Novak Djokovic

32-year-old will play Britain's Kyle Edmund on Thursday in the last 16

Russian is homing in on Roger Federer's third place in the world rankings before the year is out

The championship, which will take place from January 3-12 in the lead-up to the year's first Grand Slam

38-year-old Swiss had defeated Dimitrov in all seven previous meetings

Serb quit with a nagging left shoulder problem that had troubled him since the start of the tournament

Djokovic, is attempting to become the first back-to-back men's champion here since Roger Federer won from 2004-2008

World number one, who has won four of the past five majors, brushed past Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4, 6-1, 6-4

Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka are the defending champions at the US Open

Serbian remains four behind the the Swiss star's mark, with Spaniard Rafael Nadal between them with 18 Slam trophies

The Serbian then faces a potential second-round showdown against American Sam Querrey

Former world number one Roger Federer, seeking a 21st Grand Slam crown, is seeded third for the tournament

Russian, who also beat the world number one in April at Monte Carlo, will play Belgian David Goffin in the final

Defending champion was never in danger in his 6-3, 6-4 triumph over 53rd-ranked Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta

Swiss superstar defeated Argentina's Londero 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round at the event he has won seven times

Spaniard could find himself challenged early by another rising star Alex de Minaur at the Montreal Masters

32-year-old Serbian saved two match points as he took his Grand Slam tally to 16, four off Federer's overall record

37-year-old Swiss legend lost his last five meetings against Novak Djokovic

32-year-old Serbian won back-to-back Wimbledon titles for the second time

The world number one saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major

Sport's two most successful players now have 38 Grand Slam titles between them

Swiss star and Spainiard will meet for the 40th time in the semi-finals

Grand Slam-winning duo eased into the third round with a 7-5 6-3 win over Raquel Atawo and Fabrice Martin

Swiss star became the oldest man to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final in 28 years

The Big Three will play in the last 16 ties against opponents who have never before progressed this far London.

15-year-old had to come through qualifying, had already stunned five-time champion Venus Williams in the first round

Top seed and world number one is seeking a fifth Wimbledon and 16th major as the Serb faces Philipp Kohlschreiber

World number one is the defending champion and chasing a fifth title at the All England Club

Four-time Wimbledon champion said Australian’s remarks "don't keep him awake at night"

Spaniard is now just two behind Roger Federer's all-time record of 20 majors and three ahead of Novak Djokovic

Austrian downs world number one 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 to set up a repeat of last year's final against Rafael Nadal

World number one continues his bid to hold all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously for the second time

World number one is bidding to become just the second man to hold all four Slams at the same time twice

Spaniard is looking to dismiss any doubts about his form after three consecutive semi-final exits of the French Open

The tournament starts today

Serbian can become only the second man in history to have twice held all four Grand Slam titles at the same time

The tournament begins this Sunday

Serb is tantalisingly close to another 'Djoko Slam' after winning the 2018 Wimbledon, US Open and the Australian Open

32-year-old from Belgrade made it clear Nadal, who is the same age, was the favorite at Roland Garros

Spaniard defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 for a record 34rd Masters

Four-time finalist in Rome next plays Greek eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas

The Spaniard accused him of "lacking respect for the public, the opponent and himself"

World number one, however, maintains he would welcome the input of the Swiss and Spanish legends

Serbian superstar was playing his first tournament since lifting a record seventh title in Melbourne

Spaniard, winner in Acapulco in 2005 and 2013, was playing his first event since falling in the Australian Open final

However, long-time rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will be missing

The Serbian demolished Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 to clinch his 15th Grand Slam title

All the next generation favourites have been forced out of the Australian Open

The Serbian reached an astonishing level to bully Pouille all night in his 6-0 6-2 6-2 win

Serbian star went on to win that memorable match in 2008 for the first of his 14 Grand Slam trophies

The top three seeds at Melbourne Park raffled all four of the majors between them last year