Asked how he saw off Auger-Aliassime, Djokovic said: \u201cWith racquet and a lot of heart. I have management of the nerves and the extreme tension you feel in these kind of matches.<\/p>\n
\u201cTowards the end, it was really anyone\u2019s game. What can I say, these are the kind of moments that I still play tennis for, for sure.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was telling the kids to go to sleep, I\u2019m glad they stayed because it was one of the best matches I was part of on this court in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n
Djokovic has advanced to a record-extending 15th Wimbledon semi-final and 55th at the Grand Slams.<\/p>\n
He is into the Wimbledon last four for an eighth consecutive time, setting a new record ahead of Roger Federer for the longest streak of men\u2019s singles semi-final appearances at the All England Club.<\/p>\n
Djokovic is only the second player in the Open era to reach the men\u2019s semi-finals at Wimbledon aged 39 or older after Ken Rosewall in 1974.<\/p>\n
Sinner wasn\u2019t at his best against Struff, but his booming serve kept the world No 74 at bay as he reached his 10th Grand Slam semi-final and third at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a huge test today. I felt comfortable on the physical side, a good step forwards,\u201d the Italian said.<\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s tournament, Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova reached their first Wimbledon semi-finals.<\/p>\n
The all-American encounter on Centre Court went Gauff\u2019s way as the seventh seed beat Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n
Gauff \u2013 a two-time major champion \u2013 was appearing in the last eight at the All England Club for the first time.<\/p>\n
Seven years after she became the youngest player to reach the Wimbledon main draw aged 15, and then stunned Venus Williams on her debut, Gauff is two wins away from an even more impressive feat at the All England Club.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old is into the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time since winning her most recent major at the French Open last year.<\/p>\n
She is the youngest player to appear in all four Grand Slam semi-finals since Maria Sharapova in 2007.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsidering I hadn\u2019t won a match in two years on grass before this tournament, I\u2019m really happy with how I played today,\u201d Gauff said.<\/p>\n
In the last four, Gauff faces Czech 10th seed Muchova, who beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 7-6 (7\/4), 6-4.<\/p>\n
Muchova had never been past the first round in her four previous visits to Wimbledon, but she won the grass-court tournament at Bad Homburg in June.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh my god, I was very nervous! I know you can\u2019t lose focus because if you give her a little chance, she takes it,\u201d Muchova said.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old lost her only Grand Slam final appearance against Iga Swiatek at the 2023 French Open.<\/p>\n
French Open champion Alexander Zverev finished off his delayed last-16 tie against Jiri Lehecka, winning 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (8\/6) to book a quarter-final clash with American sixth seed Taylor Fritz.<\/p>\n
Zverev had been leading by two sets when the match was halted by the curfew on Monday.<\/p>\n
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