Novak Djokovic’s quarterfinal against Felix Auger Aliassime will begin later than expected after an unfinished match was added to the Centre Court schedule.
Novak Djokovic will have to wait longer than originally planned to begin his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Felix Auger Aliassime after tournament organizers made a late change to Tuesday’s order of play.
The match had initially been expected to begin at about 4 p.m. local time, following the women’s quarterfinal between Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula. Djokovic and Auger Aliassime are still scheduled to play on Centre Court, but another match must now be completed before they can take the court.
Alexander Zverev and Jiri Lehecka were unable to finish their fourth round match Monday night because of Wimbledon’s 11 p.m. curfew. Play was suspended with Zverev leading 6 to 4, 7 to 5 and tied 3 to 3 in the third set. Their match has been placed second on Tuesday’s Centre Court schedule and will resume after Gauff faces Pegula.
Djokovic’s quarterfinal will follow the completion of the Zverev and Lehecka match, meaning the Serbian star is unlikely to begin before 5 p.m. local time and could start even later depending on the length of the two earlier contests. Wimbledon’s official schedule does not list a fixed start time for Djokovic, only placing his match third on Centre Court.
The seven time Wimbledon champion reached the quarterfinals after defeating Yibing Wu, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Arthur Rinderknech and Roman Safiullin. His meeting with third seeded Auger Aliassime is expected to be his toughest test of the tournament so far.
Auger Aliassime enters the matchup after surviving a five set fourth round battle, while Djokovic continues his pursuit of another Wimbledon title and a record extending 25th Grand Slam singles championship.
