Monday 8 August 2022
Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final, after ending the run of close friend Tatjana Maria.
The controversial Australian saw off Cristian Garin to reach his maiden Grand Slam semi-final.
The defending champion came from two sets down to beat young Italian Jannik Sinner.
Meanwhile, 2019 champion Simona Halep demolished Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa in just 60 minutes.
Van Rijthoven’s rapid rise this summer continued, as he beat Nikoloz Basilashvili to the sound of ‘come on Tim’ at Wimbledon.
Nadal is chasing a calendar Grand Slam.
The two biggest home stars were given top billing.
The six-time champion battled past Kwon Soon-woo in four sets.
Suspicions had been growing that the 40-year-old had effectively retired from the sport.
Wimbledon chairman Ian Hewitt said the UK Government had left them with “no viable alternative” following invasion of Ukraine.
Australian Barty is one step away from emulating her mentor Evonne Goolagong, who won her second title here in 1980.
Raducanu pulled out trailing Tomljanovic 6-4 3-0 after an off-court medical time-out at Wimbledon.
The greats of the men and women’s game would be very close to 40 if they chase Grand Slams into next summer.
The world number one moves to 16 Grand Slam wins after another Centre Court classic.
She will face Serena Williams in Sunday’s decider at SW19.
The 33-year-old Spaniard will face Federer at Wimbledon for the first time since their epic 2008 final.
The pair were knocked out by the number one seeds this afternoon.
David Goffin was swatted aside with minimal fuss on Centre Court.
The British number one took exception to a line of questioning during her post-match press conference.
The American is now just two wins away from a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title.
Meanwhile, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic eased into the quarter-finals at SW19.
The American teenager was beaten in straight sets by Simona Halep.
The Italian 12th seed apologised for his comments following Saturday’s loss to Tennys Sandgren.
Elsewhere, world number one Ashleigh Barty booked her maiden place in the fourth round.
The German was beaten by American Lauren Davis at SW19.
The Australian has found himself in hot water after being fined for not trying hard enough.
The 15-year-old defeated 2017 semi-finalist Magdalena Rybarikova under the Court One roof.
Last year’s beaten finalist Kevin Anderson also progressed on Wednesday.
The Russian retired from her first-round tie with a right arm injury.
Lloyd Harris looked like he could cause an upset on Centre Court, but Federer denied the 22-year-old South Africa in four sets.
Williams had won four Grand Slam titles before the American teenager was born.
The 2019 championships at SW19 has its first upset.
It’s been confirmed that the Spaniard will be seeded behind Roger Federer this year despite their world ranking positions.
Kevin Anderson and John Isner played for over six-and-a-half hours this summer.
Phillip Brook believes US Open finalist Serena Williams was under pressure in New York, while umpire Carlos Ramos was doing his job.
The Serb moves fourth on the all-time list of male Grand Slam winners.
Victory on Sunday would give the 36-year-old her eighth Wimbledon singles title.
The German crushed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-3.
The British player was not happy after her defeat in the women’s doubles at SW19.
The 12-time major winner prevailed despite picking up two code violations and accusing the umpire of “double standards”.
