Wimbledon 2025: Novak Djokovic suffers 'nasty fall', hopes it is not too bad

Novak Djokovic experienced an injury scare during his Wimbledon quarter-final victory against Flavio Cobolli, slipping and falling into a split in the fourth set before securing a 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 win on Wednesday night at the All England Club.The 24-time major champion fell awkwardly at 5-4, 40/30 in the fourth set while attempting to change direction on the grass court. Both the chair umpire and Cobolli rushed to check on Djokovic, who remained down momentarily.Djokovic managed to get back on his feet and stretched his left leg, drawing applause from the crowd. He showed no visible signs of injury while winning the final two points to close out the match.The victory marked Djokovic's 102nd win at Wimbledon, improving his season record to 26-8. He now stands two wins away from securing a record-extending 25th major title.
"It was a nasty fall. It was very awkward. That happens on grass. I've had quite a few of those throughout my grass-court career," Djokovic said in his post-match press conference."Obviously, my body is not the same today like it was before, so I guess the real impact or effect of what happened I will feel tomorrow. So let's see. I'm hoping the next 24, 48 hours, the severity of what happened is not too bad, that I'll be able to play at my best and free of pain in two days," Djokovic said.The 38-year-old Serbian will next face World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. If successful at Wimbledon, Djokovic would equal Roger Federer's record of eight titles at the grass-court major and become the oldest champion in the tournament's Open Era history."I'm very satisfied as a 38-year-old to be able to move the way I'm moving right now and playing. I have about 10 people in my team working daily on every single aspect of my on-court, off-court career and preparation and recovery," Djokovic said."Sometimes I get tired of all the chores that I have to do on a daily basis to get my body ready to be able to perform. It's a lot of hours, a lot of hours spent off the court, in the gym, or on the table just trying to work with what I have," he added.