Novak Djokovic (Photo AP)Novak Djokovic arrived on Centre Court on Sunday afternoon without his custom-made GOAT blazer. The 24-time Major champion needs no reminder of his standing in the sport, even if his performance in the Wimbledon pre-quarterfinal against the battling Russian Roman Safiullin was patchy at best. He was broken four times, had 37 unforced errors, a few meltdowns and even picked up a code violation.Yet the 39-year-old Djokovic still had enough, and then some, to book his place in the last eight.The seven-time Wimbledon champion, cheered on by chants of “Nole, Nole” on the warmest day of the tournament so far, came through 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in three-hours and 27-minutes against the 132nd-ranked qualifier Safiullin. With this, his 106th Wimbledon match win, Djokovic took sole ownership of the all-time record for most Wimbledon men’s singles victories, moving ahead of Roger Federer.The Serbian reached his ninth consecutive quarterfinal at the grass-court major and his 17th overall, and could next face third seed Félix Auger-Aliassime.Djokovic also continued to extend his statistical dominance, including a fifth Wimbledon quarter-final since turning 35, an Open era record, alongside a record 408 Grand Slam match wins, the most in history across both men’s and women’s singles. “Another hard-fought win,” Djokovic, seeded seven, said. “Roman started very well, very aggressively. I didn’t feel so comfortable from the back of the court. I knew it was going to be a challenge staying in the rallies with him. He’s a very solid player.”“I don’t get to feel inferior from the back of the court with too many players,” Djokovic added.Osaka stuns SabalenkaFour-time major winner Naomi Osaka powered past the world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) to move into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time.The Japanese, who had lost to the temperamental top-seed in their three meetings this year coming into the last-16 clash, dropped just five points on her first serve.