Djokovic books quarter-final meeting with Sinner I Jabeur progresses

Novak Djokovic stayed on course for his seventh Wimbledon crown after being given a stern test of his title credentials by Dutch dark horse Tim van Rijthoven.

The top seed had to start his match at 8pm and it appeared it might not finish before Wimbledon's 11pm curfew after Van Rijthoven took the second set.

But Djokovic clearly did not want to come back on Monday and ran out a 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2 winner to set up a quarter-final against Italian youngster Jannik Sinner.

Clearly the late finish was not ideal for the 35-year-old, as he pointedly thanked the crowd, and fellow six-time singles champion Billie Jean King, for seeing the match through.

"Thanks for staying for this late finish to watch tennis. Thank you Billie Jean for staying, I know it's been a long day," he said.

"Under the roof it takes a bit of time to get used to the conditions, but I finished the match well.

"I don't know if there was a curfew. There is? Phew! I am lucky, thank God.

"I remember playing a match over two days with (Rafael) Nadal a few years ago, in the semi-final. It's never very pleasant."

Sinner progressed into the Wimbledon last eight after he proved too hot to handle for Carlos Alcaraz in a meeting between two of the biggest prospects in the sport.

A breathless start by the Italian saw him grab the initiative and only briefly let it slip against the 19-year-old, who eventually hit his straps but could never find the level that saw him make the last eight at the US Open and Roland Garros in the past year.

Sinner, 20, had never won at the All England Club before this summer but took his sixth match point to claim a 6-1 6-4 6-7 (8-10) 6-3 success in three hours and 35 minutes.

"I think what we showed today is a great level of tennis, great