Novak Djokovic is eyeing another Wimbledon semi-final as he takes on Australian No 1 Alex de Minaur this afternoon after criticising the Centre Court crowd following his previous match.
Djokovic hit out at the crowd for supposedly booing him during victory over Holger Rune and tennis legend John McEnroe has subsequently backed the Serb’s position. It could make for a tetchy atmosphere on Centre, while De Minaur – boyfriend of British No 1 women’s player Katie Boulter and thus dubbed an ‘honorary Brit’ – will provide a tough test as a man in form.
The other men’s singles quarter-final sees Taylor Fritz face Lorenzo Musetti on Court 1, while the women’s singles quarter-finals see 2022 champion Elena Rybakina facing Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina and a battle of two former French Open winners as Jelena Ostapenko takes on Barbora Krejcikova.
On Tuesday, men’s No 1 seed Jannik Sinner crashed out after struggling with illness in a five-set defeat to Daniil Medvedev, who booked a rematch with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals after the Spaniard overcame Tommy Paul despite losing an epic first set.
Follow all the latest scores and match updates from Wimbledon below:
Wimbledon – day 10: Latest scores and updates
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Day 10 of Wimbledon sees the remaining men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals take place from 1pm BST
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Novak Djokovic returns to the Centre Court for the first time since his spat with the fans earlier this week
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Djokovic accused fans of booing him during his win over Holger Rune and now faces in-form Alex de Minaur
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John McEnroe has backed Djokovic’s position, even after the Serb walked out of a BBC interview when asked about the incident
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Taylor Fritz plays Lorenzo Musetti in the other men’s quarter-final
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2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina takes on Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina in the women’s last eight
Elina Svitolina prepared to shake hands with Elena Rybakina
10:30 , Luke Baker
The first match on Centre Court today sees 2022 champion Elena Rybakina facing a major test against two-time semi-finalist Elina Svitolina.
Rybakina has won 18 of her 20 matches at the All England Club and is in a third successive Wimbledon quarter-final. She faces Ukraine’s Svitolina, a semi-finalist in 2019 who, after giving birth to her first child, reached the last four again as a wildcard last year.
The pair are 2-2 in career meetings, with Rybakina winning their French Open clash this year and their only previous match on grass at Eastbourne in 2021.
Svitolina refuses to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players due to the ongoing war in her homeland but, despite Rybakina being born and raised in Moscow before switching to represent Kazakhstan six years ago, the 21st seed will have no problems doing so today.
“She changed her nationality, so it means she doesn’t want to represent her original country, so it works,” Svitolina said.
WATCH: Daniil Medvedev crunches forehand winner against Jannik Sinner
10:15 , Luke Baker
Daniil Medvedev’s power hitting yesterday helped him get over the line against Jannik Sinner
What time is Novak Djokovic playing at Wimbledon today against Alex de Minaur?
10:01 , Luke Baker
at Wimbledon as the seven-time champion faces “honorary Brit” Alex de Minaur in the quarter-finals today.
Djokovic’s reaction to the Wimbledon crowd was the biggest talking point of his straight-sets victory over Holger Rune on Monday night, with the 37-year-old warning the crowd: “You can’t touch me.”
It adds an edge to his match against the Australian De Minaur on Centre Court, with the ninth seed defeating Frenchman Arthur Fils in four sets in his last-16 match.
The 25-year-old looked to pick up an injury on match point, however, even as he played down fears afterwards. The boyfriend of British No 1 Katie Boulter, De Minaur is happy to fly the British flag at Wimbledon.
“Oh, 100%,” he said. “I’ll take all the support I can get. I can be the honorary Brit here at Wimbledon. I’ll take all the support I can get.”
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What time is Novak Djokovic playing at Wimbledon today against Alex de Minaur?
Wimbledon intended order of play – Wednesday 10 July
09:45 , Luke Baker
CENTRE COURT – 13:30 START
Elena Rybakina (KAZ) [4] vs Elina Svitolina (UKR) [21]
Alex de Minaur (AUS) [9] vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2]
Match TBA
NO.1 COURT – 13:00 START
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) [13] vs Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) [31]
Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) [25] vs Taylor Fritz (USA) [13]
Match TBA
See the full order of play:
Wimbledon order of play and Wednesday’s schedule
Donna Vekic eclipses Lulu Sun to reach first Wimbledon semi-final
09:30 , Luke Baker
An emotional Donna Vekic ended the fairytale Wimbledon run of qualifier Lulu Sun to reach her first grand slam semi-final yesterday.
SW19 sensation Sun won the first set and looked on course to become only the second woman to come through qualifying and reach the last four. But Vekic, the 28-year-old from Croatia, took a tight second set and then ran away with the third for a 5-7 6-4 6-1 victory.
Sun had lit up the All England Club with her fearless tennis, even though she knocked out home favourite Emma Raducanu in the previous round, but Vekic is a remarkable story in her own right as she reached her first grand slam semi-final at the 43rd attempt.
“It was a really tough match, she played unbelievable, I feel like she really pushed me to my limits,” said a tearful Vekic. “I felt like I was dying out there…
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