Novak Djokovic of Serbia progressed to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon on Sunday after beating Russia's Roman Safiullin. Photo: AFP
Novak Djokovic enjoyed another slice of Wimbledon history as the Serbian star broke Roger Federer's singles match-win record on Sunday.
Djokovic's 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin in the fourth round took the seven-time Wimbledon champion past Federer to 106 men's match-wins at the grass-court Grand Slam. Only Martina Navratilova (120) has won more singles matches at the All England Club across the men's and women's events.
The 39-year-old is through to his 17th Wimbledon quarter-final and his ninth in a row. In his record-extending 66th Grand Slam quarter-final, Djokovic will play Canadian third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime or Spanish 22nd seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Djokovic's win kept him on course for a blockbuster semi-final showdown with defending champion Jannik Sinner, who faces Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki in the last 16 later on Sunday.
