Historic five-hour clash: Djokovic reaches Wimbledon semifinals; "This is why I still play tennis"

In the longest quarterfinal match in Wimbledon history, lasting five hours and 15 minutes, Novak Djokovic defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 6-7.The Serbian star missed two set points on Auger-Aliassime&#39;s serve in the 10th game of the opening set. Both players then squandered three set points each in the tie-break, but Djokovic held his nerve, rallying from 9-10 to win it 12-10 and take a one-set lead.Auger-Aliassime broke serve in the eighth game of the second set to move ahead 5-3. Djokovic then earned two break points in the following game, but the Canadian managed to hold serve and level the match at one set apiece.Djokovic claimed the third set after breaking serve in the sixth game. He then broke Auger-Aliassime at the start of the fourth set to take a 2-0 lead.Novak Djokovic continues to effortlessly glide around a tennis court. pic.twitter.com/LMoXecStyG&mdash; Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2026The Canadian broke back in the fourth game to level the set at 2-2. Both players then held serve all the way to the tie-break, where Auger-Aliassime prevailed 7-4.Djokovic missed three break points in the second game of the fifth set. Both players then held serve until another tie-break, where the Serbian dominated 10-4 to seal the victory and book his place in the last four of the Grand Slam in London.Djokovic, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, will face defending champion Jannik Sinner in Friday&#39;s semifinal.You could follow the match live through the B92 Sport blog.Eighth consecutive semifinal

Historic five-hour clash: Djokovic reaches Wimbledon semifinals; "This is why I still play tennis"

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