TENNIS in DEPTH.

Former champion Lleyton Hewitt eased to a straight-sets victory over fellow seed Gael Monfils at Wimbledon to set up an intriguing fourth-round contest against Novak Djokovic.

Hewitt, who has undergone two hip operations in the past two years, moved around Centre Court well during his 6-3 7-6 (11/9) 6-4 triumph.

The 23-year-old Frenchman offered little resistance to the 2002 winner’s serve until the third set and spurned the chance to put Hewitt under pressure when he wasted three set-points during the tie-break.

Novak Djokovic thrashed Spain’s Albert Montanes 6-1 6-4 6-4 to march into the fourth round of Wimbledon.

The Serbian third seed was taken to five sets by Olivier Rochus in his opening match at the All England Club but has failed to drop a set since.

Montanes, the world number 31, rarely troubled the hugely impressive Djokovic throughout a one-sided match that took one hour and 41 minutes to settle.

Djokovic’s serve – he fired 11 aces – did most of the damage with Montanes failing to secure a single break point as he sought to secure his first appearance in the fourth round of a Grand Slam.

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