The 24-time Grand Slam champion responded emphatically to an error-ridden first set to see off the Australian 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in three hours and 18 minutes on Centre Court.

He advances to face Flavio Cobolli after the Italian’s 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-6 victory over Marin Cilic, Jack Draper’s conqueror, earlier in the day.

Djokovic has not won a Grand Slam title since 2023, when he won three of the four majors, and has been beaten in the last two Wimbledon finals by Carlos Alcaraz, but continued to show why he remains a thorn to the Spaniard and Jannik Sinner’s plans for a new era of supremacy.

The Serbian found himself trailing 4-1 in the fourth set and staring at another break point, only to fight back and ruthlessly deny De Minaur a decider as he booked his place in the final eight.