Wimbledon day nine: Daniil Medvedev knocks out world number one Jannik Sinner
World number one Jannik Sinner bowed out of Wimbledon on day nine of the Championships, but reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz roared through to the last four and Jasmine Paolini continues to fly the flag for Italy.
Sinner suffered with an illness during a five-set loss to Daniil Medvedev on Centre Court, which prevented the prospect of a fourth grand slam meeting between him and Alcaraz.
Alcaraz powered past Tommy Paul after a slow start against the Queen’s Club champion on Court One, which had played host to Donna Vekic’s two-hour-and-eight-minute battle with Lulu Sun.
The remarkable journey of qualifier Sun ended after a three-set loss but Vekic toasted a maiden last-four appearance at a grand slam at the 43rd time of asking. Paolini lies in wait after she ruthlessly dismantled Emma Navarro.
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Brit watch
😄 @HeatherWatson92 & @joesalisbury92 FIGHT through to Round 2 in the @Wimbledon mixed doubles! #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/llJTb3aYX4
— LTA (@the_LTA) July 9, 2024
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A brutal @carlosalcaraz backhand 😤#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/IozK6eWWjd
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 9, 2024
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36 – There have now been 36 five-set matches in the Men's Singles at Wimbledon this year, surpassing the 1983 US Open and 2024 Australian Open (35 each) for the most at a single Grand Slam event in the Open Era. Battles.#WIMBLEDON | @wimbledon @atptour pic.twitter.com/iP0yHZtY7p
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) July 9, 2024
From Drench Open to Wet Wimbledon
An update from the Tournament Director regarding the 2024 Finals Schedule ⬇️#Wimbledon
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 9, 2024
After a deluge of rain at the French Open last month, many would have hoped for sun during the Championships, especially with them being scheduled solely in July this year.
However, a wet Wimbledon has followed with rain on every day and it has caused chaos for organisers. It led on Tuesday for a revision to the scheduled mixed doubles final, which will now take place on Sunday.
Play on the outside courts on Wednesday will also begin half an hour earlier with a start time of 10.30am as All England Club chiefs desperately try to get the schedule back on track.