Djokovic into Wimbledon last-16 for 10th time

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Second seed Djokovic will play France's Adrian Mannarino for a place in the quarter-finals

LONDON (AFP) - Three-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon fourth round for the 10th time on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) win over Ernests Gulbis of Latvia.

Second seed Djokovic will play France s Adrian Mannarino for a place in the quarter-finals.

"I m delighted with the performance today. I thought I raised the level of tennis," said Djokovic after making the second week without dropping a set.

"Comparing to the first couple of matches and the last couple of weeks I think this was the most focused I was on the court."

Gulbis, now ranked at a lowly 589 after once reaching 10 in the world in 2014 when he defeated Roger Federer on his way to the French Open semi-finals, fired 37 unforced errors to Djokovic s meagre 12.

"It s not easy obviously playing on grass against a big server like that," said Djokovic of his childhood friend Gulbis.

"I m very pleased with the way I ve felt, the way I ve played."