Novak Djokovic records historic 100th win at Wimbledon, joins Federer on two exclusive lists

Novak Djokovic kept writing his name deeper into the history books on Saturday, recording the historic 100th win of his career at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 victory over countryman Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round of the grass-court major.

With that, Djokovic joins two very exclusive lists.

First of all, he’s the second man ever to win 100 career matches at Wimbledon, after Roger Federer, who finished his career with 105.

Second of all, having also won 101 career matches at Roland Garros, he’s just the second man ever to record 100 career wins at two Grand Slam events, after—again—Federer, who also finished his career with 102 victories at the Australian Open.

Djokovic and Federer are two of three men in tennis history to record 100 career wins at a single Grand Slam event, along with the other member of the Big 3, Rafael Nadal, at Roland Garros.

MEN TO WIN 100+ MATCHES AT A SINGLE MAJOR (all-time):

• Roger Federer: Australian Open (102), Wimbledon (105)
• Rafael Nadal: Roland Garros (112)
• Novak Djokovic: Roland Garros (101), Wimbledon (100)

Additionally, three women have hit triple digits at a single major: Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon (120), Chris Evert at the US Open (101) and Serena Williams also at the US Open (108).

Not only were Djokovic's historic milestones impressive, but the way he got to them was, too, with his one-hour-and-47-minute masterclass against Kecmanovic.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion had more than three times as many winners as unforced errors on the day, 60 to 19, and more than five times as many aces as double faults, 16 to 3.

There was only one slight hiccup in an otherwise flawless performance, as he lost three games in a row in the third set for a 5-1, double-break lead to become a 5-4, one-break lead. But he served it out in the next game.

"I have enjoyed myself very much, except maybe the last couple of games," he joked in his on-court interview. "Obviously a bit of tension in the end, you know. I was 5-1 up, 15-30, then it was 5-4, 15-30, and things got a bit complicated.

"But it's never easy playing a friend and compatriot. Miomir is a super nice guy, someone that I have known for many years, and we've faced each other in different surfaces, different courts. But more than rivals and competitors we're friends and teammates, and I wish him all the very best."

Djokovic was then informed of his 100-win milestone.

"Very historic. It sounds very nice," he replied. "Very grateful, obviously. I'm very privileged to be in the position that I am. I've said it many times, tennis made me who I am and has given me incredible things in life that I can experience, and I try not to take anything for granted, particularly at this age, still going strong, still trying to compete with the young players and doing some slides and splits on the court, pushing myself to the limit.

"Wimbledon is a favorite tournament and a dream tournament of not just myself, but so many—probably the majority—of the tennis players. Growing up, most kids dream of playing here and winning here, and I've been blessed to do it multiple times.

"Any history I make at my favorite tournament, I'm blessed."