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 7-6 1-1 Mannarino* (*denotes next server)
Djokovic lets his dissatisfaction with the state of the court be known once again as he smacks a ball into the surface in anger after losing the opening point of the game. The Serb eventually holds to 30.
Djokovic* 6-2 7-6 2-1 Mannarino (*denotes next server)
A couple of Mannarino errors followed by back-to-back backhand winners from Djokovic seal an early break in this third set.
Kuznetsova* 1-2 Muguruza (*denotes next server)
Muguruza defends a couple of break points before holding serve from 15-40 down.
Djokovic* 6-2 7-6 3-2 Mannarino (*denotes next server)
At 40-30 Mannarino crunches a forehand to Djokovic's backhand and the Serb finds it too hot to handle.
At the change of ends the on-court doctor tends to an issue that Djokovic is having with his upper arm. However, the problem isn't serious enough for the Serb to take a medical time-out.
Djokovic 6-2 7-6 4-2 Mannarino* (*denotes next server)
Djokovic holds to 15.
Kuznetsova* 1-4 Muguruza (*denotes next server)
Muguruza strikes first on Court One as she breaks Kuznetsova to love before consolidating with a hold to 30.
Djokovic* 6-2 7-6 4-3 Mannarino (*denotes next server)
Mannarino holds to 15 and the doctor returns at the change of ends to treat Djokovic. This time a medical time-out is called.
Djokovic 6-2 7-6 5-3 Mannarino* (*denotes next server)
Mannarino sends a backhand into the net to hand Djokovic a couple of game points. The Serb can't take the first as his opponent outwits him with a drop shot but he does take the second as a backhand passing shot from Mannarino lands in the tramlines.
Game, set, match! Djokovic beats tricky Manarino (6-2 7-6 6-4)
Djokovic has two match points at 40-15 but a double fault followed by an unforced forehand error bring the game to deuce. Djokovic brings up a third match point with an unreturnable serve... and this time he takes it as Mannarino hits a forehand into the net after a lengthy rally.
The No 2 seed will play Tomas Berdych in the last eight tomorrow.
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