Djokovic beats Rublev to advance to Wimbledon semis

LONDON - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the Wimbledon semi-finals after defeating Russian Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday evening.

Djokovic, who won after two hours and 47 minutes of play, is now 4-1 head-to-head against Rublev.

In his 12th Wimbledon semi-final, Djokovic will face Italian Jannik Sinner, who defeated Russian Roman Safiullin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarter-finals.

The prize money at Wimbledon is 44.7 mln pounds.