Andrey Rublev

Novak Djokovic came through a bruising battle with seventh seed Andrey Rublev to maintain his bid for a record-equaling eighth Wimbledon men’s title. The Serb, also aiming to match Margaret Court’s record of 24 major singles titles, fought back to win 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 in the quarter-finals. Second seed Djokovic, 36, will play Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the last four. Sinner, 21, reached his first Grand Slam semi-final by beating Russian Roman Safiullin 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2. In contrast, Djokovic will contest a 46th major semi-final – having equalled Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record – when the pair meet…