Novak Djokovic On Sunday, he became the men’s player with the most wins, adding another milestone to his illustrious career. Wimbledon history.The seven-time champion defeated world No. 132 Roman Safiulin 7-6(6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to notch up his 106th All England Club match victory, surpassing roger federerThe record is 105 wins. Only Martina Navratilova, who has 120 Wimbledon wins, has more wins at the event.This victory also allowed Djokovic to enter the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the 17th time, just one step away from Federer’s historical record.
Djokovic withstands tough test
However, victory was far from easy.Djokovic fell behind 5-2 in the first set and had to save two set points before fighting back to force a tiebreak, which he eventually won.The Serbian also struggled in the third set, being broken early and receiving a warning from the referee after shouting in frustration. After losing the set, he hit a long shot that drew boos from the Center Court crowd.Despite the setback, Djokovic regained control of the match in the fourth set, leading 3-0 before easily serving for the win.
“Survival and Development”
After the match, Djokovic admitted that he did not play his best tennis in the first week of competition.“Survive to thrive, that’s how I feel. So hopefully the thriving part is coming,” he said.The 39-year-old also apologized for losing his temper during the game.“I had a few outbursts today and a few collapses,” Djokovic said in an on-court interview.He also revealed that he changed his tactics after finding it difficult to match Safiulin on the baseline.“There have been times in my career when there have been too many players at the back of the pitch that I don’t feel inferior. Today was one of those days where I didn’t want to stay in the rally for too long. So I had to mix things up and it worked out. “Djokovic will next face the winner of the match between third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and 22nd seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Krejcikova is eliminated, the new women’s champion is a foregone conclusion
The women’s singles draw will see defending champion Barbora Krejcikova win her ninth consecutive Wimbledon title after her fourth-round exit.The Czech lost to fellow Czech Karolina Muchova 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.Krejcikova is the last former Wimbledon champion in the women’s draw, after Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Serena Williams all withdrew.Muchova will now face the winner of world number one Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka in the quarter-finals.Meanwhile, fourth seed Jessica Pegula also defeated fellow American Eva Jovich 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.
