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NOVAK DJOKOVIC CONQUERED VAN RIJTHOVEN
After 2hr38, Novak Djokovic cruises into the Quarterfinal after winning the Round 4 with score of 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2 against Tim Van Rijthoven on Center Court.
He continues his quest for a 21st Grand Slam title and a seventh Wimbledon crown, a fourth in succession to equal Roger Federer’s record.
SINNER COMMITS NO SIN
Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-3 to become the fourth Italian male player in the Open Era to reach the quarterfinals in Wimbledon after Adriano Panatta, Davide Sanguinetti and Matteo Berrettini.
Carlose Alcaraz departs Wimbledon after recording his best run in the Championship but Sinner proved too strong for the Spaniard this time, sealing a win for the first time again Alcaraz after losing in each of their previous two meetings.
Sinner meets Novak Djokovic in the quarter final on Tuesday.
NORRIE BREAKS AN 18 YEAR JINX
Cameron Norrie has become the first British male player other than Andy Murray to reach the quarterfinals in Wimbledon since Tim Henman in 2004. Lion.
The 26-year-old sealed his first grand slam quarter-final appearance after seeing off Tommy Paul in straight sets.
Norrie took the steam out of his opponent after winning the second set via a tiebreaker on his way to sealing a 6-4 7-5 6-4 in 2h21.
David Goffin next up on Tuesday.
DAVID GOFFIN STANDS THE TEST OF TIME
David Goffin and Frances Tiafoe record the longest match in this year’s Wimbledon following a five set clash of four tie breakers that lasted 4h36
GOFFIN wins it 7-6 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-5 to reach his second ever Wimbledon quarter-final berth and the Belgian battles Norrie next.
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OSTAPENKO OUT
Tatjana Maria becomes the seventh female player in the Open Era to reach the quarterfinals in Wimbledon after turning 34 after Billie Jean King, Virginia Wade, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Serena and Venus Williams.
She beat Jelena Ostapenko in three sets despite losing the first set via a tie breaker, she won the following two sets as it finished 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 in 2h9.
Tatjana reaches the last eight of a singles Grand Slam event for the first time in her career and faces Jule Niemeier in the next round on Tuesday.
Jule Niemeier sees off Heather Watson in straight sets to become the fourth youngest German female player to reach the quarterfinals in Wimbledon in the Open Era, older than Bettina Bunge, Steffi Graf and Sabine Lisicki.
It finished 6-2, 6-4 in 1h17 as she reaches a first ever Grand Slam quarters.
What a tournament she’s having
BOUZKOVÁ OUSTED GARCIA
Marie Bouzková needed 1h23 to beat Caroline Garcia and book her place in the Quarter finals in Wimbledon for a first time, also her first in a Grand Slam event.
The 23-year-old won the first set via a tiebreaker and comfortably win the second to seal a 7-5, 6-2 win over her French opponent. She faces Ons Jabeur in the last eight.
ONS JABEUR SURPASES SWIATEK
Ons Jabeur pip Elise Mertens in straight sets to become the female player with the most wins in the WTA Tour over the last two seasons (82, one more than Iga Swiatek – 48 in 2021 and 34 in 2022).
She made it back-to-back appearance in the last eight in Wimbledon with a 7-6, 6-4 win 1h45.
Marie Bouzková awaits in the next round on Tuesday.
Author: Kehinde Hassan Afolabi
