Summary

  • Day eight - women's quarter-finals and doubles action

  • Serena Williams beats Camila Giorgi to reach semi-finals

  • Williams beats Italian 3-6 6-3 6-4 and will face Julia Gorges

  • 13th seed Gorges fights back to see off Bertens 3-6 7-5 6-1

  • 11th seed Kerber defeats Kasatkina 6-3 7-5 and will play Ostapenko

  • 12th seed Ostapenko overcomes Cibulkova 7-5 6-4

  • Del Potro beats Simon in four sets to reach men's last eight

  • GB's Dominic Inglot and Franko Skugor reach men's doubles semi-final

  1. Murray to join BBC TV teampublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    I'd also like to remind you that Andy Murray will be working as part of the BBC TV coverage today.

    He'll be in the studio later.

  2. The 'artist' Kasatkinapublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Kerber v Kasatkina

    Daria KasatkinaImage source, Getty Images

    Today Kerber faces Daria Kasatkina.

    The seedings suggest this should be today's closest match with 21-year-old Kasatkina 14th seed and Kerber 11th.

    Asked how she would describe herself to people who did not know much about her, Kasatkina replied: "I'm just like an artist and I'm playing with the heart."

  3. Kerber not feeling pressurepublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Kerber v Kasatkina

    Angelique KerberImage source, Getty Images

    Angelique Kerber insists she is "not feeling the pressure" of being the top seed left in the tournament.

    The German is a former finalist here, is a ex-world number one and won both the Australian Open and US Open in 2016.

    The 30-year-old world number 10 has battled her way through this draw, coming from a set down against teenager Claire Liu and winning a tight second set yesterday against Belinda Benic.

    She also produced one of the best performances so far in dismantling in the dangerous Naomi Osaka in round three.

  4. I don't follow tennis - Giorgipublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Williams v Giorgi

    Italian Camila Giorgi made a stir in the press conference yesterday when she said she "I don't follow tennis" when asked about her opponent Serena Williams.

    The 26-year-old is making her first appearance in a Grand Slam quarter-final and is the first Italian to reach the last eight at Wimbledon since Francesca Schiavone in 2009.

    She is just 5ft 6in but has a big serve and hard-hitting game that could provide Serena Williams with her biggest test so far.

    Camila GiorgiImage source, Getty Images
  5. It would be 'awesome' if Trump watched me at Wimbledon - Isnerpublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    John IsnerImage source, Getty Images

    Sticking with the men's draw, American John Isner plays Milos Raonic on Wednesday in a big-serving quarter-final.

    Isner, the ninth seed, says he would "love" United States president Donald Trump to come watch his semi-final on Friday, if he were to get through.

    Trump arrives in the UK on Thursday as part of his visit during which he will have talks with Theresa May and meet the Queen.

    "I'd love to have Trump come watch me," Isner said.

    "That would be awesome.

    "Maybe I'll tweet at him if I win on Wednesday. I know a lot of people won't like that, but I don't care."

  6. 'Sorry Delpo, not today...'published at 12:45 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Saj Chowdhury
    BBC Sport at Wimbledon

    Earlier, this balcony was packed full of tennis legends.

    Former Grand Slam singles champions Richard Krajicek, Kim Clijsters and Lindsay Davenport were all targeted by the media packs. Somewhat surreal was current number five Juan Martin del Potro wandering through without anybody batting an eyelid.

    We hope he didn't feel unwanted.

    .Image source, BBC Sport
  7. Del Potro and Simon resume battlepublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Del Potro 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 0-0 Simon

    Juan Martin del PotroImage source, Getty Images

    This is women's quarter-finals day but it is not all about the women's singles.

    There are of course doubles, junior and invitational matches today - I've got my eye on the Bates and Castle v Bjorkman and Woodbridge match.

    There's also a men's fourth round match to finish from last night.

    Juan Martin del Potro had just lost the third set against Gilles Simon when bad light stopped play but he still leads two sets to one.

    They'll resume on court two at around 13:00 BST.

    The winner plays Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals tomorrow. Tasty.

  8. Serving... justicepublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Saj Chowdhury
    BBC Sport at Wimbledon

    Wimbledon isn't short of officials but if they needed a line 'judge' then perhaps this man could help.

    However, it looked like Judge Rinder was enjoying his day off too much to help out.

    Judge RinderImage source, BBC Sport
  9. Weather updatepublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    It's a significantly cooler day today at Wimbledon with a bit of breeze.

    It was 30.7 degrees yesterday but today the maximum temperature will be 24.

    Fingers crossed there'll be no rain today.

    Weather
  10. 'Everything is on the line'published at 12:35 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Billie Jean King
    Six-time Wimbledon champion on BBC TV

    This is what you dream about as a child. You want to be playing on the Centre Court and winning. Everything is on the line.

    This is a really magical moment for some who have never made the semi-finals and it's time to step up. You can feel the tension rising and it's the job as the player to stay calm and play each point as it comes.

    It's not that easy when you're out there!

  11. Postpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Sue Barker and Billie Jean King on my TV.

    Is there anything better?

  12. Live on BBC Twopublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    BBC Two

    We're now live on BBC Two!

    Tune in on your TV or click play at the top of this page.

  13. Who's who in the women's quarter-finals?published at 12:25 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Angelique KerberImage source, Getty Images

    So who are the players who Serena is up against in these quarter-finals?

    From Angelique Kerber, the highest-ranked player remaining, through to Camila Giorgi, the lowest-ranked Serena aside.

    We've taken a look at the eight players here.

  14. Serena has 'so much further to go'published at 12:21 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Worryingly for her rivals Serena, who is yet to drop a set in the tournament, says she still has "so much further to go" to reach the level she was at before giving birth.

    And she wants to get even better.

    "I feel like I'm getting to where I want to be," she said.

    "For me, there's so much further I want to go to get back where I was, and hopefully go beyond that.

    "I'm getting there. I don't think I'm there yet. I feel like it takes time to get there.

    "I'm always striving for perfection. There's a lot of things that, I don't know if you can tell, but I really need to work on. Hopefully I can get there."

    Serena WilliamsImage source, Getty Images
  15. Serena the favourite?published at 12:17 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Serena WilliamsImage source, Getty Images

    Serena Williams is now the clear favourite for this title in many people's eyes.

    She already has 23 Grand Slam titles and seven Wimbledons to her name and has been getting better and better throughout this tournament.

    But she is still short of match practice and has not played a top 50 player so far in the tournament.

    This is just her fourth event this year after giving birth last September.

  16. Order of playpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Kerber v Kasatkina, Williams v Giorgi

    The quarter-finals begin today at 13:00 BST.

    On Centre Court two-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber plays Russian 21-year-old and 14th seed Daria Kasatkina.

    At the same time on Court One Dominika Cibulkova plays 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

    Then later on Centre, Serena Williams continues her bid to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles against Italian world number 52 Camila Giorgi while 20th seed Kiki Bertens plays 13th seed Julia Goerges on Court One.

    Cibulkova v Ostapenko, Bertens v Goerges
  17. Postpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Women's top 10 seedsImage source, Getty Images

    Not one player from the women's top 10 seeds has made the quarter-final stage.

    We turned up with Simona Halep a French Open champion and world number one, Caroline Wozniacki the winner in Eastbourne, Garbine Muguruza the defending champion, Petra Kvitova the bookies favourite and more.

    But over the last seven days the top seeds have fallen to leave one very familiar name and a more surprising group of Wimbledon quarter-finalists.

  18. Postpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    Hello! It's women's quarter-finals day at Wimbledon.

    The eight remaining players in the draw - Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber, Daria Kasatkina, Camila Giorgi, Dominika Cibulkova, Jelena Ostapenko, Kiki Bertens and Julia Goerges - will all play their last eight ties today.

    It's sure to be a fascinating day but this year there is one thing missing from the quarter-finals...

  19. Postpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 10 July 2018

    At the start of the week there were 128.

    Now just eight remain.

    Welcome to day eight at Wimbledon.

    Serena WilliamsImage source, Getty Images