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Djokovic advances to Wimbledon final 16

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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, the tourney's second seed, reached the Wimbledon final 16 for the 10th time after beating Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.

The world number 4 Serbian defeated his Latvian rival 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (2) in two hours and 11 minutes on Saturday to continue his campaign to claim his fourth Wimbledon title, Efe news reported.

Djokovic will face off in the next round against France's Adrian Mannarino, ranked number 51, who battled to a 7-6(3), 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory over his compatriot, Gael Monfils.

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First Published: Jul 09 2017 | 3:28 AM IST

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