Summary

  • Novak Djokovic leads Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (8-6) when play is suspended on Centre Court just after 22:35 BST

  • Women's top seed Iga Swiatek saves two match points in win over Belinda Bencic

  • Elina Svitolina beats Victoria Azarenka in deciding set tie-break - Azarenka booed off Court One

  • Andrey Rublev and Jannik Sinner book places in men's quarter-finals

  • Jessica Pegula reaches women's quarter-finals, while 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva moves through to fourth round

  • Jamie Murray wins in men's and mixed doubles matches

  1. Postpublished at 21:58 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 3-3 Djokovic*

    Hubert Hurkacz keeps up the big hitting on his serve, finishing off with a couple of aces to hold and it is three games apiece.

  2. Aces highpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    *Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 2-3 Djokovic

    Michael Emons
    BBC Sport at Wimbledon

    You could see Novak Djokovic psyche himself up for that moment in the fourth game when he had that break point and he knew that was a big chance.

    But the accuracy and variety, not necessarily always the speed (although sometimes it is lightning quick) of the Hurkacz serve is something to behold and a hat-trick of aces takes him from 30-40 down and in trouble to winning a massive hold.

    That's 13 aces so far from the 17th seed. There will be more. Expect Djokovic to fight hard again though, he always does.

  3. 'I did what I thought was respectful'published at 21:55 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Elina Svitolina and Victoria AzarenkaImage source, Getty Images

    Elina Svitolina has always said she will not shake the hand of Russian and Belarusian players following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

    But reporters asked whether she felt the crowd had got it confused given it was Svitolina who was choosing not to shake her hand.

    "Victim? Victim that somebody didn't shake my hand? Please," she said.

    "I haven't done anything wrong, but keep getting different treatment sometimes.

    "But what can I say about the crowd? There is nothing to say. She doesn't want to shake hands with Russian, Belarusian people. I respected her decision.

    "What should I have done? Stayed and waited? Like, I mean, there's nothing that I could do that would have been right, so I just did what I thought was respectful towards her decision."

  4. 'Nobody's changing lives here'published at 21:55 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Azarenka was keen to focus on the tennis, which was an epic match:

    "I thought it was a great tennis match. If people are going to be focusing only on handshakes or crowd, quite drunk crowd, booing in the end, that's a shame.

    "That's probably what it is in the end of the day.

    "It was a tennis match. We are here, tennis match. Nobody's changing lives here. We are playing tennis. We're doing our jobs. That's it."

  5. 'What can I do?'published at 21:54 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Victoria AzarenkaImage source, Getty Images

    We've just had a very tense press conference with Victoria Azarenka following her loss to Elina Svitolina.

    She was booed off by the Court One crowd and said it was "unfair" as she faced the media in the last few minutes.

    "I can't control the crowd. I'm not sure that a lot of people were understanding what's happening, so... It's probably been a lot of Pimm's throughout the day," she said.

    Reporters asked whether Azarenka felt it was because the crowd did not understand that Svitolina was the one opting not to shake her hand.

    "It is what it is. What can I do?"

    Azarenka seemed upset, angered and was wearing sunglasses throughout.

  6. Postpublished at 21:54 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    *Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 2-3 Djokovic

    Superb from Novak Djokovic!

    A delicate forehand at the net has the right amount of power and placement to catch out Hubert Hurkacz before he wraps up the hold with a fantastic flicked backhand that is out of his opponent's reach.

    He just makes those seemingly tricky shots look so effortless.

  7. Postpublished at 21:51 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Hurkacz 6-6 (6-8) 2-2 Djokovic*

    Well that's the way to do it!

    Three aces in a row and Hubert Hurkacz rescues the hold.

  8. Postpublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 1-2 Djokovic*

    Hubert Hurkacz manages to get it back to 30-30 but a backhand into the net gives Novak Djokovic break point...

  9. Postpublished at 21:48 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 1-2 Djokovic*

    Hmm, have I spoken too soon? Novak Djokovic is finding a way to return those serves now and he leads 30-0.

    Hubert Hurkacz under a bit of pressure now in this game.

  10. Postpublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    *Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 1-2 Djokovic

    But Novak Djokovic closes it out with another couple of excellent serves and the defending champion leads two games to one.

    To Hubert Hurkacz's credit, he does appear to be continuing to do what he'd done so well before the end of that first set tie-break.

  11. Postpublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    *Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 1-1 Djokovic

    A little fist pump from Hubert Hurkacz who sends an excellent backhand return down the line from Novak Djokovic's serve to make it 15-15.

    He's then unable to get a forehand over the net but then watches Djokovic slice a backhand wide at the end of a rally and it is 30-30.

  12. Postpublished at 21:42 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 1-1 Djokovic*

    Hubert Hurkacz moves into double figures in terms of aces with a 10th of the match helping him to a hold to love.

  13. 'Hurkacz has to regroup after missing big opportunity'published at 21:42 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    *Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 0-1 Djokovic

    Feliciano Lopez
    Former Wimbledon and US Open quarter-finalist on BBC TV

    Now Hurkacz has to regroup, He missed a big opportunity to win the set.

  14. A nightmare for Hurkaczpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    *Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 0-1 Djokovic

    Michael Emons
    BBC Sport at Wimbledon

    That's the closest Novak Djokovic has come to losing a set at this year's Wimbledon and Hubert Hurkacz is going to be having nightmares about that tie-break tonight.

    He had done almost all of the hard work with three aces and a double fault from Djokovic taking Hurkacz to 6-3 and three set points.

    But Djokovic wins five points in a row to snatch the set away from him. The point at 6-5 is the one that will really upset the Pole, with an unforced error seeing him slap a forehand into the net.

    The crowd can't believe it, a ruthless Djokovic takes advantage and he produces a raised fist at the end after he has maintained his bizarre record of winning a set in each match via a tie-break at this year's Wimbledon.

    Hurkacz has to quickly try to forget about the end of that set and focus on the fact he had the 23-time Grand Slam champion in a whole heap of trouble.

  15. Postpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    *Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 0-1 Djokovic

    The start Hubert Hurkacz needed as he takes the first point but then ends a rally on the next point by dumping a backhand into the net and it 15-15.

    Novak Djokovic then goes on to hold, hitting a fifth ace of the match along the way.

  16. Postpublished at 21:38 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    *Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) 0-0 Djokovic

    Novak Djokovic to serve first in this second set.

    Can Hubert Hurkacz respond? He was almost perfect in the first set but three unforced errors in a row in the tie-break proved costly.

  17. 'The temperament of a champion'published at 21:37 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Hurkacz 6-7 (6-8) Djokovic*

    Nick Mullins
    BBC Sport commentator at Wimbledon

    The temperament of a champion and Hurkacz wanders back to his chair wondering what he has to do to win a set against Djokovic.

  18. Game and first set - Djokovicpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Hurkacz 6-6 (6-8) Djokovic

    Novak DjokovicImage source, Getty Images

    And Hubert Hurkacz sends a forehand return long and Novak Djokovic takes the first set!

    It is the mark of a champion to find a way, but Hurkacz had it in his grasp. He simply has to put that out of his mind now.

  19. Postpublished at 21:35 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    Hurkacz 6-6 (6-7) Djokovic*

    Hubert Hurkacz has his hands on his hips as he sweeps a backhand into the net.

    He had the the first set win in his grasp but now it is set point Novak Djokovic...

  20. 'A little bit shaky'published at 21:34 British Summer Time 9 July 2023

    *Hurkacz 6-6 (6-6) Djokovic

    Tim Henman
    Former British number one on BBC TV

    The forehand side of Hurkacz is a little bit more erratic, a little bit more inconsistent. That was definitely a little bit shaky.