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A confident John Millman is confident of a decent run at Wimbledon after beating Bolivian debutant Hugo Dellien in straight sets.

John Millman is confident of reaching the second week of Wimbledon for the first time after brushing aside All England debutant Hugo Dellien in straight sets.

MIllman, who beat Roger Federer en route to a memorable run to the quarter-finals of the US Open last year, faces Serbian Laslo Djere on Thursday and victory would see him meet the unseeded Sam Querrey or Andrey Rublev in the third round.

With fifth-seeded Dominic Thiem falling victim to the big-serving Querrey on Tuesday to become the latest big name to crash out of the men's draw, Millman now has a great opportunity to feature in the fourth round next week.

Millman cruised past the Bolivian world No.83 6-2 6-3 6-4 in an hour and 40 minutes and said the pressure of facing a player he was expected to beat was something he found difficult.

"'I'd seen a bit of him on the clay and it was a bit of a catch 22 out there," Millman said.

"He's more comfortable on the clay-court surface, he came here late so his preparation for this tournament probably wasn't great.

"But then on the flip side he'd just won a tournament, lifted up a title so the old adage, winning form is good firm, could have rung true there."

Djere, who is seeded 31, beat Argentine Guido Andreozzi on Tuesday and Millman said he's excited to face him, but wary of the threat he offers.

"Laslo's jumped out onto the scene right now," he said.

"He had a great clay-court season, but I think that he's really grown with a bit of confidence.

"I don't think he minds necessarily the quicker conditions.

"We saw him on a quicker clay-court in Madrid, where there's altitude, and he knocked off Juan Martin Del Potro, which is never an easy win.

"Now he's seeded at a grand slam. So you've got to respect these guys."