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title: "Djokovic Survives a Five-Set Wimbledon Marathon to Reach the Semifinals"
description: "Novak Djokovic, at 39, outlasted Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set Wimbledon quarterfinal lasting more than five hours, holding off the younger Canadian in a final-set tiebreak. He now meets the defending champion, Jannik Sinner, in the semifinals."
category: "Sports"
category_url: https://newsparlor.com/category/sports
author: "Lucas Silva"
published: 2026-07-07T22:30:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-07T22:30:00.000Z
canonical: https://newsparlor.com/article/djokovic-survives-a-five-set-wimbledon-marathon-to-reach-the-semifinals
tags: ["wimbledon", "tennis", "djokovic", "auger-aliassime", "sinner"]
---
# Djokovic Survives a Five-Set Wimbledon Marathon to Reach the Semifinals

Novak Djokovic, at 39, outlasted Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set Wimbledon quarterfinal lasting more than five hours, holding off the younger Canadian in a final-set tiebreak. He now meets the defending champion, Jannik Sinner, in the semifinals.

Novak Djokovic rolled back the years on Centre Court, coming through a five-set epic against Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. The match lasted more than five hours and was decided, fittingly, in a final-set tiebreak, with the 39-year-old Serb holding his nerve against an opponent 14 years his junior.

## A test of endurance

Djokovic won 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, in a contest that swung back and forth and pushed him physically, [ESPN reported](https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/49300146/novak-djokovic-outlasts-felix-auger-aliassime-5-set-wimbledon-thriller-play-jannik-sinner-semifinals). He took treatment on court during the match but recovered to see it through, closing out one of the longer matches of his long Wimbledon career. Auger-Aliassime, at 25, matched him for long stretches and had chances of his own, but Djokovic found the crucial points when they mattered most, as he so often has.

## History on his side

The win extended one of the more remarkable records in the sport. By ESPN's count it was Djokovic's 55th appearance in a Grand Slam semifinal, the most of any man, and at 39 he became the oldest man to reach a major semifinal in nearly half a century. That he is still doing this, deep into major tournaments and outlasting players born after he turned professional, is itself the story.

## Next up

In the last four Djokovic will face Jannik Sinner, the world's leading player and the defending Wimbledon champion, in a meeting of eras: the sport's great constant against the man who now sets the standard. Djokovic has spent this fortnight proving he can still live with the best on his favorite surface; against Sinner he will get the sternest possible test of whether, at 39, he can go one more step and reach another final.

## Sources

- [Novak Djokovic outlasts Felix Auger-Aliassime in five-set Wimbledon thriller to reach semifinals](https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/49300146/novak-djokovic-outlasts-felix-auger-aliassime-5-set-wimbledon-thriller-play-jannik-sinner-semifinals)