The victory keeps alive Nadal's chances for a calendar-year Grand Slam. The 36-year-old Spaniard will next play Nick Kyrgios for a place in Sunday’s final.
Nick Kyrgios has sparked yet another controversy, this time by breaking Wimbledon's all-white dress code.
Kyrgios practised at the All England Club on Tuesday, and the All England Club confirmed he is scheduled to play his match against Cristian Garin of Chile on Wednesday.
Djokovic gave away a huge lead but then worked his way back to pull away and win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court.
Maria beat three seeded players in a row in her run to the quarterfinals, including fifth-seeded Maria Sakkari in the third round and 12th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, in the fourth round.
Djokovic's pursuit of a fourth consecutive, and seventh overall, title at Wimbledon and 21st major championship, will continue Tuesday against No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy.
Mirza is most likely making her final Wimbledon appearance this year. She had earlier announced her retirement at the end of this season.
In the match, there were a total of three code violations called by chair umpire Damien Dumusois, one on Kyrgios for an audible obscenity, and two on Tsitsipas for ball abuse, earning a point penalty.
No woman had won as many matches in a row as Swiatek since Martina Hingis also put together a run of 37 in 1997.
Venus repeated her sister's post-match comments when asked what was in her future. “You never know where I'll pop up,” she said.
Mirza is most likely making her final Wimbledon appearance this year.
Davis Cup 2022: India will face Norway for the first time in the prestigious event.
Mirza is likely to get retired this year and this might be her final Wimbledon appearance
Murray needed multiple operations on his hip and now has an artificial joint. He also recently dealt with an abdominal issue that hampered his preparations last week.
The third-ranked Djokovic, No. 4 Nadal, No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas and No. 7 Carlos Alcaraz are the only players in the top 11 remaining in the draw.
Nadal, who did not participate in the warm-up tournaments due to a foot injury survived a scare but prevailed in three hours and 36 minutes thriller to enter the second round.
Williams is looking to return in a very strong fashion and said "It's better than last year and is a fresh start"
Marin Cilic, the 2017 Wimbledon finalist was the first to withdraw due to illness and Berrettini became the second high-profile player to pull out of the Wimbledon.
It was Djokovic’s 80th victory at the All England Club, making him the first man or woman to have won at least that many matches at each of the four major tournaments.
Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are set to headline the centre court, and the games are scheduled to start from 6 PM IST.
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