Three minutes a day, know the world about tennis. Hello fans, today is Tuesday, July 11, 2023, welcome to the afternoon news provided by "Tennis House".
This morning, Beijing time, the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships ended the eighth matchday of competition, and all the men's and women's singles quarterfinals were produced. Men's singles: In a fan-focused match, top seed and world number one Alcaraz fought back after losing a set 3-6 to win three consecutive sets 6-3 6-3 6-3 to defeat former tournament runner-up and Italy's Berrettini to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time in his career.
In the quarterfinals, he will meet the No. 6 seed and rising Danish star Rune, who also overcame the disadvantage of losing the first set to defeat Bulgaria's Dimitrov 3-6 7-6 (6) 7-6 (4) 6-3, also reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the first time in his career. These two post-00s leaders will stage a youth showdown in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, which is worth looking forward to!
In another match, third-seeded Russian Dmitry Medvedev comfortably advanced to the quarter-finals after winning the first two sets 6-4 6-2 before receiving a withdrawal from Czech rising star Lehka. So far, Mr. Mei has also unlocked the achievement of the Grand Slam men's singles quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, he faced the American dark horse Eubanks, who fought back after being behind twice in sets, and finally fought in five sets to reverse the No. 5 seed and Greek Tsitsipas 3-6 7-6 (4) 3-6 6-4 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals in his first Wimbledon main draw while winning nine in a row on grass. This dark horse is really "black" enough!
In a make-up match in the fourth round of the day, defending champion Novak Djokovic lost unexpectedly in the third set, but eventually defeated Poland's brother Hurkacz 7-6 (6) 7-6 (6) 5-7 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the 14th time in his career.
In the quarterfinals, Serbia's opponent is Russia's Rublev. The Russians have lost all of their previous seven Grand Slam quarter-finals, including this year's loss to Djokovic at the Australian Open, and are known as "Kabaski". Will he be able to make a breakthrough this time?
Let's focus on the women's arena again. In a highlight match of the day, second-seeded Belarusian Sabalenka beat Russian Alexandrova 6-4 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the second time in her career, battling American Case for a place in the semifinals, who defeated 16-year-old rising Russian star Mila Andreeva 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2.
Third-seeded and defending champion Lebakina comfortably advanced to the quarter-finals after taking a 4-1 lead in the opening game, receiving a withdrawal from Brazilian sister Maya. Next, she will follow last year's Wimbledon final with Tunisia's sister Abdul-Jabbar, who swept two-time champion Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6-0 6-3.
In a derby match in the third round of the women's doubles that day, 16th seeds Zhang Shuai/Dolehead defeated Zhu Lin/Wu Fangxian 6-3 3-6 6-4 to secure a place in the quarterfinals. Next, they will play Kalashnikova/Šimanovic. In the second round of mixed doubles, Yang Zhaoxuan/Kravitz wasted two match points in the tiebreaker to defeat Perez/Eberden 7-6 (10) 4-6 6-7 (9) and missed the quarterfinals.
Finally, let's take a guess and recognize it. The image below is of a player's legs. Without prompting, can you recognize who he is?
In the last issue, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is British star Murray.
(Source: Tennis House Author: Maverick)