‘I apologise for the meltdowns’ says Djokovic after third-set tantrum

Hello and welcome to coverage from Wimbledon as Novak Djokovic continues his bid for a 25th grand slam title today.

The Serbian claimed his 105th victory at SW19 with a hard-fought win over Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech. Success today would give him sole ownership of second place on the all-time list of most Wimbledon match-wins ahead of Roger Federer with whom he drew level on Friday while also equalling the Swiss maestro’s record of 18 fourth-round appearances.

“I propose a match-up between me and Roger ​for 106,” seven-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic joked in his on-court interview. Let’s just stop it here and call Roger to come.”

A possible semi-final showdown with Jannik Sinner looms large on the horizon and Djokovic insists he feels good about his form and fitness.

“For sure [I feel] better, fresher. I mean, more energy now after three matches than I have had in Paris,” he said.

“But it’s also normal and logical to expect that, considering the difference in the surface and physicality of the points and the effort that has to go in every shot with spin and everything on clay, it’s quite different here. It doesn’t mean that I’m not spending any energy on the court. Of course, I am. And the deeper I go into the tournament, obviously the less fresh I will be physically, but I’m trying to maintain that to an optimal level. But as I said, no major issues. I’m feeling fine.”

Djokovic’s opponent today is Russian Roman Safiullin, who claimed an impressive win over Brazilian 24th seed Joao Fonseca.

Ahead of facing Djokovic, he said: “I played against him three times and only one time I was really close to getting a set against him. The other two times he destroyed me. Hopefully this time I will give him problems and make him suffer on the court.”