Djokovic won the longest quarterfinal in Wimbledon history and set a new record
Novak Djokovic advanced after a marathon five-set battle that became the longest Wimbledon quarter-final on record. The victory also saw the Serbian set multiple career milestones.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic advanced to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2026 after defeating Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in the longest quarter-final match in the tournament's history.
The match lasted 5 hours and 15 minutes and ended with the 39-year-old Serbian winning in five sets. It became the longest Wimbledon quarter-final on record, with the players finishing just six minutes before the tournament's traditional 11:00 p.m. local curfew.
Djokovic required a medical timeout for a leg issue in the opening set but still managed to edge the tiebreak. Auger-Aliassime responded by taking the second set and later recovered a break deficit in the fourth to force a decisive fifth set.
The place in the semi-finals was decided in a super tiebreak, where Djokovic recovered from a 4-6 deficit by winning four consecutive points to seal victory in one of the most spectacular matches of the tournament.
Wimbledon 2026. Quarter-final
Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 7) def. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) 3-2 (7:6(10), 3:6, 6:3, 6:7(4), 7:6(4)).
The victory marked Djokovic's 15th Wimbledon semi-final, an all-time men's record. The Serbian also extended his own all-time mark by reaching his 55th Grand Slam semi-final.
After the match, Djokovic could not hide his emotions, describing the contest as one of the finest matches of his career at the All England Club.
In the semi-finals, Djokovic will face world No. 1 and defending Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner.
Last year, the Italian defeated the Serbian in the Wimbledon semi-finals, but Djokovic had previously beaten Sinner twice at the grass-court major — in the 2022 quarter-finals and the 2023 semi-finals. Overall, Sinner currently leads their head-to-head series 6-5.