Novak Djokovic added another highlight to his glittering career on Sunday by becoming the top scorer in the men’s game Wimbledon history.The seven-time champion defeated No. 132 Roman Safiullin 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to register his 106th win at the All England Club, going on. Roger Federera record of 105 wins.Only Martina Navratilova, who has won 120 Wimbledon matches, has won the tournament.The win also saw Djokovic reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 17th time, just one short of Federer’s all-time record.
Djokovic has survived a difficult test
However, this success was not straightforward.Djokovic found himself trailing 5-2 at the start and had to save two break points to force a tiebreak, which he eventually won.The Serbian struggled in the third set, breaking early and receiving a warning from the umpire after shouting in frustration. He later pulled the Center Court team after hitting the ball after losing the set.Despite the tough times, Djokovic regained his momentum in the fourth set, racing to a 3-0 lead before starting to play well.
‘Keep getting better’
After the match, Djokovic admitted that he did not play his best tennis during the first week of the tournament.“Run to win, that’s how I feel. So I hope that the development phase is coming,” he said.The 39-year-old also apologized for throwing tantrums at the races.“I had a few upsets, a little confusion today,” Djokovic said in an on-court interview.He also revealed that he changed his ways after finding it difficult to get along with Safiullin from the beginning.“I’ve never felt inferior at the back of the court with a lot of players in my entire career. Today was one of those days I didn’t want to have for a long time. So I had to mix things up, and it worked. “Djokovic will next face the winner of a match between third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime and 22nd-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Krejcikova was released, the new women’s champion was confirmed
The women’s singles draw will become the new Wimbledon champion for the ninth time in a row after defending champion Barbora Krejcikova lost in the fourth round.Czech lost 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to Czech Karolina Muchova.Krejcikova was the last Wimbledon champion left in the women’s singles after the exits of Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Serena Williams.Muchova will now face the winner of the match between world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals.Meanwhile, fourth seed Jessica Pegula secured her place in the last eight with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over fellow American Iva Jovic.