WATCH: Novak Djokovic climbs over the net to help Sinner after Italian takes a tumble at Wimbledon 2022

Defending champion Novak Djokovic was on verge of suffering a premature exit at the hands of Italy's Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon Championships. With hopes of staging an upset in the 2022 edition of the Grand Slam event, World No. 10 Sinner secured the first two sets of the game when the Italian crossed swords with the reigning Wimbledon champion in the quarter-finals on Tuesday at the iconic Centre Court.

During his epic battle with the former World No. 1, Sinner also suffered an injury scare when the Italian took a tumble in the first set of the quarter-final clash at the All England Club. When Sinner fell to the ground and was seen grabbing his ankle in agony, his opponent Djokovic climbed over the net and offered quick assistance to the Italian World No.10. Djokovic earned plaudits from the jampacked crowd at Centre Court as the Serbian ace helped Sinner in getting back to his feet. Djokovic was also hailed on social media for his incredible gesture.

Talking about the match, the defending champion staged a memorable comeback after losing two sets to enter the semi-final stage of the Grand Slam event. For the seventh time in his trophy-laden career, Djokovic recovered from two sets to love in Grand Slam tennis. The top seed at the Wimbledon Championships, registered a thrilling win over Sinner to enter his 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday. Djokovic battled past Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarter-finals. The defending Wimbledon champions will meet Britain's Cameron Norrie in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam event on Friday.

'Sinner was the better player'

"Huge congrats to Jannik for a big fight, he's so mature for his age, he has plenty of time ahead of him. The first two sets compared to the next three were like two different matches. He was the better player for those first two sets. But at the end of the second set I took a toilet break, gave myself a little pep talk, tried to gather my thoughts. I broke early in the third set. I saw a little bit of doubt start to come into his movement. I have many years' experience of playing on these courts and coping with the pressure," Djokovic said after the match.