Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner continued on Saturday at their semi-final collision course with routine victories in Wimbledon on Saturday.
The attention returns to British hope on Sunday, with Sonay Kartal and Cameron Norrie both focused on a quarter -final berth.
Here the PA -press agency looks back on the Saturday and Previews Day Seven of the Championships.
Djokovic’s Ton
Novak Djokovic spent a century Wimbledon victories while he went smoothly in the fourth round.
The 38-year-old defeated colleague Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3 6-0 6-4 on Center Court.
Djokovic is now only five victories behind Wimbledon’s only other male centurion, his great rival Roger Federer on 105 competition victories.
“Very historically, it sounds very nice,” he said. “Wimbledon is a favorite tournament, not just for myself, but for most players. Every history I make during my favorite tournament, I am blessed.”
Sinner sails through it
Jannik Sinner continued to navigate through a serene course through the turbulent waters of Wimbledon with a different win with straight sets.
Pedro Martinez was his newest victim, the Spanish world number 52 who wore a shoulder injury only five games in a 6-1 6-3 6-1 defeat on Center Court.
When reaching the fourth round, the 23-year-old Italian dropped only 17 games of his three games.
Roger Federer previously kept the record for the least games lost in the first three rounds in Wimbledon, 19 in 2004.
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British watch
The last house that players are standing are the British number three.
Sonay Kartal’s Dear Grand Slam result is already secure and she will now look at it to become the first house player to reach the last eight since Johanna Konta in 2019 – and only the second since 1984 – when she takes on the Russian veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Cameron Norrie Has been here before and the semi-finalist of 2022 is confronted with the Chilean qualifying match Nicolas Jarry on Court One-where Norrie enjoys an 8-1 record.
Match of the day
Carlos Alcaraz did not look at his empire best on the way to the last 16.
But the defending champion will have to find a higher level on Sunday against the dangerous Russian Andrey Rublev.
Rublev has won one of their previous three meetings – last year on the clay in Madrid – and drove itself to the fourth round in Wimbledon for the third time.
Alcaraz can have a difficult evening in midfield.
Order of play
Center Court (from 1.30 pm)Sonay Kartal of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkovarna Sabalenka (1) v Elise Mertens (24) Carlos Alcaraz (2) v Andrey Rublev (14)
Court One (from 1 pm)Taylor Fritz (5) in Jordan Thompsoncameron Norrie in Nicolas Jarry (Q) Amanda Anisimova (13) in Linda Noskova (30)
Weather
According to the with Office, cloudy changes to light showers against the late morning, with a maximum temperature of 24 ° C.
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