The British local hero by wins against Simona Halep, and the Romanian spoils the jump to the top of the world rankings. Meanwhile, Ex-Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic finds his Tennis passion.
What a Match! Under the due to rain closed stadium roof, Johanna Konta and Simona Halep in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in a tight and high-class duel. After the great battle and the Fans in the back, the British finally prevailed with 6:7 (2:7), 7:6 (7:5) and 6:4 against the Romanian. Bitter for Halep: The match ball was irritated by the excited cry of a female Konta Fans so that you can hit an easy Ball into the net, and thus their defeat was sealed.
Doubly bitter for the Romanian woman: she Would have won against Konta, she would have been favored by the eighth – final defeat Angelique Kerbers-from Monday as the new number one of the Tennis world rank list. Already at the French Open in Paris, the 25-Year-old had missed through their defeat in the final against Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia, your goal is to take over first place in the Ranking. According to frustrated Halep left directly after the Match the place. New number one, and the successor to Kerbers Karolina Pliskova will instead.
Djokovic completes the men’s quarter-finals
Novak Djokovic makes the “Becker-fist”
In a better mood as Halep and Novak Djokovic: The Serb clearly wanted to lose no time, after all, a day was missing him already, because for Monday’s scheduled Match against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Tuesday had to be postponed. The tension was felt up under the closed roof of the venerable Centre Court, and still Djokovic broke his fourth job in Wimbledon without losing a set: For his 6:2, 7:6 (7:5) and 6:4-success, he needed a 2:15 hours and was followed by his counterparty with delay to the quarter-finals. There, he meets on the Wednesday on the Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych
The Match had been postponed because of Rafael Nadal and Gilles Muller had used on Monday night for almost five hours, to determine the winner – the surprising, Muller said. “It was a long day yesterday for both of us. The way it is. Now I’m glad it’s over,” said Djokovic (30), was in the third round at the shoulder to treat: “This has fascinated me for a while, we’ll have to see how it goes, but I can get it to play.”
In addition to Top-favourite Roger Federer of Switzerland and Muller’s next opponent Marin Cilic from Croatia, Djokovic is the only player in the competition, which has so far lost no set. Recently he had stated that his passion back after a year in a downward spiral. Djokovic is on fire again for his Sport, and, despite the lost day as strong favourites into the quarter-finals against Berdych. Of the 27 duels with the Czechs Djokovic, 25, has won.
Already in the semi-finals, Garbine Muguruza. A day after their victory over the world number one Angelique Kerber, the Spaniard came out on top against Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6:3 and 6:4, and plays on Thursday against the Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikowa or the US-American Coco Vandeweghe to its second Final to enter in the All England Club after 2015.
Williams’ experience is
Also in the round of the best Four Venus Williams. The five-time tournament winner decided by the generation of a duel against the 17-year-younger French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia with 6:3 and 7:5. For the American it was the 100. Match at the All England Club. If she hits on Contact. In the absence of her sister, Serena, is missing because of her pregnancy, may Venus Williams hope to have their first Grand-Slam title for nine years. Against Ostapenko, who was in Williams ‘ first Wimbledon Match only a few days old, dominated some like to be the best of times.
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