Djokovic makes history, Osaka sends Sabalenka crashing out of Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic enjoyed another slice of Wimbledon history as the Serbian star broke Roger Federer’s singles match-win record on Sunday, while Japan’s Naomi Osaka stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Djokovic’s 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin in the fourth round took […] The post Djokovic makes history, Osaka sends Sabalenka crashing out of Wimbledon appeared first on The Namibian .
Novak Djokovic enjoyed another slice of Wimbledon history as the Serbian star broke Roger Federer’s singles match-win record on Sunday, while Japan’s Naomi Osaka stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.
Djokovic’s 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin in the fourth round took the seven-time Wimbledon champion past Federer to 106 men’s match-wins at the grass-court Grand Slam.
Only Martina Navratilova (120) has won more singles matches at the All England Club across the men’s and women’s events.
The 39-year-old is through to his 17th Wimbledon quarter-final and his ninth in a row.
In his record-extending 66th Grand Slam quarter-final, Djokovic will play Canadian third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime — a 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 6-1 winner against Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Djokovic’s win kept him on course for a blockbuster semi-final showdown with defending champion Jannik Sinner, who beat Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3, 7-6 (7/0), 6-3.
