Day eight of Wimbledon as singles fourth round concludes
LIVE: Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic 1-6 Alex de Minaur on Centre Court
Followed by Mirra Andreeva v Emma Navarro
World number one Jannik Sinner plays Grigor Dimitrov last
Five-time major champion Iga Swiatek in Court One action later
Flavio Cobolli beats 2017 finalist Marin Cilic to reach quarter-finals
*De Minaur 6-1 3-5 Djokovic
John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV
The crowd are loving this on Centre Court. Potentially some of those extended rallies are having an effect on Novak. He will want to keep points short.
Great play by De Minaur but Novak is able to slide and get enough on it. It's an art form that slide, he has been perfecting it for years.
*De Minaur 6-1 3-5 Djokovic
An ace down the middle and Novak Djokovic is a game away from levelling this match at one set all.
Those early wrinkles with his serve have slowly started to iron themselves out.
De Minaur 6-1 3-4 Djokovic*
Harry Poole
BBC Sport at Wimbledon
You can’t take your eyes off this one.
Well, Roger Federer may have temporarily, but I seriously wouldn’t recommend it.
Five breaks of serve, seven games into set two? Great drama on Centre Court - and it has the near 15,000-strong crowd here absolutely hooked.
De Minaur 6-1 3-4 Djokovic*
Image source, Getty ImagesNovak Djokovic gets his nose in front in the set yet again!
The second time in this set that Alex de Minaur has broken back, only to hand the initiative back to Djokovic immediately.
The Australian had a chance to make it 15-15 but tries to put too much on a backhand and hammers it into the net.
Djokovic seizes control from there to break to love.
That's five breaks in seven games so far in this second set!
*De Minaur 6-1 3-3 Djokovic
John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV
De Minaur is attacking when given the opportunity. I am surprised Novak keeps trying those drop shots with the little success he has had so far.
Textbook from De Minaur. He angled forward and took it a little earlier than Novak thought he would which game him the chance to break.
De Minaur has had 13 break points in this match so far. Amazing!
*De Minaur 6-1 3-3 Djokovic
Image source, Getty ImagesWe're back on serve again! Superb from Alex de Minaur.
He's gifted another break point when Novak Djokovic puts a drop shot into the net but that time De Minaur can't convert.
However, a fantastic return - getting out wide and drilling a forehand just over the net to find the corner - brings up another.
This time he won't be stopped. The 26-year-old breaks back for the second time in the set.
Harry Poole
BBC Sport at Wimbledon
Roger Federer is sat with his arms folded as, like the rest of us, he watches with intrigue as Novak Djokovic tries to shake off what has been a tough opening hour.
There are signs that Djokovic is beginning to find his level now, not least when he interacted with the crowd for the first time after restoring his second-set advantage.
With that, Federer leaves the Royal Box, perhaps deciding that Djokovic will not let this slip again from here…
Alexandrova 6-7 (4-7) 3-5 Bencic*
Image source, PA MediaWhat a huge break from Belinda Bencic.
She goes 30-0 down, with Ekaterina Alexandrova looking like she's cruising to a hold.
But the Swiss wins four points in a row before crashing an irretrievable forehand down the line to break.
De Minaur 6-1 2-3 Djokovic*
John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV
Highly skilled play from Djokovic. A nice hold to love after some long games in this set previously.
Early in this match, Novak was trying to find his range on his serve and that allowed De Minaur to find his groove.
An important hold of serve for both players.
Cilic 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (3-7) Cobolli
Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon
Flavio Cobolli is enjoying this moment and why shouldn’t he.
He spends time throwing his sweatbands into the crowd and raises his arms in the air to take the adulation from the crowd.
A huge celebration with his team at the end with his family in tears. Lovely moments.
By contrast there was a pointed wave to all four corners of the court by Marin Cilic as his run comes to an end. Is that the last we’ll see of Cilic at SW19? Who knows.
De Minaur 6-1 2-3 Djokovic*
Alex de Minaur's turn for a simple hold.
The Australian comes in behind a strong first set and whips a forehand down the line to secure the hold to love.
Novak Djokovic is still a break up as he tries to level the match at a set apiece. It's all bubbling up nicely now.
*De Minaur 6-1 1-3 Djokovic
Image source, Getty ImagesThere have been some long old games in this set so far... but not this one.
Novak Djokovic consolidates the break with a hold to love.
He finishes it off with a drop shot that stuns to the extent that it barely even bounces after hitting the grass.
De Minaur 6-1 1-2 Djokovic*
Todd Woodbridge
Former Wimbledon doubles champion on BBC Two
De Minaur needs to keep the momentum he has been building.
Djokovic is finding the thunder he has been looking for. He ramps it up in the second set once again. 34 strokes in that point; both were playing it reasonably safe.
We knew Novak would find something eventually.
Alexandrova 6-7 (4-7) 3-3 Bencic*
Ekaterina Alexandrova is really digging in here.
Belinda Bencic has upped her level in this second set - keeping the momentum that helped her to win the tie-break.
But Alexandrova is finding a way right now to hold.
De Minaur 6-1 1-2 Djokovic*
Pat Cash
Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Live
Five sets is so good, it's never over until it's over. If this match was three sets, Djokovic's coaches would be sweating.
Cilic 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (3-7) Cobolli
Image source, Getty ImagesMarin Cilic's insane Wimbledon run is over, but it is a maiden major quarter-final for Italy's Flavio Cobolli!
Raphael Collignon, Jack Draper and Jaume Munar couldn't defeat the Croat - but Flavio Cobolli was certainly up for the challenge today on court two, winning 6-4 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-3).
The pair battled it out for three hours and 25 minutes, playing out two tie-breaks, but the 36-year-old just couldn't stage a comeback.
Cobolli rushes over to his dad and his coaching to soak up the moment. There are tears from former player Stefano Cobolli - and rightly so.
De Minaur 6-1 1-2 Djokovic*
Image source, ReutersNovak Djokovic breaks again!
A long, long rally - 34 strokes in total, the longest of the tournament - ends with Alex de Minaur wearily sending a backhand slice wide.
Big reaction from Djokovic, holding his hand to his ear and asking for more noise from the crowd on Centre Court.
*De Minaur 6-1 1-1 Djokovic
Harry Poole
BBC Sport at Wimbledon
Wow. As that went on, it felt an increasingly vital game for Novak Djokovic, particularly on a psychological level while he's clearly operating well below 100%.
An audible groan followed from the Serb when he handed Alex de Minaur a fourth break point, he stared at the ground as the Australian made his way to a fifth, and he waved his arms in frustration when he was hauled back to a ninth deuce. He manages not to give much away as the game slips away.
His plan late in the first set may have been to just be ready to go again in set two, but the consistency just isn't there for him right now - plus, in stark contrast, De Minaur looks bang up for this.
*De Minaur 6-1 1-1 Djokovic
John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV
For Djokovic this is a mediocre approach. There are so many points that Djokovic should have won in that game.
Brilliance and speed on the return from De Minaur. Right now, he is in a comfort zone he could only dream of. The game plan he has set out is working to perfection.
*De Minaur 6-1 1-1 Djokovic
Image source, EPAAlex de Minaur gets the break at the sixth time of asking!
A mammoth game that lasts nearly as long as the first set in its entirety.
De Minaur eventually finishes it off as he charges into the net again to thump the ball wide of Novak Djokovic for a winner.
The Australian is back on serve in the second.
BBC Two: Alexandrova v Bencic. BBC Sport.
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