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Novak Djokovic sailed smoothly into the third round of Wimbledon after a trouble-free straight-sets win over Denis Kudla.
The reigning champion's defence of his title was never threatened by the American and he strolled to a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win on Centre Court.
Djokovic, going for a fifth Wimbledon crown, will undoubtedly face sterner tests ahead but maybe not until the semi-finals after the draw has opened up favourably for him.
A step closer to a fifth #Wimbledon title. Last year's champion @DjokerNole is a comfortable second round winner over Denis Kudla pic.twitter.com/ddEPCSCgbn
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2019
He faces Hubert Hurkacz in the next round – a Polish player who is enjoying his best ever grand slam run.
The writing was on the wall for Kudla when Djokovic won the opening five games, though a mini fightback did at least delay the Serbian racing to the first set.
Djokovic barely had to get out of second gear and broke Kudla's serve regularly to set up the easiest of wins in 93 minutes.
