Overview
- Djokovic beat Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) in a three-hour, one-minute third-round match to reach the fourth round.
- The win on Friday gives Djokovic 105 career singles victories at Wimbledon, matching Roger Federer’s men’s record.
- After the match Djokovic described the on-court leg‑striking as "nothing major" and said he was simply trying to wake his muscles.
- He will face qualifier Roman Safiullin in the fourth round, a player who entered Wimbledon without a tour-level win this year after late-2025 injuries.
- The result reinforces Djokovic’s late-career legacy chase and shifts attention to veteran fitness management and surprise runs from lower-ranked players that are reshaping the draw.