Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic is through to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for a 14th time after a curfew-delayed four-set win against Hubert Hurkacz.
Hurkacz took the third set but Djokovic hit back to win 7-6 (7-6) 7-6 (7-6) 5-7 6-4 and book a last-eight meeting with Russian Andrey Rublev.
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“He’s a different player to Hurkacz, for sure,” added Djokovic.
“He’s got very powerful, quick groundstrokes, stays close to the line and has one of the best forehands in the game, loves to dictate… I’m not going to talk too much about tactics.
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“I have to be ready. The matches are only going to get harder. It’s tough to say it’s going to get harder than what I experienced yesterday and today, but I have to be ready for that.
“Rublev has been a top-10 player for many years and he’s looking for his first semi-finals at a grand slam. Hopefully it’s not gonna happen.”
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz had to fight back from a set down to see off former finalist Matteo Berrettini 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3.
“I knew it was going to be really tough, Matteo is a great player, he made the final here on grass,” said Alcaraz.
“He’s playing great. It’s not easy after losing the first set. I knew I was going to have my chances. Something I’ve been working on is to stay focused and not lose my mind a little bit. That part I did great.
“It’s something that I really wanted. Last year I lost in the fourth round. I came here this year with that goal, first get into the quarter-finals and now I’m looking for more.
“My dream is to play a final here, to win the title one day. I hope I reach that dream this year but right now it’s great to be in the quarter-finals.”
Holger Rune also progressed to the quarter-finals, becoming the first Scandinavian men’s player to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon since Robin Soderling in 2010.
The 20-year-old Dane came back from a set down to defeat Grigor Dimitrov 3-6 7-6 (7-6) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3.
World No 3 Daniil Medvedev eased into his maiden Wimbledon quarter-final after Jiri Lehecka was forced to retire injured.
The 27-year-old Russian was in control on Court One and had just gone two sets ahead at 6-4 6-2 when his Czech opponent pulled out.
Medvedev, who will take on American Christopher Eubanks in the last eight, said: “I honestly did not (realise) until he retired,” he said of Lehecka’s injury.
“I saw that maybe his movement is a little bit restricted but the way he was throwing the ball I thought that it was not causing him enough trouble but then when he retired, I was like, ‘OK, I see it different’.
“I feel sorry for Jiri. Hopefully he can recover fast and he has a lot more Grand Slams to come ahead of him.”