Highlights of the eighth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (times GMT):
2000 SINNER THORUGH AFTER DIMITROV RETIRES
World number one Jannik Sinner reached the quarter-finals after Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire due to a pectoral injury. The Bulgarian had been in superb form, leading by two sets before the match ended with the score at 6-3 7-5 2-2.
1910 SWIATEK EASES PAST TAUSON
Former world number one and eighth seed Iga Swiatek of Poland eased past Denmark’s Clara Tauson 6-4 6-1 to book a place in the quarter-finals. The five-times Grand Slam champion will next face Russia’s 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova.
1738 SHELTON BEATS SONEGO
American 10th seed Ben Shelton battled past Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-1 7-6(1) 7-5, reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time.
1730 ANDREEVA CRUISES INTO LAST EIGHT
Seventh seed Mirra Andreeva eased past 10th seed Emma Navarro 6-2 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time. The 18-year-old faces Belinda Bencic in the last eight.
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1558 DJOKOVIC REACHES 16TH WIMBLEDON QUARTER-FINAL
Sixth seed Novak Djokovic came from a set down to beat Australian 11th seed Alex de Minaur 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in a match lasting over three hours to reach his 16th Wimbledon quarter-final.
1558 DJOKOVIC REACHES 16TH WIMBLEDON QUARTER-FINAL
Sixth seed Novak Djokovic came from a set down to beat Australian 11th seed Alex de Minaur 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in a match lasting over three hours to reach his 16th Wimbledon quarter-final.
1545 SAMSONOVA REACHES FIRST GRAND SLAM QUARTER-FINAL
Russian 19th seed Liudmila Samsonova beat Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-5 7-5 in the fourth round to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final.
1407 BENCIC REACHES FIRST WIMBLEDON QUARTER-FINAL
Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic beat Russian 18th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4) 6-4 to reach her first Wimbledon quarter-final. The 28-year-old sealed the win in just under two hours after Alexandrova saved five match points late on.
1338 COBOLLI BEATS CILIC TO REACH FIRST GRAND SLAM QUARTERS
Italy’s Flavio Cobolli held off a spirited fightback from 2017 Wimbledon runner-up Marin Cilic to win 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(3). The 23-year-old, seeded 22nd, is through to his first Grand Slam quarter-final.
1006 PLAY UNDER WAY
Play began under overcast skies at the All England Club, with the temperature hovering around 17 degrees Celsius (62.6°F) and expected to climb to 21 degrees, and cool and dry conditions expected throughout the day.
WIMBLEDON ORDER OF PLAY ON MONDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)
CENTRE COURT (Play begins at 1230 GMT)
11-Alex de Minaur (Australia) v 6-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
7-Mirra Andreeva (Russia) v 10-Emma Navarro (U.S.)
1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v 19-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
COURT NUMBER ONE (Play begins at 1200 GMT)
18-Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) v Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
10-Ben Shelton (U.S.) v Lorenzo Sonego (Italy)
8-Iga Swiatek (Poland) v 23-Clara Tauson (Denmark)
COURT NUMBER TWO (Play begins at 1000 GMT)
Marin Cilic (Croatia) v 22-Flavio Cobolli (Italy)
19-Liudmila Samsonova (Russia) v Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Spain)
(Compiled by Shifa Jahan and Aadi Nair in Bengaluru)
