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Tennis: Djokovic makes history at Wimbledon while Sabalenka is knocked out

# Tennis: Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic is through to his 17th Wimbledon quarterfinal after defeating Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin. The Serb has broken Roger Federer’s record for match victories at the All England Club with 106. Italian defending champion Jannik Sinner beat Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3, to make the last eight. In the women’s draw, Japan’s Naomi Osaka stunned world number one Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, 6-2, 7-6, to make the quarterfinals for the first time, while American Coco Gauff defeated Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.