Roger Federer has made a return to Wimbledon — but to watch, not play, tennis. The eight-time champion at the All England Club sat in the Royal Box during his former rival Novak Djokovic's four-set victory over Alex de Minaur in the fourth round Monday.

Roger Federer had a front row seat to watch Novak Djokovic come back in his Round of 16 Wimbledon match vs. Alex de Minaur on Monday afternoon. Djokovic advances to his 16th Wimbledon quarterfinals with the win.

Novak Djokovic said it was “good to break the curse” in front of Roger Federer after recovering from a set down to beat Alex de Minaur and reach his 16th Wimbledon quarterfinal on Monday. Djokovic was lethargic and unusually tentative in the early stages of his last-16 match against the Australian 11th seed on Centre Court,