Novak Djokovic marches on at Wimbledon with straight-sets win over Denis Kudla

Novak Djokovic beat Denis Kudla in straight sets (Steven Paston/PA)

Novak Djokovic overcame the latest bump in the road on his seemingly  inexorable march towards the Wimbledon title with a straight-sets win over Denis Kudla.

The world number one extended his winning streak in grand slams to 17 matches and took another step towards a sixth Wimbledon crown, the third leg of the calendar-year grand slam, and a record-equalling 20th major title.