Novak Djokovic outlasts Kevin Anderson in thriller to book Wimbledon quarter

Djokovic channelled his inner Nick Kyrgios against Kevin Anderson.

Maria Sharapova will face CoCo Vandeweghe in the quarterfinals on Centre Court, while Novak Djokovic will resume his fourth-round match against Kevin Anderson on Court 1.

Novak Djokovic and the ball girl he shouted at.

For the women, Sharapova secured a spot in the semifinals with a three-set win over unranked American Vandeweghe. I was just trying, even though I was two sets down, to stay calm and mentally strong.

“What I experienced, what I felt from her moving around in between my serving motion was not sportsmanlike, in my opinion”.

“I’m definitely going to try to apologize to her if I did something wrong”, said Djokovic, who said sorry to a ball boy in April after a similar incident.

“I didn’t know it was today”.

South Africa’s Kevin Anderson became the owner of an unwanted record at Wimbledon on Tuesday when Novak Djokovic condemned him to a seventh loss in the last-16 of a major.

Becker said Djokovic’s performance should act as a warning to his remaining competitors. “So I think less question marks going into this tournament“.

Djokovic meanwhile marches on to Cilic, the physical and psychological effects of this rollercoaster still uncertain as he prepares for his third straight day of action.

Djokovic was in a leading position when play was stopped on Monday but he took time to get into his stride after returning to Court One to fight out the deciding set.

They have played 12 times previously, and Djokovic has prevailed each time. Last year, Radwanska lost in the fourth round.

World number one Williams already boasts this year’s Australian and French Open titles and is gunning for a calendar grand slam that would all-but complete her set of career landmarks.

Anderson was seeking the first quarterfinal of his career in his 26th appearance, but wound up with a footnote that may haunt him forever.

“I think it’s very important that we should remember it because it affected so many people, emotionally as well as through injury and death”.

Cilic, who has never beaten Djokovic in 12 career meetings including last year’s Wimbledon quarter-final, overcame American Denis Kudla on 6 July to reach the last eight.

“It was high-quality tennis in the fifth set”.

A double fault from Djokovic and a loose forehand gave Anderson 0-30 in the next game, a glimpse of an opening against the world number one’s serve, and another sloppy forehand presented two break points at 15-40. “That was enough”.

Azarenka saved three break points to make it 2-2 in the second set in a game that went to deuce six times and lasted more than 10 minutes.

” “We haven’t played each other at Wimbledon in a while but I look forward to it”, Williams said”. I lost a couple of early breaks to Andy. My goal was to progress further at the Slam than I have. Both played with their very best, but only one needed to be excellent. They are to finish the match Tuesday on Court 1. It would be really hard to pick outside of Andy and Novak.

“I will check the app and follow the live scores during the day but I don’t sit and watch a whole set; when I’m getting ready I’ll just catch a few points here and there”, Murray told the BBC.