Wimbledon 2021

Ashleigh, who will be leading the Australian tennis contingent to the Olympics, needed just 66 minutes to get past Ajla as the 2019 Roland Garros champion moved into her third Grand Slam semifinal, and first here on Tuesday evening. "This is my dream. I'm in an extremely fortunate position that I'm getting to do what I love, getting to do what I dreamt as a kid." Ashleigh told wtatennis.com.

Resuming at 4-3 in the fourth set on Tuesday, after rain stopped play on Monday evening, the Polish 14th seed continued attacking the net and finally defeated Medvedev in three hours and two minutes. Hurkacz will take on childhood idol, Swiss ace Roger Federer Federer, for a place in the semifinal.

"I'm unbelievably proud of myself that I'm here," Ajla said in her post-match press conference. "I didn't think I would be, in a way. I didn't think these two weeks would be my breakthrough. Now that they are, it's kind of surreal. It just puts everything back into perspective. No matter the outcome tomorrow, I'm probably never going to forget this," the Australian said on Monday evening.

The sixth seed, winner of eight Wimbledon titles, saved two of the three break points he faced in the match to book a place in his all-time record-extending 58th Grand Slam quarterfinal on Monday evening. Federer will take on the winner of the match between second seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia and Poland's world No. 14 Hubert Hurkacz whose match on Monday evening was postponed due to rain.

The Serb world No. 1, who is eyeing his 20th Grand Slam title to level with Federer and Rafael Nadal, who both have 20 Grand Slam titles, has been in immaculate form dropping only one set in the tournament. Djokovic fired nine aces against two from Garin and committed only one double fault as against five by the Chilean. He converted five of the 12 break-points and won 92 per cent first service points.

Though all three of them have done exceedingly well in their maiden campaign at the world's most prestigious tennis tournament, local teenager Emma, 18, will be the cynosure of all eyes and will have the British fans egging her on to go further in her home Grand Slam. Making her Grand Slam main draw debut at the All England Club, Emma, a school student, has not dropped a set in three rounds so far.

Termed 'Manic Monday' by traditionalists, the day after the rest day sees all big guns step onto the court for fourth-round action with Djokovic starting the proceedings at the Centre court against 17th seed Cristian Garin of Chile. Djokovic, the 2019champion, is gunning for his sixth title at the All England Club while Federer is hoping to win his first title here, after 2017.

Overcoming 56 unforced errors, Barbora edged the former world No.11 Anastasija in 2 hours and 30 minutes, in a match that saw her come from a break down three times in the first set. "It was really tough today. I was really just battling with myself a lot, because I wasn't really feeling well".

On a rain-marred day at the only grass-court Grand Slam, the 18-year-old Emma, ranked 338 in the world, showed steely nerves as she overcame a ranking gap of 293 to outplay Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 7-5 in one hour, forty minutes. Emma making her debut at the All England Club on a wild card, has not dropped a single set in this event so far and will play unseeded Australian Ajla Tomljanovic on Monday.

Federer, the sixth seed this year and gunning for a record-extending ninth singles title here, was taken to four sets but eventually defeated Norris 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours and 35 minutes on Centre Court. The win against the 29th seed Briton was the 1,250th of the Swiss legend's illustrious career. Flamboyant Australian Nick Kyrgios's hopes were crushed as he was forced to quit in his match against Felix Auger-Aliassime with an abdominal injury.