Wimbledon 2017, day eight live: Johanna Konta in action after Venus Williams wins on women's quarter-finals day
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Your support makes all the difference.The women's quarter-finals are the main course at Wimbledon on Tuesday, but former men's champion Novak Djokovic is serving up a juicy appetiser on Centre Court, where fans were short-changed by player withdrawals a week ago.
Second seed Djokovic's fourth-round match against France's Adrian Mannarino was pushed back from Monday due to the epic five-setter that saw Gilles Muller defeat Rafa Nadal, in one of the biggest shocks of the championships.
The Serb will be first up on Centre Court, at midday, in a bonus event before the women's quarters. It comes exactly a week after ticketholders saw two successive matches on the same court finish in the second set as players retired hurt.
After the Djokovic battle, it will be all about the women's last eight on a day that is forecast to be cloudy with some showers, with the temperature hovering round 17 Celsius.
In a clash of tennis generations, five-times Wimbledon winner Venus Williams - at 37, the oldest player in more than two decades to reach the last eight - will go toe-to-toe with 20-year-old French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
Next up on Centre Court is second seed Simona Halep, who will become the first Romanian woman to reach world number one if she beats sixth seed Johanna Konta, the first British woman in the quarter-finals for 33 years.
On Court One, Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova goes up against Spain's Garbine Muguruza, who turfed out world number one Angelique Kerber on Monday. Wrapping up the women's quarter-finals, big-hitting American Coco Vandeweghe faces Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova.
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Djokovic* 6-2 4-2 Mannarino (*denotes next server)
After winning the opening point of the game Djokovic nets back-to-back forehands before an unreturnable Mannarino serve brings up two game points for the Frenchman. He squanders the first with a missed forehand but takes the second with an overhead that is too hot for Djokovic to handle.
Djokovic 6-2 4-3 Mannarino* (*denotes next server)
Djokovic misses an ambitious backhand volley before a wayward backhand groundstroke and a double fault bring up two break-back points for Mannarino. The three-time champion saves the first with an ace out wide but can't repeat the feat as Mannarino takes the second after a lengthy rally.
Djokovic* 6-2 4-4 Mannarino (*denotes next server)
Mannarino goes 40-0 up courtesy of a trio of Djokovic errors before eventually holding to 30 to level this second set up.
Djokovic 6-2 5-4 Mannarino* (*denotes next server)
A trio of unreturnable serves bring up three game points for Djokovic... and he needs just one as Mannarino dumps a routine forehand into the net.
Djokovic* 6-2 5-5 Mannarino (*denotes next server)
Mannarino ends a 25-shot rally with a stunning cross-court backhand winner to go 30-15 up. An unreturnable serve follows before a big serve-forehand combo seals the game for the Frenchman.
Djokovic 6-2 6-5 Mannarino* (*denotes next server)
Djokovic wins four points in a row from 0-15 down to hold and put the pressure right back on Mannarino. The Frenchman will serve to stay in the set after the change of ends.
Djokovic* 6-2 6-6 Mannarino (*denotes next server)
A disappointing return game from Djokovic as Mannarino holds to 30.
Djokovic 6-2 7-6(5) Mannarino* (*denotes next server)
Mannarino wins the opening point of the tie-break against Djokovic's serve with a thumping forehand winner down the line - but the Frenchman then loses both of the points on his serve with a couple of wayward forehands.
Djokovic then loses both points on his serve before Mannarino takes a 4-2 lead at the change of ends courtesy of a well-executed disguised drop shot.
The fourth seed gets the mini break back with a lovely drop volley before winning both of the points on his serve courtesy of back-to-back backhand errors from Mannarino.
Mannarino misses a forehand in the next point to put Djokovic 6-4 up with two set points. A big serve helps the Frenchman stave off the first one but Djokovic takes the second with an unreturnable serve.
Muguruza and Kuznetsova on court
Garbine Muguruza and Svetlana Kuznetsova are currently out on Court One warming up for their quarter-final encounter.
Djokovic* 6-2 7-6 0-1 Mannarino (*denotes next server)
Djokovic brings up a couple of break points in the opening game of this third set as Mannarino nets a groundstroke... but the Serb can't take either of them as he sends back-to-back backhands into the net. A forehand winner down the line from Mannarino brings up game point for the Frenchman... and he takes it as Djokovic hits the net with another groundstroke.
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