Djokovic fights off Rinderknech to claim more history

Djokovic fights off Rinderknech to claim more historyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Novak Djokovic is seeking to equal Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon men's singles titlesByHarry Poole and Amy LofthouseBBC Sport journalists at WimbledonPublished8 minutes agoNovak Djokovic claimed his latest piece of history as he battled past Arthur Rinderknech to reach the Wimbledon fourth round and equal Roger Federer's men's record of most singles match wins at SW19.After the seven-time champion produced a statement performance against former top-10 player Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round, Djokovic had to overcome a far sterner test on his return to Centre Court.But the 39-year-old Serb withstood an inspired resurgence from French 25th seed Rinderknech to prevail 7-5 6-4 1-6 7-6 (7-4).Nine-time women's champion Martina Navratilova is now the only player to have won more singles matches than Djokovic at Wimbledon, with 120 wins.Victory also meant Djokovic matched eight-time men's singles champion Federer's record of Wimbledon fourth-round appearances by reaching that stage for the 18th time.Djokovic, the men's record 24-time major winner, will face Roman Safiullin for a place in the quarter-finals after the Russian qualifier stunned Joao Fonseca 6-3 6-3 6-3.Defending champion Jannik Sinner was tested but came through 6-4 6-3 6-4 against American Jenson Brooksby to reach the fourth round.To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, 'Take a bow!' - Djokovic dives to make 'special' volleyEverything appeared to be going smoothly once again for Djokovic as he wrapped up his sixth and seventh successive sets at this year's championships to assert himself against the big-hitting Rinderknech.Djokovic had delighted the audience with sumptuous shot-making up to that point, taking a bow and putting a finger to his ear after executing a vol...