Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner advance to Wimbledon last 16

Novak Djokovic defeated French 25th seed Arthur Rinderknech 7‑5, 6‑4, 1‑6, 7‑6 (4) on Centre Court, equalling Roger Federer’s record for the most match wins at Wimbledon and tying the Open‑era record for appearances in the men’s last‑16. Jannik Sinner beat American Jenson Brooksby 6‑4, 6‑3, 6‑4, reaching the fourth round for the fifth time and matching the Italian record for most Wimbledon last‑16 appearances.

The round‑of‑16 schedule on Sunday 5 July featured Djokovic vs Roman Safiullin, Sinner vs qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki, Aryna Sabalenka vs Naomi Osaka, Felix Auger‑Aliassime vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Hubert Hurkacz vs Jan‑Lennard Struff, and other match‑ups across Centre Court and Court No. 1. Italian players Jasmine Paolini and Flavio Cobolli began play on Monday 6 July. Broadcasts were planned on Sky Sport channels, with streaming on Sky Go, NOW and live text via OA Sport; no free‑to‑air TV coverage was confirmed for the quarter‑finals.

These results keep the tournament’s top seeds on track for the title chase and maintain high viewership across Europe and worldwide.