While he launched his Wimbledon campaign with a straight-sets win over countryman Jay Clarke, his schedule will get no easier in the second round as he meets the 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, who is in the hunt for his eighth Challenge Cup.

Novak Djokovic has claimed Dan Evans is “one of the guys that you don't want to face on grass” before taking on the British No.5 in the Wimbledon second round. Evans, 35, has found his old form back on the home grass this summer by beating top 20 players Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul.

Novak Djokovic thanked “doctors’ miracle pills” after he overcame feelings of discomfort and the loss of a set to launch his mission to win a record 25th Grand Slam at Wimbledon. The veteran Serb, a seven-time winner at the All England Club,