Novak Djokovic recovers from his worst first set at Wimbledon to reach quarters

The Serbian was watched by Federer in his 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory over Alex De Minaur.

Novak Djokovic survived a frustrating afternoon (Mike Egerton/PA)

Novak Djokovic was relieved to overcome a historically bad start – and the curse of Roger Federer – to reach a 16th Wimbledon quarter-final.

The Serbian has not fallen before the final at the All England Club since 2017 but he will need to raise his level if he is to maintain that record after scrapping to a 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory over Alex De Minaur in three hours and 19 minutes.