In the early morning of July 12, Beijing time, the Wimbledon men's singles 1/4 final was contested. Reigning champion and No. 2 seed Likevic will play against No. 7 seed Rublev. The two sides battled in four sets in the match, with Deyo turning around after dropping the first set to win his Grand Slam 400-match milestone and reach the Wimbledon men's singles semifinals.
In the first set, both sides held serve in the first 8 games, and in the 9th game Rublev completed a key break, and then he successfully saved serve to win the first set 6-4.
In the second set, Deyo broke the opponent's serve twice in the second and fourth games, and led 5-0 after five consecutive games. In the 7th game, Deyo held serve to win the second set 6-1.
In the third set, Rublev broke serve in the fifth game and trailed Djokovic 2-3. In the 10th game, Deyo struggled to win the set with his serve, saving three break points and cashing in on the fifth set to win the third set 6-4.
In the fourth set, Deyo broke Rublev's serve in the fourth game, and in the ninth game, in a game where Rublev had no way back, Deyo broke again to win the fourth set 6-3.
In a match that lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes, Djokovic defeated Rublev 4-6/6-1/6-4/6-3, winning 33 consecutive Wimbledon and 26 consecutive Grand Slam wins, and reached the final four of Wimbledon. Djokovic will then meet No. 8 seed Sinner for a spot in this year's Wimbledon final.