Novak Djokovic has overcame an uncharacteristically unsteady start to avoid what would have been his earliest exit at Wimbledon since 2016.

Novak Djokovic has played down his Wimbledon prospects, positioning defending champion Carlos Alcaraz alongside Jannik Sinner as the frontrunners for this year's title at SW19. Djokovic, the former world No. 1, has tasted defeat in the last two Wimbledon finals, both times at the hands of Alcaraz.

Novak Djokovic may never quite know how he came through on Centre Court against Alex De Minaur, but the beauty of Grand Slam tennis is that he doesn’t need to know. His mind switches immediately to the Wimbledon quarter-finals, which he has reached for the 16th time.