LONDON: Novak Djokovic contests his 100th Wimbledon match on Sunday as he continues his mission for a record-equalling 8th title while the All England Club saw the birth of a brand-new star in 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva. Djokovic takes on Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz on Centre Court, where he has actually not lost in 10 years, for a location in a 14th Wimbledon quarter-final. If he survives that, he will deal with Andrey Rublev, one of 2 Russian guys to make the last 8 on Sunday, a year after they were prohibited from the competition following the intrusion of Ukraine. Djokovic, trying to win a 3rd significant of 2023, and match Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Slams, requires to discover a method of piercing the apparently impregnable Hurkacz defence. The Pole has actually not dropped serve at the competition, conserving all 11 break points he has actually dealt with. “I do not see a lot of holes in his video game,” stated Djokovic, who has a 5-0 record versus the 18th-ranked Hurkacz, consisting of at Wimbledon in 2019. Hurkacz made the semi-finals in 2021, having actually ended up being the last guy to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon in the quarter-finals. Andreeva’s fairy tale season continued as the 16-year-old Russian reached the 4th round, beating 22nd-seeded compatriot Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 7-5. “Even if I wished to reveal my feelings I could not due to the fact that I was out of breath on every point,” stated Andreeva, who came through certifying and is making her competition launching. The teen needed to fight difficult in the 2nd set, returning from 1-4 down prior to wasting 7 break points in the ninth video game. She held her nerve to break Potapova in the 11th video game prior to protecting triumph when her challenger buried an overhead into the internet. Andreeva got to Wimbledon having actually made a go to the 3rd round at the French Open, likewise out of certifying, and will soar the rankings after Wimbledon, her very first grass-court occasion on the primary trip. Rublev held his nerve to beat Russian-born Kazakh 23rd seed Alexander Bublik 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-7 (5/7), 6-4. The seventh seed
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