Wimbledon matchday 10 roundup: The defending champion was reversed and Xu Yifan reached the mixed doubles final
In the early morning of July 13, Beijing time, Wimbledon matchday 10 ended the competition. After this match day, all the men's and women's singles semifinals are out. Alcaraz won the youth showdown, Mei won a five-set battle, reigning women's singles champion Lebakina was reversed, Sabalenka was just one step away from the world number one throne, and China's golden flower Xu Yifan reached the mixed doubles final.
Xu Yifan partnered Frigan in the mixed doubles semifinals, and the two successfully reached the final title match after a three-set battle to eliminate the Middlekup/Sugardi combination 6-1/3-6/6-3. This is Xu Yifan's first Grand Slam mixed doubles final, and her third Grand Slam doubles final, becoming the second Chinese player to reach the final of a Grand Slam mixed doubles after Sun Tiantian at the 2008 Australian Open.
Reigning women's singles champion Raibakina meets No. 6 seed Abdul-Jabbar in a match that is a repeat of last year's final. After a fierce battle in three sets, Abdul-Jabbar turned around after losing the first set to avenge last year's final defeat and reach the semifinals at Wimbledon for the second year in a row and the semifinals at a Grand Slam for the third time.
The other quarter-final was played between Sabalenka and Keyes, with the No. 2 seed beating the American in straight sets. This is Sabalenka's sixth Grand Slam semifinalist, having reached the semifinals of four consecutive Grand Slam tournaments since last year's US Open. Sabalenka, who qualified, is just one step away from taking the throne after his debut goal.
The men's singles quarter-final featured a youth showdown in which Alcaraz eliminated Rune in straight sets to continue his best record at Wimbledon and reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the third time in his career. Replacing Sinner who had advanced the day before, he became the youngest player to reach the final four at Wimbledon after '07.
Medvedev and Eubanks staged a five-set match, with May always playing a 2-1 tie-out to win 3-2 to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon for the first time in her career and the semi-finals at a Grand Slam for the sixth time. Medvedev will then meet Alcaraz for a ticket to the final.