(Reuters) – Highlights of the seventh day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Sunday (times GMT):
1940 SVITOLINA BATTLES BACK TO BEAT AZARENKA
Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina recovered from a set down to claim a thrilling 2-6 6-4 7-6(11-9) win over two-time Grand Slam champion and 19th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in their fourth-round clash.
1925 SWIATEK SURVIVES AGAINST BENCIC
Poland’s top seed Iga Swiatek rallied from a set down and saved two match points to beat Swiss 14th seed Belinda Bencic 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-3 and reach her first Wimbledon quarter-finals.
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Swiatek fights back from the brink to beat Bencic
Rublev flying high after learning to dive
Sinner in tetchy mood but reaches Wimbledon quarter-finals
Rublev tames Bublik fightback to reach Wimbledon quarters
Russian teenager Andreeva uses Nadal as a role model
Safiullin knocks out Shapovalov to reach maiden major quarter-finals at Wimbledon
Order of play on Sunday
Russian 16-year-old Andreeva reaches Wimbledon second week
Dimitrov dispatches Tiafoe with ease to advance at Wimbledon
Vondrousova shrugs off slow start to beat Bouzkova in all-Czech showdown
Pegula produces dazzling display to reach first Wimbledon quarters
It’s all popping off: Umpire warns fans not to uncork champagne during serve
Tsitsipas brothers ousted by French teenagers in first round
High stakes for Ukraine’s Svitolina in battle against Belarusian Azarenka
Rybakina on fire as she suffocates Boulter in 57 brutal minutes
Berrettini back in business after powering past Zverev
How sweet it is: Eubanks’s climb up the ranks is ‘icing on the cake’
Tsitsipas finally earns a breather after reaching last 16
Jabeur battles back to beat Andreescu
Alcaraz gets confidence boost from Jarry test
Underarm serve backfires on Davidovich Fokina as Rune prevails in five-set epic
Sabalenka back in the groove in third round win
Medvedev eyes bigger prizes after taming Fucsovics
Kvitova downs Serbian qualifier to reach last 16
Order of play on Monday
1628 SINNER TO QUARTER-FINALS IN STRAIGHT SETS
Italian eighth seed Jannik Sinner claimed a 7-6(4) 6-4 6-3 win over Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Galan to reach the quarter-finals for the second year in a row.
1557 RUBLEV THROUGH IN FIVE SETS
Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev worked overtime to reach the quarter-finals with a 7-5 6-3 6-7(6) 6-7(5) 6-4 victory over Kazakh 23rd seed Alexander Bublik.
The 25-year-old Rublev scored one of the best points of the tournament to get to match point with a dive shot that left his opponent and the Centre Court crowd in awe.
“It was the most lucky shot ever! It was luck, nothing else. I don’t think I can do it one more time,” said Rublev.
1531 SAFIULLIN STUNS SHAPOVALOV
Russian Roman Safiullin rallied from a set down to claim a stunning 3-6 6-3 6-1 6-3 win over Canada’s 26th seed Denis Shapovalov and reach the quarter-finals.
1321 PEGULA SAILS INTO QUARTER-FINALS
Fourth seeded American Jessica Pegula beat Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko 6-1 6-3 in the fourth round to set up a quarter-final clash against Marketa Vondrousova.
1301 DIMITROV KNOCKS OUT TIAFOE
American tenth seed Frances Tiafoe was bundled out in straight sets by Grigor Dimitrov in the third round, as the Bulgarian 21st seed claimed a 6-2 6-3 6-2 win.
1245 TEENAGER ANDREEVA BEATS POTAPOVA
Russian qualifier Mirra Andreeva beat 22nd-seeded compatriot Anastasia Potapova 6-2 7-5 to enter the fourth round, where she will face American Madison Keys. The 16-year-old Andreeva is making her first-ever appearance in the Wimbledon main draw.
1225 VONDROUSOVA MOVES INTO QUARTER-FINALS
Vondrousova moved into the quarter-finals after beating fellow Czech and 32nd seed Marie Bouzkova 2-6 6-4 6-3.
1006 PLAY UNDERWAY
Play began under cloudy skies, with the temperature hovering around 19 degrees Celsius.
Novak Djokovic will continue his bid for a fifth consecutive title at the grasscourt Grand Slam, while women’s top seed Iga Swiatek will also return to Centre Court when she takes on Swiss Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.
Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina will face Belarusian two-time major winner Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round.
(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare, Aadi Nair, Rohith Nair and Janina Nuno Rios; editing by Clare Fallon and Christian Radnedge)
