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Good afternoon and welcome to today's LIVE coverage of the Wimbledon second round clash between Novak Djokovic and Kevin Anderson, we're going to be underway shortly.

N. Djokovic vs K. Anderson | Wimbledon
Men's Singles | Round 2 | 30.06.2021 | Centre Court
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K. Anderson
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Ibrahim Mustapha

Updated 30/06/2021 at 14:26 GMT


That's all from me for now, but stick with us for more coverage from SW19 over the course of the tournament.
Djokovic says he is "super happy" to see the fans back at Centre Court and makes a joke about the slippery courts who he says he has been "making a connection with".
15:22
It's got to be said, that this felt a lot like going through the motions, as Anderson endured a tenth defeat by Djokovic. A straight set victory in an hour and 40 minutes fair play, Novak.
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Djokovic 6-3 6-3 6-3 Anderson: Game, set, and indeed match. Djokovic gets the wind up his whiskers a bit in those last few serves and the balls are a little wayward, but in the end, it's a misplaced ball from Anderson that does it.
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Djokovic 6-3 6-3 5-3 Anderson. Nope, is the answer to that. Djokovic responds to Anderson's 131mph serve, and this could well be it, now.
Anderson fires an ace to take his first point of the game, and another. A third break point now, can the South African defend it?
OOF Anderson hits the net and we're at a break point.
15:15
Djokovic has raced ahead again and we look perilously close to another break...
15:08
With the Australian and French Opens already under his belt already, Djokovic is chasing a calendar slam, this year. It's certainly hard to see this match standing between him and that ambition.
15:06
Djokovic 6-3 6-3 2-2 Anderson. It would be easy at this stage, one wonders, for Anderson to feel disheartened, but that bg serve keeps on coming. I do get a sense he's making more unforced errors now, though, and Djokovic will ruthlessly exploit that, given half a chance.
Djokovic 6-3 6-3 2-1 Anderson: The third set is underway and we are level pegging, on Centre Court Djokovic serves now. He's making light work of Anderson who fails to score a point - it's too easy.
14:50
If you're wondering what's been going on elsewhere, GB's Cameron Norrie has overcome Lucas Pouille in a bit of an epic. That's 6-7 7-5 6-2 7-5.
Djokovic 6-3 6-3 Anderson: Djokovic has got the bit between his teeth now and he is racing through this. The errors are coming thick and fast now from Anderson and he may be relieved for a minute to regain his composure, even if Djokovic has just taken the second set.
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Djokovic 6-3 4-3 Anderson: Here's a break point now and Anderson is in trouble but he fires a beautiful return and the World No.1 applauds him. The relief doesn't last long, though and Djokovic breaks. That might be all he needs.
Djokovic 6-3 2-3 Anderson: Anderson is not a great mover, it's fair to say, but he is certainly doing a bit more of it, now. He's still heavily dependent on his serve, however. Djokovic pushes Anderson to a deuce, but he manages to hold.
Djokovic 6-3 1-2 Anderson: A bit more in the way of rallies going on now, it looked for a moment that Djokovic would get the better of him, but Anderson holds.
14:23
A nasty slip there for Djokovic. He's fine and back on his feet but it did look a little uncomfortable, for sure.
Djokovic 6-3 0-1 Anderson: An absolutely cracking volley there by Anderson who Djokovic tries to outsmart at the net, but he flicks it past him. That was unexpected to be honest, but it gets Anderson out of trouble as he holds his first serve of the second set - just.
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Djokovic 6- 3 Anderson: Djokovic must be smelling blood as he wraps up the first set in a blistering pace. The ball fizzes past Anderson - who couldn't even claim a point there - and that's the first set to Djokovic.