Defending champion Novak Djokovic has reached the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon grass classic for the 13th time in his career. The 35-year-old Serb prevented a sensation on Center Court with the 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2 against Tim van Rijthoven.
After winning the tournament in “s-Hertogenbosch, his Dutch opponent only made it into the main draw with a wildcard. After the surprising loss of the second set, Djokovic quickly regained his sovereignty.
The 20-time Grand Slam tournament winner is still striving for his seventh Wimbledon title and now meets Jannik Sinner from South Tyrol in the round of the top eight. In the duel of the young stars, the 20-year-old defeated the number five seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 6: 1, 6: 4, 6: 7 (8:10), 6: 3 and is in the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time. The 19-year-old clay court specialist Alcaraz defeated the two German tennis professionals Jan-Lennard Struff and Oscar Otte in the tournament.
In addition, Britain’s Cameron Norrie and David Goffin from Belgium reached the quarter-finals. Ninth seeded Norrie defeated Tommy Paul from the USA 6:4, 7:5, 6:4. As an unseeded player, Goffin defeated American Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.