Wimbledon 2019: Order of play for Monday - day seven featuring Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff and Rafael Nadal
Here is the full schedule for the seventh day of play at The Championships 2019
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Your support makes all the difference.After a brief respite, Wimbledon returns on Monday for the busiest day of The Championships.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are both in action on Centre Court, while Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic will grace Court No 1. Wimbledon’s second largest court also plays host to the biggest match of the day – Simona Halep’s clash with US rising star Cori Gauff.
Meanwhile, British number one Johanna Konta is second up on Centre. She takes on Petra Kvitova.
There are also a number of intriguing matches getting underway at the early time of 11am. World No 1 Ashleigh Barty takes on Alison Riske, while Elina Svitolina will attempt to reach the final eight at SW19 for the first time in her career when she plays Petra Martic.
Find the full order of play for Monday 8 July below.
Order of play:
Centre Court (1pm start)
Joao Sousa (POR) v (3) Rafael Nadal (SPA)
(19) Johanna Konta (GBR) v (6) Petra Kvitova (CZE)
(17) Matteo Berretti (ITA) v (2) Roger Federer (SWI)
Court 1 (1pm start)
(11) Serena Williams (USA) v (30) Carla Suarez Navarro (SPA)
(7) Simona Halep (ROM) v Cori Gauff (USA)
(1) Novak Djokovic (SER) v Ugo Humbert (FRA)
Court 2 (11am start)
(1) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) v Alison Riske (USA)
Karolina Muchova (CZE) v (3) Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
(8) Kei Nishikori (JPN) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
Court 3 (11am start)
(8) Elina Svitolina (UKR) v (24) Petra Martic (CRO)
(21) David Goffin (BEL) v Fernando Verdasco (SPA)
(26) Guido Pella (ARG) v (15) Milos Raonic (CAN)
Court 12 (11am start)
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) v (21) Elise Mertens (BEL)
Sam Querrey (USA) v Tennys Sandgren (USA)
(8) Henri Kontinen (FIN) & John Peers (AUS) v (12) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury (GBR)
Jamie Murray (GBR) & Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) v (3) Ante Pavic (CRO) & Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)
Court 18 (11am start)
Shuai Zhang (CHN) v Dayana Yastremska (UKR)
(23) Roberto Bautista Agut (SPA) v (28) Benoit Paire (FRA)
(11) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) & Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) v (7) Bob Bryan (USA) & Mike Bryan (USA)
(12) Franko Skugor (CRO) & Raluca Olaru (ROM) v Frances Tiafoe (USA) & Venus Williams (USA)
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Halep 2-2 Gauff* (30-30)
From 0-30 to 30-30, after a forehand winne by Coco and a missed Halep return...
Halep 2-2 Gauff* (40-40)
Despite Gauff's resistance, Halep brings up BREAK POINT with a drop shot, but Gauff saves it with a beauty of a flat backhand down the line!
Nip and tuck so far - rallies of a a very high quality.
Halep 2-2 Gauff* (40-40)
Gauff saves ANOTHER break point with a clinical forehand volley into the open court...
*Halep 3-2 Gauff
Eventually though, 7th seed Halep breaks Gauff down.
The American nets a backhand, then drops her racket in frustration.
Momentum back with Halep.
CENTRE COURT UPDATE
Three 6-2's for Rafael Nadal as he advances to the quarter-finals by beating Joao Sousa in 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Halep 4-2 Gauff*
Halep holds after being taken to deuce again, and does it in spectacular style!
Gauff looks to have won the point with a backhand down the line, but a forehand slice into the open court on the run by Halep is executed to perfection.
Even Coco applauds it...
*Halep 4-3 Gauff
Gauff holds, also after being taken to deuce, as Halep backhand drifts wide.
Little to choose between them so far, but the Romanian has the break...
*Halep 4-3 Gauff (40-40)
Halep starts the game with a double fault, and at 15-15 the seeded player goes just wide with a forehand on the run (she challenges, it fails, and she's out of challenges...)
Halep plugs away and brings up game point, but goes wide with a pass... deuce again.
Halep 5-3 Gauff*
Once again, Halep is off the hook and is a game away now from the first set.
Essentially, whoever is being more aggressive in points is having the most success thus far...
*Halep 6-3 Gauff
HALEP WINS THE FIRST SET!
The scoreboard rapidly changes to 0-40 as Halep starts to exert her power, and she looks to have lost it when a shot is called out on the baseline, but a challenge shows that it clipped the line.
She saves one with a big serve, but Halep chases down a weak volley and passes crosscourt to take the set.
It was tight, but Halep was superior in that set, particularly at the end...
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