside and then sip margarita on the beach with Federer and Nadal and just reflect on our rivalry and everything." Against Evans, Djokovic failed to convert his first nine break points in the first set. But once he got the breakthrough for a 5-3 lead -- raising both arms in the air as if to say "finally" -- he went 5-for-6 on break points the rest of the way. "You have these kinds of days where everything goes your way," said Djokovic, who didn't face a break point of his own until the final game. "Everything flows." Sinner had 38 winners and just 11 unforced errors in the 1-hour, 40-minute match and saved all four break points he faced Thursday. The owner of three Grand Slam titles advanced to face 52nd-ranked Pedro Martinez of Spain on Saturday. Wimbledon is the only major tournament where Sinner has yet to reach a final; he lost in the 2023 semifinals at the All England Club. Also in the men's draw, No. 11 Alex de Minaur ousted 115th-ranked Arthur Cazaux 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0, and 19th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov outlasted Corentin Moutet 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion and 2017 Wimbledon runner-up, stunned British No. 4-seed Jack Draper 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 on No. 1 Court. Meanwhile, two-time Grand Slam semifinalist Ben Shelton's second-round match at Wimbledon was suspended because of fading light with him a game away from beating Rinky Hijikata on Thursday night. The 10th-seeded Shelton was about to serve for the match while leading 6-2, 7-5, 5-4 when action was halted at No. 2 Court, which does not have a roof or artificial lights. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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