The 38-year-old overcame a first-set loss to take a 6-7, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Italian Flavio Cobolli to advance to the semifinals for the 14th time at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. Djokovic has now reached the final four at Wimbledon more than any other men's tennis player, surpassing Roger Federer on Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic was given an early scare but continued his bid for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon trophy and standalone 25th Grand Slam title when he beat Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-7(6) 6-2 7-5 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals.

Iga Swiatek reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages Wednesday.