"It means the world to me that I'm still able at 38 to play the final stages of Wimbledon," Djokovic said after the match.

Italian top seed Jannik Sinner did not let an elbow injury hamper his performance as he beat American opponent Ben Shelton to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz produced his best performance of the tournament so far to beat Cameron Norrie in straight sets and book his place in the semi-finals.