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Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic needs just one set to reach the quarter-finals after his thrilling match with Hubert Hurkacz could not be completed in time on Sunday night.
Djokovic edged out two fine tie-breaks, despite some powerful Hurkacz serving.
When it resumes on Monday, Djokovic will have a 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (8-6) lead.
Russia’s Andrey Rublev reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final with a five-set victory over Alexander Bublik, making a wonder shot in the final game.
Djokovic battles to lead against big-serving Hurkacz
Djokovic has won Wimbledon seven times and is aiming to equal Roger Federer’s record of eight wins in the men’s singles.
The 36-year-old Serb is yet to lose a set in this year’s championships but had to fight back from 6-3 down in the opening tie-break, winning five points in a row, against the big-serving Pole, who failed to convert three successive set points.
The second set also went the distance as 17th seed Hurkacz, who beat Federer in the 2021 quarter-finals in what proved to be the Swiss legend’s last game at Wimbledon, fought hard.
Hurkacz had earlier saved three break points in the seventh game of the second set, reaching speeds of 139mph with his serve and producing 23 aces in the opening two sets, but could not hold off Djokovic who again won the tie-break 8-6.
However, with the curfew of 23:00 BST coming, play was suspended with the match having to be played to a finish on Centre Court on Monday.
Rublev hits wonder shot as he beats Bublik in thriller
Djokovic’s match started at 20:49 BST on Sunday following an excellent five-set encounter in the opening match on Centre, which Rublev took with a thrilling 7-5 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 win.
Bublik won the fourth and eighth games of the second set with underarm serves and fought back superbly before Rublev triumphed.
In the penultimate point of the match, the seventh seed dived to his right and found a winner that stunned the crowd.
Three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe, on commentary for BBC TV, described it as “one of the great shots” of recent years at the Championships, adding that it was “incredible” and “an electric way” to end the match.
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