July 3 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic expressed pride in his performance Thursday, telling the crowd he "executed perfectly" in a 107-minute sweep of Daniel Evans, which helped him advance to Wimbledon's third round for a record 19th time.
"Obviously, I knew I was prepared well for the match," Djokovic said in his on-court interview "Technically, tactically, I knew exactly what I needed to do and I executed perfectly. Sometimes you have those kind of days."
The sixth-ranked Serbian totaled 11 aces, 46 winners, 14 unforced errors and converted 6 of 16 break point opportunities in the 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 win in London.
Evans, of Great Britain, logged five aces, 19 winners and 18 unforced errors. The No. 154 player in the ATP singles rankings went 0 for 2 in break point conversions.
Djokovic will face fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (No. 49) in the third round. Kecmanovic beat No. 106 Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands in four sets in his second-round match.
With Thursday's win, Djokovic earned his 99th Wimbledon singles victory -- the third-most in history at the grass-court major. Djokovic also is eying a record-setting eighth Wimbledon title.
"It means I've been playing quite a long time ...19 times, that's a great stat," Djokovic said. "That's probably as much as Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have years in their lives.
"This sport has given me so much. I've said this a million times before, but I'll say it again: Wimbledon stays the most special tournament in my heart. The one I dreamed of winning as a kid."
No. 7 Mirra Andreeva of Russia, No. 10 Emma Navarro of the United States and No. 11 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan also picked up straight-sets victories Wednesday at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club.
"I'm just super happy I managed to push myself to fight until the end and to try and play aggressive, which was not easy," Andreeva said.
Navarro first moved on with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over No. 36 Veronika Kudermetova. She just 74 minutes to dispatch the Russian.
Andreeva followed with a 6-1, 7-6(4) win over No. 63 Lucia Bronzetti of Italy. The 18-year-old Russian needed just 93 minutes to earn that second-round win.
Andreeva will take on No. 55 Hailey Baptiste of the United States in the third round.
Navarro will meet No. 16 Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in her third-round match. The winner of that meeting will face Andreeva or Baptiste in the fourth round.
Krejcikova, the defending Wimbledon singles champion, bounced No. 67 Caroline Dolehide of the United States 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the second round.
Rybakina eliminated No. 77 Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-3, 6-1. The Wimbledon 2022 champion needed just 62 minutes to earn that straight-sets win.
No. 54 Danielle Collins of the United States also advanced through the early wave of second-round matches Thursday in London. She beat No. 171 Veronika Erjavec of Slovenia 6-4, 6-1.
Collins will take on No. 4 Iga Swiatek of Poland in the third round.
Swiatek dropped the first set of her second-round meeting with No. 208 Caty McNally of the United States, but stormed back for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 win.
Swiatek, who advanced to the semifinals in her last two Grand Slam runs, lost in the third round in two of her last three Wimbledon appearances. She reached the quarterfinals in 2023 for her best finish at the tournament.
No. 11 Alex de Minaur of Australia, No. 17 Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic and No. 24 Flavio Cobolli of Italy were among the top men's players to advance early Thursday.
No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy, No. 4 Jack Draper of Great Britain and Americans Ben Shelton (No. 10) and Tommy Paul (No. 13) will be in action later on Day 4.
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will be the top player in action on Day 5. Andreeva, No. 8 Madison Keys of the United States and several fellow Americans, including Navarro, Baptiste, Collins and No. 12 Amanda Anisimova also will play in Friday's third-round slate.
Thursday's second-round coverage is to air until 4 p.m. EDT on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. Third-round coverage will air from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday on the same platforms.
