Djokovic breaks Federer record to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals

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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic in action against Russia's Roman Safiullin during their men's singles round of 16 match of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. John Walton/PA Wire/dpa

Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer for the most men’s singles match wins in Wimbledon history by booking a quarter-final place with a testing four-set victory over Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin.

The seven-time champion has never lost a grand slam contest to a player ranked as low as world number 132, but a monumental upset briefly loomed when he faced two set points at 5-3 down in the opener.

Djokovic recovered to edge the subsequent tie-break before responding to a third-set setback to claim a landmark 106th victory on the grass courts of the All England Club with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 success.

Nine-time women’s champion Martina Navratilova remains the only player to have won more Wimbledon singles matches, with 120.

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