London: Former world number one Rafael Nadal of Spain entered the Wimbledon tennis Grand Slam quarterfinals. Nadal defeated Holland’s Botik van de Sandshulp. Score: 4-6, 2-6, 6-7 (6/8).
Nadal advanced without the injury to the abdominal muscles. Nadal was not ready to reveal more details about the injury. Nadal’s goal is to become the first player since Australian legend Rod Laver (1969) to win the calendar Grand Slam. Nadal won the first two rounds in four sets. Bothik could not hold his own against Nadal yesterday. Bothik was able to fight in the last set. Taylor Fritz of the US will face Nadal in the quarters. Taylor Fritz, who is playing in the Grand Slam quarter for the first time in his career, has yet to drop a single set. Fritz defeated Australia’s Jason Kubler. Score: 3-6, 1-6, 4-6. Fritz Nadal was defeated at the Indian Wells Masters earlier this year. Nadal lost that day after 20 consecutive wins. Fritz’s mother played at Wimbledon in 1977.
Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia is through to the semi-finals. Jocko’s progress was made by defeating Italy’s Yannick Sinner. Score: 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. After losing the first two sets, Joko scored a stunning victory. Joko is playing in the Wimbledon semi-finals for the 11th time in his career.
Germany’s 34-year-old Tatjana Maria entered the women’s singles semi-finals. This is Maria’s 46th career Grand Slam. The player, who has been playing the Grand Slam since 2007, has only managed to get past the second round once. Maria, who took a break after giving birth to her second child, returned to the field six months ago. She defeated the countrywoman Jule Niemeyer with the score of 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Maria took the win after dropping the first set. In the first set, Juul brought out his best. After giving up a break in the second set, Maria came back. Maria extended the match by winning the set 6-2. The third set was fiercely contested. Both players fought well to hold serve. Both players played incredible tennis. Finally, Maria broke Jules’ last serve and scored a dream win. Maria, who broke three times in the match, broke her opponent’s serve five times.
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios also advanced in men’s singles. Kyrgios reached the quarters by defeating Brandon Nakashima of the US. Score: 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 2-6.
The match between Kyrgios and Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas was marred by verbal altercations. Chile’s Christian Garin also reached the quarters. Garin defeated Australia’s Alex Da Minaur. Score: 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (6). The pre-quarter fight lasted for four hours and 34 minutes.
France’s Harmony Tan’s run in women’s singles has ended. US’s Amanda Anisimova defeated Tan in the pre-quarters. Score: 6-2, 6-3. Tan, who is ranked 115th in the world, had upset Serena Williams, the owner of 23 Grand Slams. Former champion Simona Halep of Romania is her opponent in the quarters. Halup’s progress was achieved by defeating Paula Badosa of Spain. Score: 6-1, 6-2. The match lasted for an hour. Halup, the 2019 champion, has yet to drop a single set.
