Wimbledon 2024 LIVE: Tennis scores and results as angry Novak Djokovic criticises fans after Holger Rune win
Djokovic eased past Holger Rune on Centre Court after Elena Rybakina stormed into the quarter-finals on another rainy day at SW19
Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon with a dominant display against Holger Rune on Centre Court on Monday evening before a furious speech accusing fans of being “disrespectful”.
Elena Rybakina produced a superb display earlier in the day before her opponent Anna Kalinskaya was forced to retire hurt.
There were tears for Elina Svitolina, despite victory over , with the Ukrainian left distraught after missile attacks on five cities, with the country’s largest children’s hospital in Kyiv hit.
Alex De Minaur had too much for Arthur Fils, reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in his career. Barbora Krejcikova had too much for Danielle Collins and Jelena Ostapenko eased into the last eight with victory against Yulia Putintseva.
Follow all the latest scores and match updates from Wimbledon below:
Wimbledon 2024: De Minaur takes the first set against Fils
Wimbledon 2024: de Minaur takes the first set against Fils
Arthur Fils 2-6 Alex de Minaur
Good work from de Minaur as his approach to the net forces Fils into an attempted lob that lands out.
Fils goes long with the next shot before de Minaur takes the first set 6-2!
Arthur Fils 2-5* Alex de Minaur
Signs from Fils that the next set might be more equal, as he races into a 40-0 lead before a long rally ends with him forcing de Minaur back and forth before firing a cross-court winner.
Arthur Fils *1-5 Alex de Minaur
A bit more fight here from Fils as he fools de Minaur with a drop shot and then forces him into hitting a shot long.
The Aussie goes long once more with an unforced error to bring us back to deuce, but he recovers well to rake a brilliant cross-court into a postage stamp past Fils.
Fils slices into the net on the next point to give de Minaur the game.
Arthur Fils 1-4* Alex de Minaur
Alex de Minaur races into the 40-0 lead thanks to an ace and some unforced errors from Fils, and another error from the Frenchman crashes against the net for 4-0 in the first set.
But Fils takes his first game of the day, rifling home a couple of aces and conceding just the one point. Much improved there from the Frenchman.
Wimbledon 2024: Arthur Fils v Alex de Minaur
Arthur Fils 0-3* Alex de Minaur
We move on to Court One, where ninth seed Alex de Minaur faces Frenchman Arthur Fils.
The Australian breaks Fils in the first game and then holds serve to confirm, and we’re already at 2-0 in set one.
Fils goes long on two returns in a row for 30-15 to de Minaur, but the Frenchman drags himself back into it as he approaches the net.
He rifles his next effort into the net to give de Minaur the chance at a double break – but he fires past the baseline for deuce.
The Aussie takes the advantage after Fils drags a shot wide, and the game then goes to the Australian!
Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 Perricard
That was a gutsy effort from Musetti, he stayed calm despite a one-set deficit and ruthlessly controlled the power coming his way from Perricard.
He moves to 11-3 on grass this season, the most wins on tour for the surface, with a quarter-final against Zverev or Fritz next.
Musetti beats Perricard 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2*Perricard
Perricard wrapped up his last service game in 45 seconds, and he clearly doesn’t want to get into rallies here, but it’s forcing him into mistakes.
He goes long on the return for 15-0 to Musetti, and then scoops into the net when approaching for 30-0 to the Italian.
He looks tired now, hooking a backhand long for three match points.
He rifles in an ace to save himself for now, and then another unreturnable serve for 40-30 to Musetti.
And Musetti takes it after a 30-stroke rally that ends with the Frenchman scooping past the baseline!
Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-2* Perricard
Musetti holds serve once again, with Perricard offering him plenty of unforced errors in that game.
Perricard needs to do something special if he wants to stay in the competition now. 5-2, with a rain break potentially on the horizon, and the Frenchman to serve.
Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-2* Perricard
Comfortableon his serve for Musetti, as Perricard makes two errors on the return to give the Italian a 40-0 lead.
Musetti hooks a backhand wide for 40-15, but he takes the game after Perricard approaches the net but can only guide his return into the net.
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