Wimbledon reaches the quarterfinal stage Tuesday, featuring 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic against third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and Naomi Osaka, fresh off her win over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, facing Karolina Muchova.
Djokovic's scrappy win over Roman Safiullin in the round of 16 got him the record for the most Wimbledon wins with 106 victories at the All England Club. But the 39-year-old still has major hurdles to cross before he can achieve his dream of a record 25th Grand Slam.
The 39-year-old has been dragged into four-set battles in the last two matches and his 3 1/2 hour contest with qualifier Safiullin left Djokovic knowing he had won ugly.
"I enjoy the battle. I enjoy the suffering in a sense, to some extent, even though I don't want it, I don't invite it," Djokovic said after his win over Safiullin.
"If it happens, you just have to grind and look for a way to win."
