{"id":170624,"date":"2026-07-05T18:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=170624"},"modified":"2026-07-05T22:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:47:28","slug":"noles-record-106th-wimbledon-win-and-17th-quarterfinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/noles-record-106th-wimbledon-win-and-17th-quarterfinal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nole’s record 106th Wimbledon win and 17th quarterfinal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novak continued to write tennis history at Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The seven-time champion defeated Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin, ranked no. 132 in the world, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to reach his 17th quarterfinal at the most prestigious tournament in tennis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The match lasted three hours and 26 minutes, with Novak securing a record-extending 106th victory on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, becoming the first player in history to reach that milestone at Wimbledon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Djokovic made a strong start, breaking serve in the opening game of the match. However, the advantage was short-lived as he made three unforced errors in the following game, allowing Safiullin to break back and level at 1-1. The Russian then raised his level and broke again in the sixth game, consolidating for a 5-2 lead.<\/p>\n

Just when the opening set seemed to be slipping away, Novak produced a remarkable turnaround. At 2-5, he saved two set points on his own serve, and in the next game, when Safiullin was serving for the set, Djokovic produced a stunning break to get back on serve. He then held to level at 5-5 and completely shifted the momentum.<\/p>\n

The set was decided in a dramatic tie-break. Djokovic struck first with an early mini-break, but Safiullin responded with two straight points to take control. The Serbian then raised his level again, winning two mini-breaks in a row to move ahead 6-4. The Russian saved both set points to level at 6-6, but Novak finished strongly, winning the next two points to take the set after 62 minutes, 7-6 (8-6).<\/p>\n

Novak lifted his level even further in the second set, particularly on serve, where he was nearly flawless. He landed 80% of his first serves and won the same percentage of points behind them, leaving his opponent with few chances. Patiently waiting for his opportunity, he broke in the sixth game after a long battle, converting his fourth break point. He then comfortably held on to the advantage to take the set 6-3 after 47 minutes.<\/p>\n

The third set did not start well for Novak, as a series of errors led to him dropping serve in the second game. However, he responded immediately, breaking back in the next game after Safiullin\u2019s level briefly dropped. At 2-3, the Russian received medical attention, and upon resumption a long and physically demanding game followed. Djokovic saved five break points in it, but could not deny the sixth, as Safiullin restored his break advantage for 4-2. This time, the Russian did not falter, holding firm to close out the set 6-2 and reduce the deficit to two sets to one.<\/p>\n

In the fourth set, fatigue became visible in Novak\u2019s game, but he once again showed experience and resilience. He saved a break point in the opening game before breaking Safiullin to love in the next. He confirmed the break for a 3-0 lead and maintained control until the end, not allowing his opponent a route back into the match.<\/p>\n

Statistics: aces (10-8), double faults (3-3), winners (42-45), unforced errors (37-34), total points won (123-114).<\/p>\n

Nole will face Felix Auger-Aliassime in quarter-finals on Tuesday (1-1 H2H).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Canadian third seed defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP, 22).<\/p>\n

Photo: Profimedia<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Novak continued to write tennis history at Wimbledon. The seven-time champion defeated Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin, ranked no. 132 in the world, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to reach his 17th quarterfinal at the most prestigious tournament in tennis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":170607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[101011740,101013247,101013248,101013458,101011445,101011896],"class_list":["post-170624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-grand-slam","tag-great-britain","tag-london-en-2","tag-round-4","tag-the-championships","tag-wimbledon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170624"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":170630,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170624\/revisions\/170630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}