Djokovic becomes 10th to get 800 wins

Novak Djokovic became the 10th man to register 800 victories since the Open Era began in 1968 when he beat France’s Adrian Mannarino 7-5 6-1 on Friday to reach the Queen’s Club semifinals in London. Djokovic, a 12-time Grand Slam champion, follows Jimmy Connors (1,256), Roger Federer (1,156), Ivan Lendl (1,068), Guillermo Vilas (949), Rafael Nadal (903), John McEnroe (881), Andre Agassi (870), Ilie Nastase (846) and Stefan Edberg (801).

“It’s a great achievement,” said the 31-year-old Serb. “I should be happy for it and proud of it. It’s still the sport that I love with all my heart. I put in that heart every single day.”

Djokovic, through to the semifinals for only the second time since last year’s Eastbourne International, next meets France’s Jeremy Chardy after he defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 6-4.

Top-seeded Marin Cilic also advanced with a 7-6 (3) 6-2 win over 2010 champion Sam Querrey. Cilic now faces Nick Kyrgios, who eliminated defending champion Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).

Gerry Weber Open: Roger Federer defeated Matthew Ebden 7-6 (2), 7-5 to reach the semifinals of the grass-court event. Federer, who saved two match points against Benoit Paire the day before, set up a meeting with American qualifier Denis Kudla, who beat Japan’s Yuichi Sugita 6-2, 7-5. Roberto Bautista Agut will play Borna Coric in the other semifinal.

Birmingham Classic: Petra Kvitova, who hopes a successful title defense in Birmingham, England, will help her bid to win Wimbledon for a third time, moved into the semifinals with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Germany’s Julia Goerges on Friday. The fourth-seeded Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014, next plays the unseeded Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu, who defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2.