The victory over Flavio Cobolli means that Novak Djokovic has reached his 14th Wimbledon semifinal. At 38, the Serbian legend’s form leaves little doubt about his chances of matching Roger Federer’s eight-title record at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic was given an early scare but continued his bid for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon trophy and standalone 25th Grand Slam title by beating Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-7(6) 6-2 7-5 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals.