The sixth seed rallied from a set down to win on Margaret Court Arena with scores of 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, keeping him alive in his quest to top his quarterfinal performance from Melbourne last year.
With this victory, the Netherlands are at the top of their pool with six points with two wins in two games and look set for a direct quarterfinal qualification.
The Japanese shuttler had a 2-0 head-to-head advantage over Prannoy going into their quarterfinal matchup on Friday at the opening BWF World Tour event of the season
In their round of 16 match, the duo defeated the Indonesian duo of Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana in their round of 16 match in straight two games
Djokovic battled for one hour and 57 minutes to eke out the result, 7-6(3), 7-6(5) in his favour before a packed centre-court crowd and rallied into the quarterfinals.
The 2014 US Open champion Cilic, who received a bye in the opening round, made a dominating start in the match and took the first set without breaking a sweat
In his first game of the season, Daniil Medvedev had to fight tooth and nail, saving nine set points in the opening set of 2023. However, the tennis star did not sweat on Wednesday as he eased past Kecmanovic in straight sets.
Erling Haaland continued his brilliance and connected with Kevin De Bruyne's cross to volley it into the goal and give his team an early lead just 10 minutes into the game.
Nikhat Zareen representing Telangana, thrashed Meghalaya's Eva Waynie Marbaniang in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout, whereas Railways Sports Promotion Board's (RSPB) Manju Rani also produced an equally dominating performance to defeat Uttarakhand's Kavita comprehensively in the 48kg Last-16
In the 27th minute, Eriksen gave United the lead by slamming the ball into the top of the net from extremely close range after receiving an outstanding assist from Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Brazil have held the top spot since February this year, after dethroning Belgium. Despite Brazil being eliminated from the tournament in quarterfinals, Argentina's World Cup triumph is still not enough to overtake them.