Djokovic canes Kokkinakis at Wimbledon
Thanasi Kokkinakis has been ruthlessly dispatched at Wimbledon, crushed by the champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
The rejuvenated Adelaide player had gone into the centre court clash dreaming of creating one of the sport's great upsets against the holder on Wednesday.
But like so many others before him, Kokkinakis found the six-time champion the ultimate killjoy, as Djokovic snuffed out the prospect of any drama with his clinical 6-1 6-4 6-2 triumph in exactly two hours.
The Serb reckoned he had raised his game a significant notch or two from the mixed bag he produced in his first-round win over Soonwoo Kwon as he outclassed Kokkinakis, firing 29 winners past the Australian.
"I must say I was quite pleased the way I've raised my level in two days," Djokovic told the centre court crowd.
"It was a really, really high-quality performance and I'm really pleased. I'm very happy."
Kokkinakis was constantly put under pressure with the depth and quality of the world No.3's groundstrokes.
His powerful serve was breached on five occasions while he failed to crack the Djokovic delivery once, with his one break point repelled.
