Djokovic displays experience in win over Hurkacz to advance to Wimbledon quarters

Novak Djokovic's experience was on display at Wimbledon on Monday. And so was Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva's inexperience.

Djokovic, a seven-time champion at the All England Club who is looking for his 24th Grand Slam title overall, reached the quarterfinals at the grass-court major for the 14th time by beating Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-4 in a match that started Sunday on Centre Court.

Djokovic saved three set points in the first set and then was two points from losing the second set. Play was then suspended because of the late hour. On Monday, Hurkacz finally managed to pick up a set, using his strong serve to near perfection.

"Honestly, I don't recall the last time I felt this miserable in returning games ... due to his incredibly accurate and powerful serve," Djokovic said on court. "He's got one of the best serves in the world and it's so difficult to read it."

Hurkacz had held his serve for all 67 games at Wimbledon this year until the fourth set, when Djokovic broke him to lead 4-3. Before that, the 17th-seeded Pole had saved all 18 break points he faced.

Djokovic reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the 56th time in his career, second only to Roger Federer's men's record 58. He will next face Andrey Rublev for a spot in the semifinals.

Andreeva, a Russian qualifier who is still only 16 years old, had been showing her maturity throughout the first week of the Wimbledon tournament but things went awry on Monday. The teenager had won all six of her matches on grass to reach the fourth round at the All England Club but she let a big lead over 25th-seeded Madison Keys slip away in a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 loss on No. 2 Court.

In the final game, Andreeva slipped while going for a ball and