Wimbledon has moved into its quarterfinals, with 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic taking on third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. Djokovic’s win over Roman Safiullin in the round of 16 gave him the record for the most Wimbledon wins with 106 victories at the All England Club.

Top Men’s Match: Felix Auger-Aliassime v Novak Djokovic

Djokovic 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.

Djokovic faced third seed Auger-Aliassime twice in 2022, with each player winning once. “I hope that I can show that I’ve improved as a player,” the 25-year-old Canadian said about his clash with Djokovic.

Top Women’s Match: Naomi Osaka v Karolina Muchova

Naomi Osaka is now being regarded as one of the top picks for the title after her dominant win over world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the round of 16. The Japanese 14th seed dominated the serve and her blistering forehands defused the attack of Sabalenka, who had beaten Osaka in three earlier meetings this year.

Osaka is up against a player who has now reached the quarterfinals three times, but never gone beyond that at the All England Club. Muchova and Osaka have each won three of their six past matches, with the Czech 10th seed winning their only grasscourt meeting at the Bad Homburg Open last month.

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