CARLOS ALCARAZ shattered childhood pal Holger Rune's Wimbledon dreams by booking a semi-final spot.
Ons Jabeur will be hoping to do the same when she faces world No.2 Aryna Sabalenka on Centre Court today.
US star Madison Keys has lost to Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets while Ons Jabeur has knocked out defending champ Elena Rybakina in a repeat of last year's final to reach the semi-finals.
And Chris Eubanks has been knocked out by Daniil Medvedev, who has been given a shocking code violation en route to his win.
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- By Louis Allwood
Andy Murray set for surprise career change
Andy Murray has admitted that he would be open to a surprise career change after his Wimbeldon exit.
After struggling with injury in recent years, Murray has admitted he's began to think of life away from the game.
He has said that he is considering moving into coaching when he retires but "not necessarily in tennis".
He told British Airways High Life magazine: "It's only in the last 18 months or so that I've started to think about my future after tennis.
"I’ve heard stories from ex-players and other athletes who've made no plans for retiring, and they finish and all of a sudden, it's, 'What am I going to do with myself?'
"I was chatting to them about things that I might want to get involved in or really don't want to get involved in, just starting to get a few ideas together.
"I’m looking for something I'm really passionate about and that I want to work really hard at to achieve a specific goal.
"One area that ticks that box is coaching, but not necessarily in tennis. I'll definitely want to keep busy."
- By Louis Allwood
Wimbledon’s ‘appalling’ AI commentary is ‘killing humanity’ says tennis presenter
Tennis presenter Annabel Croft took a swipe at Wimbledon’s new Artificial Intelligence commentary yesterday — branding it “appalling”.
The tournament is using AI for the first time to voice highlights from outside courts where no commentator is present.
Former Brit tennis pro Annabel, 57 — who is covering the event for BBC TV — called the new tech “an insult to my profession” and warned it will “kill humanity”.
She was played a clip of the Wimbledon AI commentary on Radio 4’s Today and said: “It’s a race against the robot for your job.
“Listening to that, it was very stiff, it was emotionless, no feelings at all.
"Whoever is taking the decision to put a robot on to commentary, and of course into the wider context of all jobs in life, this is going to kill humanity.
“I mean, what is going on?”
The highlights videos are available on the Wimbledon app and website and are separate to the BBC’s coverage.
- By Louis Allwood
Zara and Mike Tindall share cheeky kiss
Zara and Mike Tindall shared a cheeky kiss as they put on a VERY cosy display at Wimbledon today.
The couple watched all the action on Centre Court from the stands with tennis fans.
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PUCKER UP Zara & Mike Tindall share cheeky kiss as they put on cosy display at Wimbledon
- By Louis Allwood
More of today's action
No 3 Court – 11:00 START
Ranah Akua Stoiber (GBR) v Nikola Bartunkova (CZE)
Henry Searle (GBR) v Joao Fonseca (BRA) [8]
Alexia Harmon (USA) / Valeria Ray (USA) v
Hannah Klugman (GBR) / Isabelle Lacy (GBR)Sayaka Ishii (JPN) [7] v Clervie Ngounoue (USA) [2]
Court 12 – 11:00 START
Cooper Williams (USA) v Iliyan Radulov (BUL)
Renata Jamrichova (SVK) v Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR)
Ella McDonald (GBR) / Luciana Moyano (ARG) v
Alena Kovackova (CZE) / Laura Samsonova (CZE)Hayu Kinoshita (JPN) / Sara Saito (JPN) v
Renata Jamrichova (SVK) / Federica Urgesi (ITA)Court 18 – 11:00 START
Darwin Blanch (USA) v Kaylan Bigun (USA)
Yaroslav Demin v Tomasz Berkieta (POL)
Alejandro Melero Kretzer (ESP) / Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (MEX) v
Branko Djuric (SRB) / Arthur Gea (FRA)Yaroslav Demin / Cooper Williams (USA) v
Darwin Blanch (USA) / Roy Horovitz (USA) - By Louis Allwood
Wimbledon order of play for today
Centre Court – 13:30 START (all times BST)
Elina Svitolina (UKR) v Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
Ons Jabeur (TUN) v Aryna Sabalenka
Mate Pavic (CRO) / Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) v
Joran Vliegen (BEL) / Yifan Xu (CHN)No 1 Court – 13:00 START
Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER) v
Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG)Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Neal Skupski (GBR) v
Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matthew Ebden (AUS) - By Henry Moore
How tall is Carlos Alcaraz?
Alcaraz stands tall at 6 foot 1 inch.
His height is considered average for a tennis player – Nadal is the same height.
According to CNN: "Height is particularly important in tennis as it makes a player’s service harder to return because of the power, height and bounce that can be generated by the server."
- By Henry Moore
Who is Carlos Alcaraz Garfia?
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia was born on May 5, 2003, in Murcia, Spain, and is a professional tennis player.
As of July 2023, he is ranked world No1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
The youngster made his first ATP debut at the Rio Open in 2020, at the early age of 16.
A year later, Alcaraz qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open – making him the youngest participant in the men’s singles.
- By Henry Moore
Royals take to Wimbledon on day ten
Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall were all smiles as they arrived for day ten of the Wimbledon Championships.
They joined the Queen in watching a series of massive quarter-final clashes.
- By Henry Moore
What TV channel is Wimbledon on and can it be live-streamed?
Every second of Wimbledon action will be available to watch LIVE via the BBC channels in the UK.
Viewers also have the option of watching matches via the BBC Red Button.
For online access, tennis lovers can head to either the BBC Sport website or the BBC iPlayer app to catch all of the action.
Alternatively, SunSport will have set-by-set coverage of a number of matches throughout the iconic competition.
- By Henry Moore
Who is Jessica Pegula?
Jessica Pegula is a tennis player, ranked the American No1 and fourth in the world, of July 2023.
She has been dubbed "the world's richest tennis player but has said she is keen to shake off the nickname.
Speaking about the label, Pegula said: "People say that. I personally don't have that money. It's probably my dad's or my parents.
"My family obviously is pretty well-known back in America.
“It doesn't really bother me. It would be nice if people didn't say that. But do I really care? I mean, not really."
In July, Jessica reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time after defeating Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko.
- By Henry Moore
George Russell takes to Centre Court
It’s wasn't just tennis stars on Centre Court yesterday afternoon, Mercedes F1 driver George Russell was also in attendance to take in the action.
Russell looked dapper alongside Carmen Montero Mundt in the Royal Box on day ten.
- By Henry Moore
Ben Stokes in the house
As well as the Queen, we had cricket royalty on Centre Court yesterday.
England captain Ben Stokes was pictured taking a break from the exhilarating Ashes series to watch a spot of tennis.
Shortly after helping England win at Headingley, he’s made the trip south for a day at SW19.
He’ll be back for the Fourth Test at Old Trafford next week today.
- By Henry Moore
Liam Payne dressed to impress on day ten
Liam Payne was dressed to impress at the Wimbledon Championship today as he arrived hand in hand with Kate Cassidy.
Liam joined a host of celebs attending today’s matches, including Queen Camilla herself.
- By Ian Tuckey
It's Al-carazy!
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reckons it's "crazy" and a "dream" to have reached the semi-finals on grass.
But after beating Holger Rune to set up a Wimbledon clash with Daniil Medvedev the World No1 also believes he is playing "great".
Alcaraz beat fellow 20-year-old Rune 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 6-4.
Then he said: "For me, it is a dream to be able to play a semi-final here.
"I think I am playing great, a good level. On this surface, it is crazy," he said."
Medvedev topped unseeded fans' favourite Chris Eubanks 6-4 1-6 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-1.
- By Henry Moore
Myleene Klass stuns in Wimbledon apperance
It was a busy day in SW19, with celebs from across the globe gathering to watch today’s huge quarter-final clashes.
Among the stars at Wimbledon are Myleene Klass, Jessie J and Queen Camilla herself.
- By Ian Tuckey
Jabuer unhappy at Sabalenka's quick win
Ons Jabeur set up a semi-final with Aryna Sabalenka and admitted she was unhappy the American triumphed so rapidly.
The Tunisian overcame her 2022 final conqueror Elena Rybakina 6-7 6-4 6-1 – while Sabalenka beat Madison Keys 6-2 6-4 far more comfortably.
Jabeur said: "I saw she won very quick which I wasn't happy with.
"She is an amazing player. She hits very fast like Elena so it will be very challenging.
"It will be a difficult match but I will keep this spirit on the court and hopefully the crowd will be with me."
- By Ian Tuckey
Ons wants to swap revenge win for 2022 final
Ons Jabeur avenged last year's final defeat against Elena Rybakina – but wished she could swap the two matches!
Sixth seed Jabeur won6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-1 – dominating once she broke serve in the final game of the second set.
In Thursday's semi-finals, the Tunisian now faces Belarusian second seed Sabalenka Aryna Sabalenk, who overpowered Madison Keys.
Jabeur was way more aggressive than during her showpiece loss last July'.
And she explained: "I said I am going for my shots because if you try to go easy with her it is not going to work.
"It is not easy playing her but I wish we could exchange this match for the finals last year."
- By Ian Tuckey
'Inspired' Svitolina moves Evert to tears
Wimbledon legend Chris Evert fought back tears as she saluted Elina Svitolina for "one of the most touching matches ever" on Centre Court.
The commentator praised the Ukrainian's "inspired" run to the semi-finals during her "very sad time" following Russia's invasion of her home country.
Svitolina toppled world No1 Iga Swiatek on Tuesday, just three months after returning to the circuit after having a baby last October.
And 18-time Major winner Evert, 68, was in an awed yet solemn mood as she assessed the 28-year-old's shock win.
Speaking on ESPN, the American said: "I think this was one of the most touching matches I've ever seen on Centre Court, just with everything Elina has gone through.
"She's very inspired and she had a baby and her husband was so supportive of her.
"But she's been going through a very sad time with what's happening back in Ukraine with her family.
"And to see her being so inspired by this and playing so well it's just very touching."
- By Dave Fraser
What's on tomorrow?
Thursday is Ladies' Singles semi-final day!
That means we'll see Svitolina vs Vondrousova up first on Centre Court.
That will be followed by Jabeur vs Sabalenka.
It promises to be a thrilling day – make sure you tune in for it!
- By Dave Fraser
Today's big results
It was a big day on Centre Court and No1 Court with four big singles quarter-finals clashes.
Let's take a look at those all-important results.
Carlos Alcaraz bt Holger Rune – 7-6 6-4 6-4
Daniil Medvedev bt Christopher Eubanks – 6-4 1-6 4-6 7-6 6-1
Ons Jabeur bt Elena Rybakina – 6-7 6-4 6-1
Aryna Sabalenka bt Madison Keys – 6-2 6-4
- By Dave Fraser
Made in West London
We've had actual royalty, baking royalty and cricket royalty to name a few on Centre Court today.
But we also had some football royalty, as Chelsea and England star Ben Chilwell was joined by Blues pal Trevoh Chalobah at Wimbledon.
And the pair were treated to some superb action today too, finished off with that big win for Alcaraz.
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- By Dave Fraser
Unstoppable Alcaraz
That first set really had many fans thinking we could be in for an absolute epic.
Those two just could not be separated in the first set.
You wonder how much that surge from Alcaraz to fly from 3-3 to 7-3 in the first set tie break affected both players.
From there, Alcaraz really stepped it up and Rune didn't seem to have an answer for it.
As it is, the top seed is through to the semi-finals, where he'll face Daniil Medvedev – with the No3 seed needing five sets to battle past American ace Christopher Eubanks.
Novak Djokovic faces Jannik Sinner in the other semi.
The Alcaraz vs Djokovic match – the clash of the top two seeds – every fan wants to see is still very much on.
- By Dave Fraser
Alcaraz 7-6 6-4 6-4 Rune
Game, set and match, Alcaraz!
The top seed is through to the semis.
The Spaniard was pushed hard in the early stages of this match, but kicked on after that first set tie break.
Rune just didn't have an answer for the world No1's play on this day.
In the end, Alcaraz blows Rune away by charging to 40-0 up to earn another three match points.
And while Rune saves the first two of those, he can't keep out the No1 seed – as the Dane tamely loops a forehand long off an Alcaraz second serve.
What a day of action it's been on Centre Court. Five hours of stupendously good tennis.
Credit: AFP - By Dave Fraser
Alcaraz* 7-6 6-4 5-4 Rune
Rune saves a match point en route to a gritty hold.
Alcaraz is now serving for the match and a place in the semis.
- By Dave Fraser
Alcaraz* 7-6 6-4 4-3 Rune
Good hold for Rune, there.
Another break and it really was curtains.
The Dane is starting to look a little tired, though.
Even if he forces a fourth set, you fear he may not have the energy to do Alcaraz enough damage.
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