After surviving a tough match against Alex De Minaur in the fourth round at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic had a funny reason why Monday's win meant more to him.

Novak Djokovic Makes Feelings Towards Roger Federer Clear After Wimbledon Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's been a quiet 2025 for Novak Djokovic who returned to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club after not playing since May's French Open.

Novak Djokovic said it was “good to break the curse” in front of Roger Federer after recovering from a set down to beat Alex de Minaur and reach his 16th Wimbledon quarterfinal on Monday. Djokovic was lethargic and unusually tentative in the early stages of his last-16 match against the Australian 11th seed on Centre Court,