Novak Djokovic showed signs that he is easing into the old routine at Wimbledon as the seven-times champion sauntered into the third round on Thursday while Barbora Krejcikova also made it through as her title defence continued.

Is the seeds falling a trend? Why is it happening? And where does it leave the tournament? The Athletic ’s tennis writers, Charlie Eccleshare and Matt Futterman, attempt to explain. Charlie Eccleshare: There have been some huge shocks,

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 a record 19th time.