On July 11, Beijing time, Wimbledon will enter the ninth matchday of contention. This matchday, the men's and women's singles 1/4 finals will be contested, and more strong dialogues will be staged. Djokovic, Swiatek, Pegula and Sinner will all challenge for the last four. China's Jinhua Zhang Shuai will partner Dole Head, aiming to reach the women's doubles semifinals. Li Na will play in the Veterans Tournament on this match day.
Djokovic will face Rublev in the men's singles quarterfinals, after having won 32 consecutive Wimbledon and 25 Grand Slam titles in a 25-game winning streak, getting closer to his 24th Grand Slam title. Rublev has unlocked all eight of the Grand Slam and will be on his way to his first Grand Slam semifinalist. The two sides have met four times before, with Deyo having a 3-1 advantage.
Women's singles top seed Swiatek and wildcard Svitolina will meet. Swiatek saved two match points in the last round to come back tenaciously, while Svitolina reached the quarterfinals in two consecutive Grand Slam tournaments after giving birth. The only previous meeting between the two came at Rome 2021, when Swiatek swept Svitolina in two sets.
The other women's singles quarter-finals will come between No. 4 seed Pegula and former French Open runner-up Vanzosova, who will be aiming for her first Grand Slam semi-finalist, while Wanzosova is looking to reach her second Grand Slam semifinalist. The other men's singles match came from No. 8 seed Sinner and dark horse player Safi Ullin, who met for the only time in last year's ATP Cup, and Sinner won the match.
Zhang Shuai and Dolehead continue to compete in the women's doubles match, against Karashenikova and Simanovic, and Zhang Shuai is aiming to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon for the second year in a row. Another Chinese player is youngster Zhou Yi, who will face wildcard Jefferson in the second round of the junior category.
Li Na will play in the Veterans Tournament on this match day, her second appearance at Wimbledon in five years. The last time Li Na and Ai Sugiyama finished 2-1 in the group stage, this time she will be teaming up with her old rival A-Radwanska, who is the Shevdova/Kim Jiuci pair.