Djokovic downs De Minaur to make quarter-finals; Ben Shelton, Bencic and Andreeva progress

Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish commencement to decision Alex de Minaur and publication a spot successful his 16th Wimbledon quarter-final connected Monday. The 38-year-old Serbian came from a acceptable down to triumph 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 successful 3 hours and 18 minutes, staying connected people for a grounds 25th Grand Slam title. Djokovic, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, is chasing Roger Federer’s grounds of 8 titles astatine the All England Club. Fittingly, Federer was successful the Royal Box during the match. “It’s astir apt the archetypal clip he’s watching maine and I’ve won the match,” Djokovic joked. “It’s large to person Roger, a immense champion, idiosyncratic I admired and respected a lot,” helium said, arsenic quoted by AFP. The sixth effect made 16 unforced errors successful a mediocre archetypal set, including 4 treble faults.

But helium battled done a 19-minute crippled aboriginal successful the 2nd acceptable and yet recovered his rhythm. Djokovic broke precocious successful the 3rd and reeled disconnected 5 consecutive games successful the 4th to seal the win. “I was precise pleased to bent successful pugnacious successful the close moments and triumph this one,” helium said.

Next, helium volition look Italian Flavio Cobolli, with a imaginable semi-final clash against satellite No.1 Jannik Sinner looming. Elsewhere, Belinda Bencic reached her archetypal Wimbledon quarter-final by defeating 18th effect Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4), 6-4.

The Olympic golden medallist failed to person 5 lucifer points astatine 5-3 successful the 2nd set, but sealed the triumph connected her sixth opportunity. “I ever got stuck successful the 4th round, truthful it was truthful important for maine to interruption through,” said Bencic.

Back connected circuit aft giving commencement to girl Bella successful April 2024, Bencic added, “I’m juggling it similar each ma does. So, props to the moms.” She adjacent faces Mirra Andreeva, who bushed America's Emma Navarro 6-2, 6-3 to advancement to the quarter-final.America's Ben Shelton besides prevailed successful the Round of 16 aft beating Italian Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5.