Novak Djokovic is closing on his report twenty fourth Grand Slam title as he beat Andrey Rublev within the males’s singles quarter-final occasion at Wimbledon 2023 on Tuesday, July 11. Meanwhile, the world no.1 and title favourite Iga Swiatek suffered an upset within the girls’s singles quarter-final towards Elina Svitolina.
The 36-year-old Serbian legend is just a Grand Slam away from setting a world report and he confronted his hardest problem within the type of Rublev within the final eight. The Russian began dominantly as he broke Djokovic’s serve within the first set to win 6-4 however the latter rapidly recovered to win the match by 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 3-6.Â
Djokovic joined the 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer’s report of 46 males’s Grand Slam semifinals. He will now face Italian teenager Jannik Sinner within the semis and might probably face the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz within the closing.Â
“Any tennis player wants to be in a position where everyone wants to win against you on the court. Pressure is part of what we do. It’s part of our sport. It’s never going to go away, regardless of how many Grand Slams you win or how many matches you won or how many years you are playing professionally on the tour,” Djokovic stated after the sport.
In the Women’s singles occasion, followers have been dreaming of all high 4 reaching the semi-finals on Tuesday however they witnessed two huge upsets. First, Marketa Vondrousova ended the world no.4 USA ace Jessica Pegula’s journey with a 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 win after which Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina surprised the three-time French Open Champion Iga Swiatek with 5-7, 7-6, 2-6 triumph.
The Polish star dominated the second set after shedding the opening one however missed appreciable return serves within the third set to lose the thrilling match. In different quarter-final fixtures on Wednesday, present champions Elena Rybakina will face the world no.6 Ons Jabeur and the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka will conflict towards USA star Madison Keys.
