Novak Djokovic reached his 50th Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday with a straight-sets victory over Cristian Garin at Wimbledon.
World number one Djokovic eased into the last-eight at the All England Club with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win and will next face Marton Fucsovics, one of a host of players booking last-eight spots at the tournament for the first time.
“Confidence levels are very high after winning the French Open,” said Djokovic.
“It was one of my biggest wins in the circumstances — two five-setters, two four-setters in the second week.
“They took a lot out of me but they also gave me wings.
“The further I go in the tournament, the more comfortable I feel and I look forward to the next challenge.”
Denis Shapovalov’s impressive run at Wimbledon saw him reach the quarter-finals after he dismissed Spain’s 2019 semi-finalist and eighth seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-3, 7-5. The 22-year-old Canadian 10th seed will next face 25th seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia for a place in the last four.
Seventh seed Berrettini became only the fifth Italian man to make the last eight with a quickfire 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 win over Ilya Ivashka of Belarus.
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World number one Ashleigh Barty reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time after beating French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 6-3.
The 25-year-old Australian will play the winner of the match between unseeded compatriot Ajla Tomljanovic and British teenager Emma Raducanu on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals.
Defeat brought an end to Krejcikova’s 15-match winning streak and she will have to wait another year to see if she can emulate her late coach and mentor Jana Novotna in winning the title.
Also, Ons Jabeur’s historic Wimbledon campaign saw her reach the women’s quarter-finals, beating 2020 French Open champion Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in their fourth round match.
The 26-year-old is the first Tunisian woman to reach the last eight at Wimbledon and will face Belarus second seed Aryna Sabalenka who defeated Elena Rybakina 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Sabalenka will be playing in her first Grand Slam quarter-final.
Former world number one Pliskova reached her first Wimbledon quarter-final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Russian wildcard Liudmila Samsonova.
She will now face Viktorija Golubic, ranked 66, who defeated Madison Keys 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.
Also, Angelique Kerber, the 2018 Wimbledon champion, produced a superb display to beat American teenager Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-4 in 1 hour and 16 minutes to reach the quarter-finals.