Djokovic books quarter-final meeting with Sinner I Jabeur progresses

Novak Djokovic won in four sets against the dangerous Dutchman Tim van Rijthoven

Novak Djokovic remained on course for his seventh Wimbledon crown after being subjected to a stern test of his championship titles by Dutch dark horse Tim van Rijthoven.

The top seed was scheduled to start his match at 8pm and it looked like it might not end before Wimbledon curfew at 11pm after Van Rijthoven won the second set.

But Djokovic clearly didn't want to return on Monday and went down 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2 winner to set up a quarter-final against young Italian Jannik Sinner.

83rd Wimbledon match-victory

25th consecutive win on grass

13th Wimbledon quarter-final

53rd Grand Slam quarter-final

83rd Wimbledon match-victory

A saga between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz could be the start of many blockbuster matchups after a thrilling fourth-round encounter

Sinner progressed to the last eight of Wimbledon after proving too hot for Carlos Alcaraz in a meeting between two of the sport's brightest prospects.

A breathless start from the Italian saw him take the lead and only let it slip briefly against the 19-year-old, who eventually touched his suspenders but could never find the level that saw him make the last eight at the US Open and Roland Garros last year.

20-year-old Sinner had never won at the All England Club before this summer but took his sixth match point to claim a 6-1 6-4 6-7 (8-10) 6-3 win in three hours and 35 minutes.

"I think what we showed today was a great level of tennis, a great attitude from both of us," Sinner said before the conversation turned to whether center court had witnessed the beginning of a rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. /p>

He added: "I hope it does, but you never know. There are still so many other players playing amazing tennis.

"Of course, we're the two youngest right now, so let's see. I don't know in the future what's going to happen. Yeah, I think it's just great for tennis to have also new names, new players."

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The Alcaraz teenager went 40 minutes without winning a game in the early stages and admitted he struggled to deal with the occasion but believes he can come back better in 2023.

He said: "I'm really starting to get nervous. Playing on center court is not easy for me. Jannik could handle the nerves and the pressure better than me, I would say.

"But I felt really good here at Wimbledon. I gained a lot of experience playing on grass. Now I think I could be a great player on grass.

"Next year I hope to play a few tournaments before here at Wimbledon to adapt my game, to get used to playing here on grass. But I would say I'm going to be a great player here."

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