Further reading
Let’s wrap it up with a report on Serena Williams’s win by Simon Cambers. I’ll be back with coverage of the men’s quarter-finals tomorrow. Thanks for reading. Bye!
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Andy Murray is asked about Kyle Edmund. “I thought he played really well with Novak. There’s no reason he can’t play well on grass. He’s learning all the time. He’d only won one match at Wimbledon until this year. To perform as well as he did against Novak is a great sign. I think it’s amazing he’s got into the top 20 already. I’m also looking at him and thinking ‘why not’? I think he’s better than some of the guy above him. Who knows if he gets top 10 or top five? He keeps improving.”
Andy Murray is asked about Novak Djokovic taunting the Centre Court crowd during his win over Kyle Edmund. “I like it. I don’t see any issue at all. He wants to win that match. That’s interesting. Did it affect his performance in a positive way? That’s where there shouldn’t be any negativity about that. I see it as a positive. He’s back wanting to win and compete. A few months ago when he was flat and not going through the emotions, his performances were not where he wanted them to be. Also in that match [against Edmund], I’ve not seen a worse call than that.”
Andy Murray is asked about Novak Djokovic again. “He’s said the mental side has been difficult for him. Last year he suffered an emotional dip, which I think is normal given what he achieved the previous year, winning all four slams. Maybe the injury and being away from the sport makes you realise how much you love it. It wouldn’t surprise me if he went on to win the tournament.”
Andy Murray is asked if Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are unstoppable. “I think Novak could beat both of them. In terms of his level, I think he’s back where he wants to be. In terms of the mental side, I think he’s where he needs to be. He looks fired up. Raonic and Isner ... that’s tie-breaks. Isner’s 3-1 up, head-to-head. That’s an impossible match to pick.”
Andy Murray is asked about Rafa Nadal. “The conditions are perfect for him. He gets more movement with his serve. With the ball bouncing up a little higher, it’s easier on his body. But he has a tough match with Del Potro. I saw his match with Simon yesterday and it looked like he had a few issues.”
Andy Murray is asked about Serena Williams. “It’s something like her 35th grand slam semi-final. It’s ridiculous. Coming back from giving birth, she looks like she’s in great shape. She’s playing extremely well here and it will be tough to bet against her now she’s this far into the tournament. The players that are left at the moment, with Kerber and Serena, are experienced. But someone like Ostapenko, once she gets on a roll, she’s going to be tough to stop. It will be interesting to see what happens with her and Kerber, that will be a good match. Kerber’s a brilliant athlete. I think for her the mental part of the game is extremely important. She doesn’t get a lot of free points and has to work very hard and last year she didn’t seem willing to do that. This year it’s back and she’s very hard to beat.”
Andy Murray is asked about his two Wimbledon wins. “The first time round, I didn’t necessarily struggle with it, but I don’t remember much about it. I was so tired. Thirty minutes after the match I went to see my wife and I was exhausted. We went away on holiday four or five days after that and it wasn’t until we went away that I started to take it in. I said to my team that if I ever win a grand slam again we enjoy this. Second time round, we went out and had a good night. I don’t remember much about that ... for different reasons.”
Andy Murray and Tim Henman are now bantering each other about who’s more boring. Sue Barker thinks this is delightful.
Is Jamie Delgado competitive in the gym? “No. That’s probably why he lost today.”
Andy Murray is now talking about his fitness regime. “I’m still not bored with the gym work,” he says.
Andy Murray is in the BBC studio!
It’s different. I haven’t been here the last 10 days or so. I’ve been away practising, training and watching from afar. I thought it was going to be worse. It was one of the best decisions I’ve made not to play. Last year I came in when my hip was bad and I haven’t played since then. I didn’t want to play four or five matches and potentially do some damage. Hopefully I’ll get back competing in the next few weeks. I was here practising playing sets on the Saturday. That’s why I think it was a good decision. In reality I thought it was unlikely I was going to win the event.”
He says he has been training on hard courts and plans to head to America soon.
My plan is to play in Washington, which starts three weeks yesterday. I might go to Washington a week earlier or go to Miami before getting on the match court again. As soon as I got on the hard courts on Monday I felt better because it’s a stable surface. I felt a lot more comfortable. Hopefully that will free up my movement and help my hip. There’s always a chance you can re-injure yourself if you slip or make a bad movement. I wasn’t worried about re-injuring my hip. If you put your body into a situation of playing four or five matches in eight or 10 days, it’s possible you can flare your hip up and the rest of your body will react to that.”
The women’s semi-finals are set and will be played on Thursday:
Angelique Kerber (11) v Jelena Ostapenko (12)
Julia Goerges (13) v Serena Williams (25)
Julia Goerges beats Kiki Bertens 3-6, 7-5, 6-1!
Over on Court 1, the other quarter-final’s drawing to a close. It’s been some fightback from Goerges, who’s never got this far in a grand slam before, and the 29-year-old finishes it off with a flat forehand down the line. She can hardly believe it.
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Serena Williams beats Camila Giorgi 3-6, 6-3, 6-4!
Williams is serving for the match. She moves into a 15-0 lead when Giorgi fires long. A forehand winner makes it 30-0 and an ace brings up three match points. They rally for a while - until Giorgi nets a forehand. That’s that! All very straightforward in the end. Olympia will be proud.
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Third set: Williams 3-6, 6-3, 5-4 Giorgi* (*denotes server): Serving to stay in the match, Giorgi races into a 30-0 lead. It’s 40-0 when Williams nets a forehand. Giorgi holds to love.
Third set: Williams* 3-6, 6-3, 5-3 Giorgi (*denotes server): Williams blasts an ace past Giorgi to hold to love. She’s a game away from the last four.
Third set: Williams 3-6, 6-3, 4-3 Giorgi* (*denotes server): The first two points are shared, but Giorgi holds to 15. She’s kept it to one break.
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Third set: Williams* 3-6, 6-3, 4-2 Giorgi (*denotes server): Justin Timberlake’s on Centre Court. Will he have a dance-off with Drake? Hopefully. Or maybe they can do a duet of Summer Holiday. Williams holds to love with an ace.
Third set: Williams 3-6, 6-3, 3-2 Giorgi* (*denotes server): Giorgi slaps an ace out wide to make it 40-15. She follows it up with her sixth double-fault. She follows that up with a forehand winner.
Third set: Williams* 3-6, 6-3, 3-1 Giorgi (*denotes server): Having broken to love, Williams isn’t in a mood to give anything away. At 15-all, she whacks an ace down the middle. Then Giorgi nets a forehand return to make it 40-15. Williams holds to 30.
Julia Goerges has won the second set 7-5 on Court 1. The German’s going to a decider with Kiki Bertens.
Third set: Williams 3-6, 6-3, 2-1 Giorgi* (*denotes server): Giorgi begins this game with a double-fault. Williams’s eyes light up and she takes a 0-30 lead with a stunning forehand winner. Then a dismissive forehand return brings up three break points. Giorgi attacks a short ball at the net. But Williams defends superbly and Giorgi doesn’t do enough, leaving her helpless when a stretching backhand from the 25th seed loops down the line!
Third set: Williams* 3-6, 6-3, 1-1 Giorgi (*denotes server): Williams has found her range with her serve, which is making it hard for Giorgi to get a foothold. The American bangs down an ace to hold for 15. Another Williams service game whizzes along.
Third set: Williams 3-6, 6-3, 0-1 Giorgi* (*denotes server): Giorgi can’t afford to drop her serve here. She doesn’t. A deceptive serve down the middle’s enough for her to hold to 30.
Serena Williams wins the second set 6-3 to level the match!
It isn’t long before Williams holds three set points. Giorgi isn’t making much of an impression now. But wait! She saves the first two with a couple of fine shots. But Williams responds by spinning a serve down the middle, forcing Giorgi to stretch and send a forehand return long.
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Second set: Williams 3-6, 5-3 Giorgi* (*denotes server): Giorgi is serving to stay in the set. She moves into a 30-15 lead when Williams misses a forehand. Soon it’s 40-15. Giorgi holds when Williams misses a forehand return.
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Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori
Juan Martin del Potro vs Rafael Nadal#Wimbledon
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Second set: Williams* 3-6, 5-2 Giorgi (*denotes server): Williams is rock solid on serve at the moment. She breezes to another love hold to move a game away from levelling this quarter-final.
Second set: Williams 3-6, 4-2 Giorgi* (*denotes server): Giorgi needs to hang in there. She can’t just throw this set away. Encouragingly, there’s no sign of that happening. Not yet. She holds to 30.
Second set: Williams* 3-6, 4-1 Giorgi (*denotes server): Williams consolidates the break, knocking a backhand down the line to hold to 30. The mood has changed.
Second set: Williams 3-6, 3-1 Giorgi* (*denotes server): That missed backhand at 15-30 in the previous game, it’s playing on Giorgi’s mind. She isn’t feeling it now, netting a forehand to give Williams two break points. The American couldn’t take her chances in the first set. She won’t make the same mistake twice, clobbering a forehand into the right corner to break to 30.
Second set: Williams* 3-6, 2-1 Giorgi (*denotes server): Williams looks thrown. At 0-15, she nets a backhand to make it 0-30. This is an opening for Giorgi. Can she take it? No. Williams punches back with a forceful forehand, then Giorgi misses a simple backhand that would have given her two break points. She could live to regret that. Williams is starting to turn up the volume, a sign she’s ready for a brawl. She holds.
Second set: Williams 3-6, 1-1 Giorgi* (*denotes server): Giorgi rattles a 117mph ace past Williams’s ears. She’s cooking up some serious heat out there, the little Italian!
Second set: Williams* 3-6, 1-0 Giorgi (*denotes server): The stats from that first set show that Williams hit two unforced errors to Giorgi’s six. Williams didn’t do too much wrong. But there were eight winners and three aces from Giorgi and that was enough for the Italian to take it. Giorgi pounced when she had a break point and defended well to save five. Williams has a job on her hands. She’s probably still the favourite, though.
Camila Giorgi wins the first set 6-3!
Serving for the set, Giorgi begins by charging to the net to lash a forehand past Williams. This is her first ever grand slam quarter-final, but the 26-year-old has played it exceptionally so far. The question is whether she can maintain this level. A double-fault for 15-all is slightly concerning. But she’s bossing the baseline rallies and leads 30-15 when Williams sends a backhand long. A monstrous backhand down the line brings up two set points. Giorgi misses a first serve. But there’s no need to worry. Williams hits a forehand long off a second serve and Giorgi’s a set away from the biggest win of her career!
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First set: Williams* 3-5 Giorgi (*denotes server): Serving to stay in the set, Williams serves well to take command, firing down a 122mph ace to make it 30-0. She holds to love. But unless she can break, this set will be gone.
First set: Williams 2-5 Giorgi* (*denotes server): “Come on!” Williams cries, pumping herself up when Giorgi nets a forehand to make it 0-30. Soon she has three break points, meeting Giorgi’s power with a backhand down the line. Giorgi clambers to 30-40. She’s holding her nerve. Her first serves are hitting the spot and allowing her to establish herself in the rally. More firm hitting forces Williams, who has Drake sitting with her entourage today, to send a backhand long for deuce. Williams earns a fourth chance when Giorgi nets a forehand, but the Italian responds with a huge forehand. From there, Giorgi holds. She was down 0-40! Is an upset on the cards? Over on Court 1, meanwhile, Kiki Bertens has taken the first set 6-3 against Julia Goerges.
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First set: Williams* 2-4 Giorgi (*denotes server): As the sun peeks out from behind the clouds, Williams starts to wobble. At 15-all, two tight errors hand Giorgi two break points. The Italian can’t take the first, knocking long off a second serve. She can take the second, using her power play to force Williams to skew a backhand wide!
First set: Williams 2-3 Giorgi* (*denotes server): The first two points are shared. Giorgi’s more than holding her own. An ace makes it 40-15 and she holds to 30 with another brutal forehand. This is ticking along nicely.
First set: Williams* 2-2 Giorgi (*denotes server): Williams holds to love again. Her serve’s clicking. It’s so hard to break down.
First set: Williams 1-2 Giorgi* (*denotes server): Williams is striking the ball cleanly. She makes it 0-15 when a backhand wrongfoots Giorgi. The game goes to 30-all again and Giorgi makes it 40-30 with an ace. She holds again. A tight start.
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First set: Williams* 1-1 Giorgi (*denotes server): Williams skips into a 40-0 lead and holds to love when Giorgi nets a backhand return.
First set: Williams 0-1 Giorgi* (*denotes server): The quarter-final begins with Camila Giorgi serving and Serena Williams guiding a forehand down the line for 0-15. The Italian looks nervous. At 30-all, she double-faults. That’s her 39th of the tournament. Ouch. She can play a bit, though, and a whipcrack forehand forces deuce. From there, Giorgi holds.
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Serena Williams and Camila Giorgi have arrived on Centre Court. Williams leads the head-to-head 3-0 and beat the unseeded Italian in the Australian Open two years ago. I’m going to game-by-game this match and will keep an eye on events on Court 1.
The second quarter-final on Court 1 is underway. Kiki Bertens holds a 2-0 winning record over Julia Goerges.
A victorious Angelique Kerber speaks. “I was just thinking that I was running everywhere on the court. She was playing very well. I was not thinking too much. I was just playing another point and trying to take the match in my hands. I don’t care who I’m playing against. You have to play your best. We are in the semis now. I will have my ice bath like always and then a day off tomorrow and look forward to the next match.”
Angelique Kerber beats Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 7-5!
Daria Kasatkina finds herself facing two match points on her opponent’s serve. So she saves the first with a drop shot that forces an error from Kerber and the second with an outstanding forehand. Yet an errant backhand from the young Russian offers Kerber a third chance. Kerber nets a backhand. She earns a fourth chance. Kasatkina conjures a sublime backhand drop shot from a preposterous angle. But then comes another error from the Russian. Has she got any magic left? You betcha! Another drop shot confounds Kerber! This is astonishingly gutsy. It’s utterly brilliant now. Kasatkina is driving Kerber mad, so much so she can’t see a simple forehand down the line when she has her opponent stranded. The rally’s extended. Another drop shot from Kasatkina. But this time Kerber pounces and earns a match point with a volley. Now Kerber tries a drop shot. Kasatkina reaches it. Kerber lobs her, but the ball drops long. She challenges - it was out by 0.00000001mm. Deuce. Kasatkina nets a backhand. Is this it? It is! Kerber drives a forehand down the line and Kasatkina can only slash a forehand into the net on the run! The 11th seed is through and will play Jelena Ostapenko for a spot in the final.
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Jelena Ostapenko beats Dominika Cibulkova 7-5, 6-4!
The Latvian seals her place in the last four with a fine performance. She’ll play Angelique Kerber or Daria Kasatkina next.
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Angelique Kerber hurtles on to a dainty drop shot from Daria Kasatkina and roars as she sends a forehand down the line! That one isn’t coming back and Kerber has the break! She’ll serve for the match again, this time at 6-3, 6-5.
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Jelena Ostapenko swings an ace down the middle to lead 7-5, 5-3 on Court 1. Dominika Cibulkova’s on the brink. Hsieh Su-wei’s is waiting in the locker room with the world’s tiniest violin.
Daria Kasatkina doesn’t know when she’s beaten. Angelique Kerber serves for the match at 5-4 on Centre Court - and the Russian breaks back!
Juan Matin del Potro beats Gilles Simon 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5)!
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro 6-5 Simon* (*denotes server): Simon nets a backhand! It’s finally over! Juan Martin del Potro made a 12-course tasting menu out of it, but he’s through to a quarter-final with Rafael Nadal. Now he’s off to bed.
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Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro* 6-5 Simon (*denotes server): An ace earns Del Potro another match point.
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro* 5-5 Simon (*denotes server): Del Potro clobbers a forehand away.
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro 4-5 Simon* (*denotes server): Del Potro drifts a defensive lob long.
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro 4-4 Simon* (*denotes server): Simon finds the line brilliantly with a backhand.
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro* 4-3 Simon (*denotes server): Del Potro nails an ace.
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro* 3-3 Simon (*denotes server): Simon blocks long off a body serve.
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro 2-3 Simon* (*denotes server): A Simon backhand sails long.
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro 1-3 Simon* (*denotes server): Del Potro dumps a forehand wide.
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro* 1-2 Simon (*denotes server): A big forehand from Del Potro gets him on the board.
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro* 0-2 Simon (*denotes server): Del Potro double-faults! He’s throwing this away!
Fourth-set tie-break: Del Potro 0-1 Simon* (*denotes server): Del Potro nets a forehand return.
They’re going to a tie-break in the fourth set on Court 2. Let’s point-by-point it.
Can anyone serve on Court 1? Jelena Ostapenko breaks to lead 7-5, 3-2.
Dominika Cibulkova isn’t the type of player to give up without a fight. She breaks to love with a crisp forehand. They’re back on serve on Court 1.
While all that was going on, Jelena Ostapenko broke to lead Dominka Cibulkova 7-5, 2-1 on Court 1. Angelique Kerber, meanwhile, only needs two more holds to reach the semi-finals at the expense of Daria Kasatkina.
Serving for the match, Del Potro nets a forehand at 15-0. It isn’t over yet. But then he barrels a forehand down the line for 30-15 before slamming a big serve past the Frenchman for two match points. Incredibly, however, he wastes the first with a mistimed forehand and the second with a double-fault. Deuce! Then he fires a forehand wide, handing Simon a break point. It’s been a weird, error-strewn performance from Del Potro, but he saves the break point with a forehand down the line and earns a third match point with a powerful serve. This time, though, the Argentinian nets a forehand. He’s really stretching this out unnecessarily. Soon Simon, who’s sensing nerves, has a second break point. Again, though, he can’t deal with a thumping serve. A fourth match point arrives when Simon knocks a forehand return wide. Simon saves it, slamming a forehand return down the line, before carving out a third break point with a smash. He’s taking it to Del Potro, who’s on the verge of a nuclear meltdown. Del Potro saves it again, but Simon won’t go away. He’s ruthless at the fourth time of asking, returning brilliantly and forcing Del Potro to net a forehand! They’re back on serve at 5-5 in the fourth set! Oh Delpo!
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Chalk flies off the grass as Jelena Ostapenko finds the line with an ace down the middle. She has three set points - and another ace, her third so far, ensures the Latvian takes the first set off Dominika Cibulkova 7-5. She marches back to her chair with a confident, determined look on her face.
Juan Martin del Potro breaks! An angry Gilles Simon, who had led 3-1, pulls a wretched backhand wide and Del Potro will serve for the match and a place in the last eight at 7-6, 7-6, 5-7, 5-4.
Jelena Ostapenko breaks to love on Court 1! She’ll serve for the first set at 6-5. Over on Centre Court, meanwhile, Angelique Kerber has a grip on proceedings - she leads Daria Kasatkina by a set and a break.
They could be rumbling towards another tie-break on Court 2. Juan Martin del Potro holds for 4-4 in the fourth set.
Dominika Cibulkova runs through a quick hold to lead 5-4 in the first set on Court 1. Jelena Ostapenko will serve to keep it alive.
Daria Kasatkina is lovely to watch, but she’ll be vulnerable until she sorts out her serve. She’s hit four double-faults already on Centre Court. She’s also made 13 unforced errors.
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Angelique Kerber gets over the disappointment of dropping her serve by immediately restoring her advantage over Daria Kasatkina, breaking to lead 5-3. Serving for the set, she seizes three set points with a dismissive forehand. The German coverts the second when Kasatkina knocks a backhand long. She only needed 32 minutes to win it 6-3. One more set and she’s in another Wimbledon semi-final.
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Juan Martin del Potro’s back on level terms on Court 2. Gilles Simon wasn’t ahead for long. After a long deuce, Simon nets a forehand and fails to consolidate his break in the fourth set.
Daria Kasatkina is a slow starter, but she’s such a threat when she’s into her stride. The Russian carves out two break points in the seventh game of the first set on Centre Court and converts the second with a piercing forehand. Angelique Kerber leads 4-3 and they’re back on serve.
A gorgeous drop shot from Jelena Ostapenko is enough for her to break on Court 1. Dominika Cibulkova had led 3-1. There have already been four breaks in that one. It’s feisty.
Juan Martin del Potro is more Caballero than Messi at the moment. A double-fault on the break point hands Gilles Simon the upper hand in the fourth set on Court 2. The Frenchman leads 3-1 and could be about to pull off a famous fightback.
Dominika Cibulkova breaks straight back on Court 1 and holds to lead Jelena Ostapenko 2-1. That one’s going to be a wild ride. Both players will be feeling dizzy in an hour or two.
Juan Martin del Potro and Gilles Simon are underway on Court 2, where it’s still on serve early in the fourth set. On Centre Court, meanwhile, Angelique Kerber’s already marched into an early lead. The German leads Daria Kasatkina 3-0 in the first set. Kasatkina, however, can take a while to build momentum. She’s a problem solver.
You know what you’re going to get from Jelena Ostapenko: pure, raw, relentless power. Stopping it is another thing, though, and Dominika Cibulkova certainly has her hands full on Court 1. Ostapenko’s on the hunt immediately. She races into a 0-40 lead. Cibulkova forces deuce and then saves two more break points. But she’s rattled and a double-fault offers Ostapenko a sixth chance. This time she changes tack, surprising Cibulkova by charging the net to put away a volley for a swift break.
The women’s quarter-finals are underway. Over on Court 2, meanwhile, Juan Martin del Potro and Gilles Simon are knocking up.
On Court 1, it’s Dominika Cibulkova versus Jelena Ostapenko first. Cibulkova leads their head-to-head 2-0 and beat the Latvian on the grass at Eastbourne two years ago.
The temperature in London is lower today - at last - and there are clouds over SW19. There’s no sign of any rain, however, and the players are emerging on Centre Court, Court 1 and Court 2. We’ll have tennis soon! Angelique Kerber and Daria Kasatkina, who are first up on Centre Court, met in Eastbourne recently. Kerber won in three sets - but their head-to-head is tied at 3-3. Don’t bet against Kasatkina using her Eastbourne experience to her advantage.
Pre-match reading
One other piece of business: we also have to get the one remaining fourth-round match done this afternoon. They’re due to begin at around 1pm on Court 2, where Juan Martin del Potro will start with a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), 5-7 lead over Gilles Simon. The winner will play Rafael Nadal tomorrow. Del Potro will be desperate for a quick kill. He won’t want be exhausted by the time he faces Nadal.
Preamble
Hello. In this tournament of upsets, plucky underdogs and unfamiliar names making the latter stages, in normal circumstances it might be fitting that the 25th seed is the favourite to claim the trophy on Saturday afternoon. But we all know that isn’t the case given that the 25th seed in question happens to be the owner of 23 grand slam titles and is widely regarded as the greatest player in the history of women’s tennis.
Can anyone stop Serena Williams, mother of Olympia, as she makes her comeback from maternity leave? The widespread belief is that the fall of the top 10 seeds makes it inevitable that Williams, who was handed a seeding despite sliding down the rankings during her time away from the tour, is on an unstoppable march to her eighth Wimbledon singles title. The first player to test that theory is Italy’s Camila Giorgi, who meets the American in the second quarter-final on Centre Court. It could be a good match. Giorgi, the world No52, has a big game, albeit one that can fluctuate wildly, and is unlikely to be as timid as Evgeniya Rodina was against Williams was yesterday.
Expect fireworks and expect predictions to end up looking stupid by the close of play. That’s the way it’s gone so far. Who’d have thought, after all, that Angelique Kerber would be the highest seed left in the draw before the quarter-finals? Not many people, that’s who! But that doesn’t mean there’s any reason to Kerber, a two-time slam champion and a former runner-up here. The former world No1 looks to be returning to her 2016 form and will start as the favourite in the first match on Centre Court, where she meets the inventive and intelligent young Russian and No14 seed, Daria Kasatkina, who has been demonstrating an ability to work her opponents out after tricky starts.
That’s a tough one to call, as is Dominika Cibulkova versus Jelena Ostapenko in the first match on Court 1. Cibulkova, who was involved in a minor controversy during her win over Hsieh Su-wei yesterday, is a woman with a point to prove after being bumped from the seeding because of Williams. But Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, packs one hell of a punch and has looked awesome so far. Your guess is as good as mine, which is something that applies to the second match on Court 1, which sees the No20 seed Kiki Bertens meet the No13 seed Julia Goerges. Bertens has already beaten Venus Williams and Karolina Pliskova, while Goerges was excellent against the tricky Donna Vekic yesterday. Nothing can be taken for granted. Not yet.
Play begins: at 1pm BST.
