Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, has reached the quarter-finals of the "Australian Open" for the 16th time in his career. With this, the Serbian tennis player surpassed Swiss Roger Federer in this indicator.
Idman.Biz reports that Djokovic became a quarter-finalist after Czech Jakub Mensik withdrew from the match in the fourth round of the tournament. This result gave the Serbian tennis player a new record in the history of the tournament.
It should be noted that Roger Federer has played in the quarter-finals of the "Australian Open" 15 times during his career. The Swiss tennis player last reached this stage in 2019, defeating American Tennys Sandgren in a tense five-set match.
In the "Australian Open - 2026", Novak Djokovic will face the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz and Italian Lorenzo Musetti for a place in the semi-finals.