Djokovic, Sharapova cruise into Wimbledon last 16

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 2004 winner Maria Sharapova swept into the Wimbledon fourth round today as controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios bolstered his reputation as the next generation's brightest star.
Top seed Djokovic made the last 16 for the seventh successive year by routing Bernard Tomic of Australia 6-3, 6- 3, 6-3 on the back of 15 aces and 38 winners.
The Serb then faced a different challenge as he walked off Centre Court when he was asked to autograph the prosthetic leg of a wheelchair-bound fan.
"The gentleman gave me his artificial leg...I want to be politically correct about it," smiled the 29-year-old Djokovic who next faces South Africa's Kevin Anderson.

"I gave him my signature. I hope it will make him feel better."
Fourth seeded Sharapova made the last 16 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu and goes on to tackle either Germany's 14th seed Andrea Petkovic or unseeded Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan for a spot in the quarter-finals.

"What everyone at this stage of the tournament expects is to go further and expect more, better things from yourself. As the matches get tougher, you have to raise your level," said five-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova.
Kyrgios, who famously defeated Rafael Nadal in 2014 when he was ranked 144 in the world, avenged his quarter-final loss of 12 months ago to seventh seed Milos Raonic with a 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 victory.

The 20-year-old Kyrgios hit 34 aces and blasted 61 winners past the 2014 semi-finalist as he booked a fourth round clash with Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
"I lost my focus a bit towards the end of the first set, but I knew what my game plan was and I stuck to it. I toughed it out," Kyrgios said.
Kyrgios, seeded 26, faces another rematch in the fourth round against Gasquet after beating the Frenchman in a dramatic five-setter in the second round last year.
Gasquet, a 2007 semi-finalist and seeded 21, beat 11th seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria for the fifth time in five meetings thanks to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 stroll.

Dimitrov had defeated 2013 champion Andy Murray on his way to the semi-finals last year, but Friday's defeat extended a disappointing Grand Slam season for the 24-year-old who was beaten in the fourth round at the Australian Open before a first round exit at Roland Garros.