London: The unstoppable Novak Djokovic on the stage of Wimbledon (Novak Djokovic). The Serbian tennis star reached the quarter-finals of the tournament. With this, the owner of 24 Grand Slams reached the quarter finals of a Grand Slam 66 times. Joker is playing at Wimbledon (Wimbledon 2026) aiming for the 25th Grand Slam of his career. And in the pre-quarter finals of that tournament Joker defeated the Russian Roman Sofiullin. The result of the game was 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in favor of Joker. But Djokovic had to fight hard against the 28-year-old Russian tennis star. After about 3 hours and 25 minutes of fighting, Joker took the victory.

After winning this match, Djokovic made it to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon 9 times in a row. Prior to this match, Federer had won 105 matches at Wimbledon. Djokovic has set a precedent of winning 106 matches. Serbian tennis stars top the list among men. After winning this match, Djokovic said, ‘I had to win one more match with difficulty. But Roman had a good start. He played very aggressive tennis. It didn’t look very comfortable playing from the back of the court. It was not possible to compete with him in the rally. Roman should be proud of his performance.’

Another legend on the stage of Wimbledon, Serena Williams, however, decided to withdraw from doubles. In an emotional post on her social media, Serena wrote, ‘I am devastated to withdraw from doubles. Thanks to the fans for the amazing support and making this comeback so meaningful. It was a gift to be back competing, and the opportunity to play with Venus again means everything in the world to me.’

Serena played against Maya Joynt in the singles first round of the tournament. But Serena lost in three sets against the 20-year-old Australian rival. After that, he was supposed to team up with sister Venus in doubles. But an hour before the start of the game, he had to drop out of the tournament due to a knee injury.





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