Goa, July 10 -- Novak Djokovic powered into the Wimbledon 2025 semi-finals after a tough four-set battle against Italy's Flavio Cobolli, winning 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 in just over three hours. The victory marked the 38-year-old's record 14th semi-final appearance at Wimbledon, breaking Roger Federer's previous record of 13. It also brought him level with Chris Evert for the most Grand Slam semi-final appearances in the Open Era-52 in total.

Cobolli, the 23-year-old 22nd seed, started confidently, taking the opening set in a tense tiebreak after fighting off an early break from Djokovic. The Serbian legend, however, quickly found his rhythm, cruising through the second set with two breaks. The third set remained tight until Djokovic secur...