Novak Djokovic overcomes unsteady start to beat Alex de Minaur and reach Wimbledon QFs

Serbian icon Novak Djokovic overcame a poor start in his Round of 16 clash against Alex de Minaur as he survived an early exit in Wimbledon 2025. Despite losing the first set 1-6, Djokovic overcame well in the next ones to win 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 against the 11th-seeded Australian on Monday.

Djokovic had a poor start, erring in his serves big time and not being able to hold his serves. He



double-faulted four times in the first set alone and faced 19 break points in the match overall. 

The Serb had won 41 of his 42 service games in the tournament, but lost five of his first seven against de Minaur. "I can't remember when I've seen him play a worse set than this," John McEnroe, who won Wimbledon three times in the 1980s, said on the BBC telecast. I mean, it's literally been years."