Andrey Rublev and Federico Coria will take on each other on Thursday, July 14 in the round of 16 of the 2022 ATP Nordea Open.
The Croatian fought back to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(10-2) and reach the clay-court Grand Slam semi-finals for the first time.
Jannik Sinner defeated American Mackenzie McDonald despite leg injury. Andrey Rublev won against Christian Garin in four sets.
The match ended with Hugo Gaston recording an unlikely victory over Alex de Minaur by a score-line of 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 0-6, 7-6 (10-4).
At the ATP 250 clay-court event, the second seed dug deep against Djokovic, hitting with relentless power and intensity to outlast the home favourite.
Both Rublev and Djokovic have had to fight past some tough competition but they had also been dealt a fair share of comfortable wins.
Following the invasion of Ukraine, the All England club has banned Russian and Belarusian players from competing.
It is the second straight time the Italian has qualified for an ATP 1000 quarter-final and he will face a stern test in second seed Alexander Zverev.
His maiden ATP title win came only a few months ago when he displayed impressive skill and resolve to win the 2021 Stockholm Open.
The Australian wild card defeated Andrey Rublev, the fifth seed, 6-3, 6-0, to advance to the third round of the competition.