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Who is the Wimbledon favourite this year? Survey shows it's not Novak Djokovic but…

 Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns to Italy's Jannik Sinner in a men's singles quarterfinal match on day nine of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday (AP)

As per a recent poll conducted by the Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal, who showed a tremendous comeback in French Open, holds the hearts of millions. About 35% of people have voted in favour of Novak, while 65% voted for Rafa.

A promising comeback by Djokovic

Meanwhile, Djokovic made a promising comeback from two sets down to beat Italy's Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Wimbledon on Tuesday.

The Serbian, the No 1 seed, entered his 11th semi-final of Wimbledon after defeating Jannik Sinner 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2, at the centre court. With this win, the 35-year-old has extended an unbeaten run at Wimbledon to a total of 26 matches.

Djokovic was two sets down before he made a promising comeback from the third set to enter the semis. He will now be facing the British No.9 seed, Cameron Norrie, who also won his men's singles quarter-finals.

Tired to talk about my body: Nadal

On the other hand, On Wednesday, Nadal will seek to reach the semi-finals for the eighth time when he faces in-form Taylor Fritz.

Shrugging off health concerns, 22-time Grand Slam title winner Nadal who has never lost a Wimbledon quarter-final said, "I'm a little bit tired to talk about my body, all the issues that I am having."

"I prefer to not talk about that now. For the moment I am healthy enough to keep going and fight for the things that I want."

Fritz is in the last eight of a Slam for the first time and has yet to drop a set. He warmed up for Wimbledon by claiming the grasscourt title at Eastbourne.

The 24-year-old defeated Nadal in the Indian Wells Masters final earlier this year when the Spaniard was suffering from a cracked rib.

(With inputs from agencies)

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