With Roger Federer, an eight-time Wimbledon winner, sitting in the front row of the Royal Box, so little went right at the outset for the 38-year-old Djokovic on the grass below during a breezy afternoon with the temperature in the 60s Fahrenheit (teens Celsius), a week after matches were contested in record-breaking heat.

Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to beat Alex de Minaur in four sets and book his place in a record 16th Wimbledon quarter-final. He’s now just three wins away from matching Roger Federer’s all-time record of eight Wimbledon titles.

Djokovic came under serious pressure for the first time at this Wimbledon Championships, before solving the riddle to triumph 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 and book his place in the quarter-finals