Jannik Sinner is out of Wimbledon 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.
World No 1 Sinner started the match in control but had his blood pressure taken and left Centre Court for 11 minutes after being behind in the third. While the Italian battled to force the fifth, the World No 5 Medvedev showed his class to win the decider.
Medvedev’s victory avenges his defeat to Sinner in the Australian Open final at the start of the year, when the Russian was two sets up. He will face Alcaraz in the semi-finals for the second year in a row, after the defending champion came from behind to beat Tommy Paul.
In the women’s singles, Donna Vekic ended the run of qualifier Lulu Sun as the Croatian raced away with a 5-7 6-4 6-1 victory to reach her first Wimbledon semi-final. The world No 37 will face Jasmine Paolini, who destroyed Emma Navarro 6-2 6-1 to become the first Italian woman to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals.
Follow all the latest scores and match updates from Wimbledon below:
WIMBLEDON – DAY 9: Latest scores and updates
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MATCH! Jannik Sinner beaten by Daniil Medvedev, who reaches semi-finals
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Sinner struggled with illness but Medvedev shows class in five-set win
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MATCH! Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz recovers from set down to beat Tommy Paul
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MATCH! Donna Vekic ends Lulu Sun’s run to reach first Wimbledon semi-final
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MATCH! Jasmine Paolini destroys Emma Navarro 6-2 6-1 and will face Vekic
Jasmine Paolini makes history for Italy with dominant quarter-final victory
Tuesday 9 July 2024 21:30 , Luke Baker
Jasmine Paolini kept the Italian flag flying at Wimbledon by thrashing Emma Navarro to reach the semi-finals.
Centre Court was still reeling from the defeat suffered by Italy’s poster boy and world number one Jannik Sinner, at the hands of Daniil Medvedev, when Paolini entered the fray.
The 28-year-old seventh seed duly dispatched American Navarro 6-2 6-1 to become the first Italian woman to make the last four in SW19.
“It’s amazing to get the win on this special court and I’m so happy to be in the semi-final,” she said. “It’s so special, a dream to be here in this position. I was watching finals on this court when I was a kid, it’s strange to be here.”
Before this year Paolini had never won a match on grass, or gone beyond the second round of a major tournament. But she was a surprise runner-up at the French Open last month and has proved that run was no flash in the pan by standing on the brink of a second final in a matter of weeks.
Jasmine Paolini makes history for Italy with dominant quarter-final victory
Donna Vekic eclipses Lulu Sun to reach first Wimbledon semi-final
Tuesday 9 July 2024 20:54 , Luke Baker
In the women’s quarter-finals, an emotional Donna Vekic ended the fairytale Wimbledon run of qualifier Lulu Sun to reach her first grand slam semi-final.
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 in the first two sets but I just kept going, hoping to have a chance and it came in the end. I have a full box of people there and I wouldn’t be here without them.”
Donna Vekic eclipses Lulu Sun to reach first Wimbledon semi-final
Wimbledon 2024: Carlos Alcaraz looks forward to Daniil Medvedev semi-final
Tuesday 9 July 2024 20:24 , Luke Baker
Carlos Alcaraz has reflected on his semi-final against Daniil Medvedev, a rematch of last year
Jannik Sinner explains illness during Wimbledon quarter-final defeat
Tuesday 9 July 2024 20:07 , Luke Baker
Jannik Sinner has revealed he was experiencing dizziness out on court during his five-set defeat to Daniil Medvedev in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Tuesday.
The world No 1 was clearly under the weather from the start and, with the match at one set apiece, left the court at the start of the third set for more than 10 minutes.
A doctor checked his pulse and blood pressure and thought the Italian returned and continued to battle – forcing a deciding fifth set – Medvedev prevailed after four hours of action.
Speaking in his press conference afterwards, the 22-year-old revealed how he was feeling out on court.
Jannik Sinner explains illness during Wimbledon quarter-final defeat
Wimbledon intended order of play – Wednesday 10 July
Tuesday 9 July 2024 19:45 , Kieran Jackson
CENTRE COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:30 START
Elena Rybakina (KAZ) [4] vs Elina Svitolina (UKR) [21]
Alex de Minaur (AUS) [9] vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2]
No.1 COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:00 START
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) [13] vs Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) [31]
Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) [25] vs Taylor Fritz (USA) [13]
Wimbledon 2024: Carlos Alcaraz beats Tommy Paul in four-set epic
Tuesday 9 July 2024 19:30 , Luke Baker
It was a hugely impressive performance from Carlos Alcaraz to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon again
Wimbledon 2024: Jasmine Paolini reaches semi-finals
Tuesday 9 July 2024 19:14 , Jamie Braidwood
Jasmine Paolini is an…
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