LONDON -- Top-seeded Novak Djokovic overcame a hard fall in the third set to advance to the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 Centre Court win over Gilles Simon on Friday.
Leading 3-2 in the third set and with Simon serving, Djokovic lunged for a forehand shot and fell hard to the grass, rolling over and grabbing his upper-left arm and grimacing in pain.
But after receiving medical treatment, he recovered to play out the match. He broke Simon's serve in the final game, his seventh break in the match.
"It was a sharp pain," Djokovic said. "It was an awkward fall. I was just hoping there is nothing really bad with the joint. Luckily there is nothing damaged. I could play. Just the muscle was quite sore because of the impact. All in all, I'm just glad to get through."
Djokovic will play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat Jimmy Wang of Taiwan 6-2, 6-2, 7-5, in the fourth round. Including rain delays, Tsonga has played on all five days of the tournament.
"There is two days off, I'm going to try to recover and get ready," Djokovic said.