Novak Djokovic has overcame an uncharacteristically unsteady start to avoid what would have been his earliest exit at Wimbledon since 2016.

Novak Djokovic defeated Alex De Minaur on Monday to reach his 16th Wimbledon quarterfinal. The 24-time Grand Slam champion will face Flavio Cobolli next. In the final match of the day, Jannik Sinner advanced after Grigor Dimitrov, who was leading by two sets, was forced to retire due to a pectoral injury.

Novak Djokovic survived a scare to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a tense four-set victory over Alex de Minaur on Monday, staying on course for a blockbuster clash with world

The top-seeded Italian, dealing with an apparent arm injury, had dropped the first two sets to Grigor Dimitrov before the Bulgarian was forced to retire because of injury.

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De Minaur came back from a woeful first set against French qualifier Arthur Cazaux to win 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-0. After Aussie underdog Aleksandar Vukic had been crushed by World No.1 Jannik Sinner, compatriot Kasatkina came through her second-round arm wrestle with old Romanian rival Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2 4-6 6-1.

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