Novak Djokovic joins 100 club as Wimbledon hails new star Mirra Andreeva

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Novak Djokovic contests his 100th Wimbledon match on Sunday as he continues his quest for a record-equalling eighth title while the All England Club witnessed the birth of a new star in 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva. Djokovic tackles Poland's Hubert Hurkacz on Centre Court, where he has not lost in 10 years, for a place in a 14th Wimbledon quarter-final. If he gets through that, he will face Andrey Rublev, one of two Russian men to make the last eight on Sunday, a year after they were banned from the tournament following the invasion of Ukraine. Djokovic, attempting to win a third major of 2023, and match Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Slams, needs to find a way of piercing the seemingly impregnable Hurkacz defence. The Pole has not dropped serve at the tournament, saving all 11 break points he has faced.

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«I don't see too many holes in his game,» said Djokovic, who has a 5-0 record against the 18th-ranked Hurkacz, including at Wimbledon in 2019. Hurkacz made the semi-finals in 2021, having become the last man to defeat Roger Federer at Wimbledon in the quarter-finals. Andreeva's fairytale season continued as the 16-year-old Russian reached the fourth round, defeating 22nd-seeded compatriot Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 7-5. «Even if I wanted to show my emotions I couldn't because I was out of breath on every point,» said Andreeva, who came through qualifying and is making her tournament debut.

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The teenager had to battle hard in the second set, coming back from 1-4 down before squandering seven break points in the