The second matchday of the Wimbledon quarterfinals ended with the men's and women's singles semifinalists all decided.
Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 Keyes
No. 2 seed Sabalenka crossed the net against Keyes, overcoming a 2-4, 0-40 deficit in the second set to win the next 12 points, eventually beating Keyes 6-2 and 6-4 to advance to the Wimbledon Final Four for the second time, extending her perfect 6-0 record in the Grand Slam quarterfinals and leaving herself just one victory away from knocking Swiatek out of the world No. 1 position. At the start of the match, Sabalenka took the lead and led 5-1 with an excellent serve, and after a short break in a shower of rain, he saved a break point to end the first set with a serve, 6-2. However, in the second set, Keith was clearly unaffected by the first-set loss, and she began to find rhythm in her own serve and put pressure on Sabalenka's serve. In the marathon-style sixth inning, the No. 25 seed cashed in on the first break of the match to take a 4-2 lead. But Sabalenka then regained his composure and played a masterful performance in the final 10 minutes, winning four straight sets to secure his reach to the final four.
Abdul-Jabbar 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1 Raibakina
Sabalenka's opponent in the semifinals will be good friend Abdul-Jabbar of Tunisia. In her second quarterfinal match on Wednesday, Abdul-Jabbar avenged last year's Wimbledon final defeat by beating defending champion Lebakina 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals for the second year in a row. Abdul-Jabbar had a chance to win in the first set, but although Rybakina broke serve first in the fourth set, Abdul-Jabbar quickly broke back and took a 6-5 lead in tie-breaks, but she suddenly lost her touch and was taken first by Rybakina. The scuffle lasted until the second set, when Abdul-Jabbar equalized with the bottom line. In the tiebreaker, Abdul-Jabbar continued her momentum, leading 3-0 with some clever forehand chipping and eventually suppressing Lybakina to win. Abdul-Jabbar trailed 3-1 to Sabalenka in the clash, and her only victory came when they met for the first time at the 2020 French Open.
Alcaraz 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 Rune
This is the third time that Alcaraz and Rune have met and they were evenly matched in the first set. Both men are hoping to strike early in the baseline, with Alcaraz constantly moving with his forehand and Roone pressing the top seed with a sharp backhand. Alcaraz won the first set with a backhand in a tie-break. After taking the lead, Alcaraz was more explosive in the second set, with no unforced errors that extended his advantage. At 2-2 in the third set, Alcaraz hit the fatal break point to put the ball back on the line, while Roune could only return the ball to hang on the net. Alcaraz remained strong on the serve and reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the third time. Alcaraz aims to become the third youngest Wimbledon men's singles champion in Open history. If he wins his second Grand Slam title, he will retain his world number one position.
Medvedev 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 Yubanks
Holding Alcaraz back from a second Grand Slam final will be world number three Dmitry Medvedev, who ended the dream journey of big dark horse Eubanks in five sets, winning 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (4) and 6-1 to reach Wimbledon semifinals for the first time. Less than four months ago, Jurbanks was not in the top 100 of the ATP standings, but now he is in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam and has a 2-1 lead in sets, but Medvedev has been too consistent in key moments to seal the bottom line and successfully advance.
Eubanks had a back-to-back double error in the first set, while Medvedev hit 16 winning shots in the first set with just one unforced error. But since then, Eubanks has calmed down, seized a break in the second set 3-1 to equalize the scoreline, and after the third set the score is 2-1, a big upset is brewing. And when the tie-break in the fourth set was crucial, Medvedev dragged the match into the tiebreaker by hitting the ball from the solid baseline. Surprisingly, Jurbanks scored 61 points in the first four sets, but plummeted to just five points in the tiebreaker, and Medvedev completely controlled the match and advanced to the semifinals.