Novak Djokovic survived a scare to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a tense four-set victory over Alex de Minaur on Monday.
Seven-time champion Djokovic endured a nightmare start to his last-16 match against the Australian 11th seed on Centre Court, but eventually battled back to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Aged 38, Djokovic is aiming to win a record 25th major title, breaking a tie with the long-retired Margaret Court, and a record-equalling eighth men’s crown at the All England Club.
In the last eight, Djokovic faces Italian 22nd seed Flavio Cobolli, who defeated former Wimbledon runner-up Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(4/7), 7-6(7/3).
The 23-year-old will be playing in his Grand Slam quarter-final having never advanced past the third round in his seven previous appearances at the majors.
Former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic reached her maiden Wimbledon quarter-final — and first at any Grand Slam since 2021 — with a 7-6(7/4), 6-4 victory against Russian world number 17 Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Seventh seed Mirra Andreeva eased past 10th seed Emma Navarro 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. The 18-year-old faces Bencic in the last eight clash.
Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova defeated Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-5, 7-5.
