Djokovic Defeats Auger-Aliassime in Five-Set Wimbledon Quarterfinal to Reach Semifinal

Novak Djokovic defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6(10) 3-6 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(10-4) in a Wimbledon quarterfinal that lasted five hours and 15 minutes, bbc.co.uk reported. The match was the longest Wimbledon quarterfinal in history. Djokovic required a medical timeout for his left calf during the contest yet advanced to his eighth consecutive Wimbledon semifinal.

He will face Jannik Sinner on Friday for a place in Sunday's final. Djokovic, 39, is two wins from a record 25th Grand Slam singles title. He has won just one of his five Wimbledon matches in straight sets this year and hit 97 aces with 16 double faults across those matches.

Sinner leads their head-to-head record 6-5. The world number one and defending champion has not dropped a set after his opening match and won 84 percent of first-serve points in his quarterfinal against Jan-Lennard Struff. " The pair met in last year's Wimbledon semifinal, which Sinner won in straight sets.

Djokovic defeated Sinner in the Australian Open semifinal in January.