Record for Djokovic as he moves into last 8

NOVAK Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer for the most men’s singles match wins in Wimbledon history by booking a quarter-final place with a testing four-set victory over Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin.

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The seven-time champion has never lost a grand slam contest to a player ranked as low as world number 132, but a monumental upset briefly loomed when he faced two set points at 5-3 down in the opener.

Djokovic recovered to edge the subsequent tie-break before responding to a third-set setback to claim a landmark 106th victory on the grass courts of the All England Club with a 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 success.

Nine-time women’s champion Martina Navratilova remains the only player to have won more Wimbledon singles matches, with 120.