Wimbledon 2019: Order of play for Tuesday – day eight featuring Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Johanna Konta, Simona Halep
The women’s singles quarter-finals take centre stage on Tuesday
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Your support makes all the difference.The women’s singles take centre stage at Wimbledon on Tuesday as we approach the business end of the third Grand Slam of the season.
An all-American clash gets us underway on Centre Court, as Alison Riske takes on Serena Williams, before home hope Johanna Konta plays Barbora Strycova.
On Court No.1, Simona Halep — who knocked out 15-year-old sensation Coco Gauff on Monday — plays Zhang Shuai for a place in the semi-finals. Then, Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina takes on Karolina Muchova.
There will also be plenty of doubles action, with Andy Murray and Serena Williams in action later in the day.
Here is the initial order of play for Tuesday:
CENTRE COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START
1 Alison Riske (USA) 10 vs Serena Williams (USA) [11] 17
2 Barbora Strycova (CZE) 39 vs Johanna Konta (GBR) [19] 56
3 Andy Murray (GBR) / Serena Williams (USA) 5 vs Fabrice Martin (FRA) / Raquel Atawo (USA) [14] 8
No.1 COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START
1 Simona Halep (ROU) [7] 97 vs Shuai Zhang (CHN) 119
2 Elina Svitolina (UKR) [8] 65 vs Karolina Muchova (CZE) 83
3 Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) [1] 1 vs
4 Nicolas Mahut (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) [11] 9
No.2 COURT - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START
1 Evan Hoyt (GBR) / Eden Silva (GBR) 60 vs Joran Vliegen (BEL) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) 62
2 Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) [1] 1 vs Nicole Melichar (USA) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) [7] 16
3 Henri Kontinen (FIN) / John Peers (AUS) [8] or Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) [12] 40 vs Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Michael Venus (NZL) [3] 48
4 Arnaud Clement (FRA) / Michael Llodra (FRA) vs Colin Fleming (GBR) / Ross Hutchins (GBR) (RR)
No.3 COURT - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START
1 Henri Leconte (FRA) / Patrick McEnroe (USA) vs Jacco Eltingh (NED) / Paul Haarhuis (NED) (OD)
NOT BEFORE 13.00
2 Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Latisha Chan (TPE) [9] 25 vs Elise Mertens (BEL) / Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) [6] 32
3 Franko Skugor (CRO) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) [12] 25 vs Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) [6] 32
NOT BEFORE 17.30
4 Artem Sitak (NZL) / Laura Siegemund (GER) 43 vs Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) or Mate Pavic (CRO) / Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) [3] 48
COURT 12 - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START
1 Mansour Bahrami (FRA) / Chris Wilkinson (GBR) vs Wayne Ferreira (RSA) / Mark Woodforde (AUS) (OD)
2 Richard Krajicek (NED) / Mark Petchey (GBR) vs Greg Rusedski (GBR) / Fabrice Santoro (FRA) (OD)
3 Marcus Daniell (NZL) / Wesley Koolhof (NED) 21 vs Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Filip Polasek (SVK) 26
4 Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) / Barbora Strycova (CZE) [3] 17 vs Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) [15] 24
COURT 18 - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START
1 Tracy Austin (USA) / Andrea Jaeger (USA) vs Conchita Martinez (ESP) / Barbara Schett (AUT) (SL)
2 Tommy Haas (GER) / Mark Philippoussis (AUS) vs Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) / Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) (RR)
3 Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Horia Tecau (ROU) [5] 49 vs Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) [2] 64
COURT 4 - 11:00 START
1 Cannon Kingsley (USA) 10 vs Arthur Fery (GBR) 12 (BS)
2 Govind Nanda (USA) 6 vs Anton Matusevich (GBR) 7 (BS)
3 Illya Beloborodko (UKR) 61 vs James Story (GBR) 63 (BS)
4 Daria Snigur (UKR) 26 vs Erin Richardson (GBR) 28 (GS)
5 Cannon Kingsley (USA) / Alexander Zgirovsky (BLR) 5 vs James Story (GBR) / Oscar Weightman (GBR) 6 (BD)
COURT 6 - 11:00 START
1 Sonay Kartal (GBR) 5 vs Katrina Scott (USA) 7 (GS)
2 Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) 10 vs Elina Avanesyan (RUS) 11 (GS)
3 Martyna Kubka (POL) 14 vs Natsumi Kawaguchi (JPN) [6] 16 (GS)
4 Mai Napatt Nirundorn (THA) 37 vs Sohyun Park (KOR) [12] 40 (GS)
5 Weronika Baszak (POL) / Martyna Kubka (POL) 27 vs Amelia Bissett (GBR) / Morgan Cross (GBR) 28 (GD)
COURT 7 - 11:00 START
1 Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) 34 vs Dominic Stephan Stricker (SUI) 36 (BS)
2 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (ESP) [10] 25 vs Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida (BRA) 27 (BS)
3 Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) / Francesco Passaro (ITA) 3 vs Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) / Dane Sweeny (AUS) 4 (BD)
4 Valentina Ryser (SUI) / Alexandra Vecic (GER) 21 vs Victoria Allen (GBR) / Destinee Martins (GBR) 22 (GD)
COURT 8 - 11:00 START
1 Filip Cristian Jianu (ROU) [13] 41 vs Flavio Cobolli (ITA) 43 (BS)
2 Brandon Nakashima (USA) [6] 49 vs Nicholas David Ionel (ROU) 51 (BS)
3 Sada Nahimana (BDI) [7] or Matilda Mutavdzic (GBR) 50 vs Daria Frayman (RUS) 51 (GS)
Brandon Nakashima (USA) / Valentin Royer (FRA) 23 vs Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida (BRA) / Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) [4] 24 (BD)
5 Liubov Kostenko (UKR) / Sada Nahimana (BDI) [6] 25 vs Savannah Broadus (USA) / Abigail Forbes (USA) 26 (GD)
COURT 9 - 11:00 START
1 Martin Damm (USA) [4] 17 vs Ryoma Matsushita (JPN) 19 (BS)
2 Andrew Dale (USA) 46 vs Carlos Gimeno Valero (ESP) 47 (BS)
3 Robin Montgomery (USA) 30 vs Funa Kozaki (JPN) 31 (GS)
4 Rinky Hijikata (AUS) / Otto Virtanen (FIN) [5] 17 vs Arthur Fery (GBR) / Toby Samuel (GBR) 18 (BD)
5 Funa Kozaki (JPN) / Amarissa Kiara Toth (HUN) 13 vs Mell Elizabeth Reasco Gonzalez (ECU) / Antonia Samudio (COL) 14 (GD)
COURT 10 - 11:00 START
1 Emma Navarro (USA) [1] 1 vs Selena Janicijevic (FRA) 4 (GS)
2 Qinwen Zheng (CHN) [3] 17 vs Carole Monnet (FRA) 20 (GS)
3 Hong Yi Cody Wong (HKG) 42 vs Ane Mintegi Del Olmo (ESP) 43 (GS)
4 Eliakim Coulibaly (CIV) / Ryoma Matsushita (JPN) 29 vs Nicolas Alvarez Varona (ESP) / Juan Bautista Torres (ARG) 30 (BD)
5 Natsumi Kawaguchi (JPN) / Adrienn Nagy (HUN) [3] 9 vs Carole Monnet (FRA) / Hong Yi Cody Wong (HKG) 10 (GD)
COURT 11 - 11:00 START
1 Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG) 14 vs Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) [8] 16 (BS)
2 Shunsuke Mitsui (JPN) [14] 57 vs Nicolas Alvarez Varona (ESP) 59 (BS)
3 Felix Gill (GBR) / Jack Pinnington Jones (GBR) 31 vs Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) / Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (DEN) [2] 32 (BD)
4 Nini Gabriel Dica (ROU) / Youcef Rihane (ALG) 7 vs Shunsuke Mitsui (JPN) / Keisuke Saitoh (JPN) [6] 8 (BD)
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*Riske 4-6 6-4 1-2 Williams (30-40)
From 0-30, Serena nets two makable forehand returns in a row, but Riske slips at 30-30 out wide, effectively handing Williams the point... BREAK POINT
*Riske 4-6 6-4 1-2 Williams (40-40)
BREAK POINT SAVED!
Riske is lucky with a net cord, but Williams goes wide crosscourt on her forehand...
Riske 4-6 6-4 1-3 Williams*
WILLIAMS BREAKS!
Oh Ali! A missed forehand into the net, followed by a double fault, gifts the game and the break to Williams!
Riske had game point in that as well, but she missed with a forehand down the line...
*Riske 4-6 6-4 2-3 Williams
RISKE BREAKS!
Riske wins three points on the trot from 40-15, and then clinches the game with a backhand winner cross court!
Blimey, this match keeps twisting and turning so quickly - what next?!
*Riske 4-6 6-4 2-3 Williams (40-40)
Riske continuing to take it to Serena, but then she double faults at 40-30!
Feeling the pressure, just a little bit...
Riske 4-6 6-4 3-3 Williams*
RISKE HOLDS!
Big hold that. A backhand down the line winer does the job again, right in the corner... Serena an onlooker like the rest of us.
Three apiece,
*Riske 4-6 6-4 3-4 Williams
Williams holds to love as she finds her range on her first serve.
*Riske 4-6 6-4 3-4 Williams (15-40)
Riske misjudges the flight of the ball on the first point, and never really recovers.
Serena caresses a backhand down the line, but then slices into the net on the run.
Yet Serena comes back to hit a forehand winner crosscourt, almost effortlessly! TWO BREAK POINTS...
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