History! Novak Djokovic broke Roger Federer’s Wimbledon record

Novak Djokovic (Image credit: Wimbledon) Novak Djokovic added another milestone to his glittering career on Sunday when he became the most successful male player in Wimbledon history.The seven-time champion defeated world No. 132 Roman Safiullin 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to record his 106th match win at the All England Club, surpassing Roger Federer’s record of 105 victories. Only Martina Navrátilová has more victories at the tournament with 120 wins at Wimbledon.The win also sent Djokovic into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 17th time, just one shy of Federer’s all-time record.

Djokovic survives a tough test

However, the victory was far from clear-cut.Trailing 5-2 in the opening set, Djokovic had to save two set points before fighting back to force a tiebreak, which he eventually won.The Serb also struggled in the third set, where he was broken early and received a warning from the umpire after shouting in frustration. He was later booed by the crowd on Center Court after hitting the ball after losing a set.Despite the setbacks, Djokovic regained control in the fourth set and raced to a 3-0 lead before serving out the match comfortably.

‘Survive to Thrive’

After the match, Djokovic admitted that he had not played his best tennis during the opening week of the tournament.“Survive to thrive is how I feel. So hopefully the thriving part is coming,” he said.The 39-year-old also apologized for losing his temper during the competition.“I had a couple of outbursts today, a couple of meltdowns,” Djokovic said during an on-court interview.He also revealed that he changed his tactics after finding it difficult to match Safiullin from the baseline.“In my whole career, I don’t feel inferior from the back of the court with too many players. Today was one of those days where I didn’t want to stay in the rally too long. So I had to mix things up and it worked.”Djokovic will next face the winner of the match between third seed Felix Auger-Aliassim and 22nd seed Alejandro Davidovic Fokina.

Krejčíková is out, the new women’s champion is guaranteed

The women’s singles draw will crown a new Wimbledon champion for the ninth time in a row after defending champion Barbora Krejcik was knocked out in the fourth round.The Czech lost 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to the Czech Karolína Muchová.Krejcikova was the last former Wimbledon champion to remain in the women’s draw following the earlier exits of Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakin and Serena Williams.Muchová will now face the winner of the match between world number one Aryna Sabalenko and Naomi Ósaka in the quarterfinals.Meanwhile, fourth seed Jessica Pegula also booked her place in the round of 16 with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over American Iva Jovic.