Wimbledon day nine: Top seed Ashleigh Barty headlines women’s quarter-final day

The men’s quarter-final line-up also needs completing with second seed Daniil Medvedev 2-1 up against Hubert Hurkacz.

Ashleigh Barty takes on Ajla Tomljanovic (PA Wire)

It is women’s quarter-finals day at Wimbledon with the top two seeds, Ashleigh Barty and Aryna Sabalenka in action on Centre Court.

The men’s quarter-final line-up also needs completing with second seed Daniil Medvedev 2-1 up against Hubert Hurkacz

Here, the PA news agency looks ahead to the eighth day of the Championships.

Order of play

Centre CourtDaniil Medvedev v Hubert HurkaczOns Jabeur v Aryna SabalenkaAshleigh Barty v Ajla Tomljanovic

Court OneKarolina Pliskova v Viktorija GolubicKarolina Muchova v Angelique Kerber

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TENNIS Wimbledon (PA Graphics)

Match of the day

Wimbledon 2021 – Day Five – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (PA Wire)

Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to win a WTA title in Birmingham last month and had already knocked out former champions Venus Williams and Garbine Muguruza before a 5-7 6-1 6-1 victory saw seventh seed Swiatek added to the list. Sabalenka is enjoying her best run at a grand slam and is desperate to go further. This will be an intriguing clash of styles.

Fond farewell

British teenager Raducanu’s fairytale run came to an end in sad circumstances on Monday night, but the future certainly looks bright.

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