Summary

  • Watch and follow BBC TV and radio coverage of day nine of Wimbledon (UK only)

  • LIVE: World number one Aryna Sabalenka 4-6 Laura Siegemund in quarter-finals

  • Followed by: GB's Cameron Norrie v defending champion Carlos Alcaraz

  • LIVE: Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 1-6 Karen Khachanov

  • Followed by: Amanda Anisimova v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

  • Alfie Hewett starts wheelchair title defence with 6-1 6-2 win over Daniel Caverzaschi, Gordon Reid also through

  • For all 18 courts on iPlayer, click here

  1. 'She puts lost points behind her'published at 15:33 British Summer Time

    *Sabalenka 4-6 6-2 0-0 Siegemund

    Annabel Croft
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Laura Siegemund at WimbledonImage source, Getty Images

    Siegemund strikes me as someone who very quickly puts a point behind her that she's lost. She walks away very quickly, turns her back on the point and starts to re-focus on what is ahead of her.

  2. Postpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time

    *Sabalenka 4-6 6-2 0-0 Siegemund

    Aryna Sabalenka left the court at the end of the second set and was followed a short while later by Laura Siegemund.

    So there will be a slight delay before the decider gets under way.

  3. Khachanov holdspublished at 15:32 British Summer Time

    *Fritz 6-3 6-4 1-6 5-5 Khachanov

    Taylor Fritz was within touching distance of multiple match points. He moved quickly in to pounce on a forehand winner before Karen Khachanov blasts a forehand long for 0-30.

    However, he buries a tame forehand in the net before Karen Khachanov stretches for a forehand volley to level the game at 30-30.

    Winning the next two points to hold serve, Khachanov lets out a roar.

  4. Game and second set - Sabalenkapublished at 15:31 British Summer Time

    *Sabalenka 4-6 6-2 0-0 Siegemund

    Aryna SabalenkaImage source, Reuters

    Aryna Sabalenka has levelled it up.

    Excellent response from the world number one, both to dropping a set down and then to Laura Siegemund breaking back early in the second.

    It's a lengthy game but Sabalenka eventually breaks when Siegemund dumps one into the net.

    The top seed has to be the favourite from here. Siegemund has dropped a set for the first time at the Championships.

  5. 'Siegemund is a rhythm buster'published at 15:28 British Summer Time

    Sabalenka 4-6 5-2 Siegemund*

    Tracy Austin
    Two-time Grand Slam champion on BBC One

    It is so fascinating to watch Laura Siegemund. She is a rhythm buster. You very rarely see her hit the same two shots in a row.

    Sabalenka has taken a bit of pace off her returns which allowed Siegemund to nail her drop shots.

  6. Siegemund saves set pointpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time

    Sabalenka 4-6 5-2 Siegemund*

    Laura Siegemund is not the quickest between points and you can tell it is irritating Aryna Sabalenka a bit.

    However, she takes that frustration out on a vicious forehand, drive into the corner to save a game point.

    It all comes flooding back when she goes long on a set point, though.

  7. Khachanov serving to stay in the matchpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time

    Fritz 6-3 6-4 1-6 5-4 Khachanov*

    Taylor Fritz has rediscovered his first serve and he's rediscovered his range.

    He seals back-to-back holds to love with an emphatic smash at the net.

  8. Khachanov holdspublished at 15:24 British Summer Time

    *Fritz 6-3 6-4 1-6 4-4 Khachanov

    That's an absolutely lovely shot - possibly the shot of the match so far.

    Karen Khachanov crouches down low to receive a cross-court backhand which just dipped over the net and responds with a cute sliced backhand drop shot for 30-0.

    A double-fault at 40-0 brings a rueful shake of the head but it's a momentary blip.

  9. game, set and match

    Game, set and match - Reidpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time

    Reid 5-7 6-4 7-6 (10-6) Gerard

    Well done, Gordon Reid!

    The 2016 champion really showed his mettle in the final set, coming back from a break down at 5-3 to take the set and the match 10-6 in a champions tie-break against Belgium's Joachim Gerard.

    It took nearly three hours but Great Britain's Reid throws his racquet in delight after coming through a tough opening match against the 2021 winner of the men's wheelchair singles.

    His reward? A quarter-final tie with fourth seed Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina.

    Gordon Reid celebratesImage source, PA Media
  10. Fritz holds to lovepublished at 15:21 British Summer Time

    Fritz 6-3 6-4 1-6 4-3 Khachanov*

    Taylor FritzImage source, Getty Images

    That game whistled by. Fritz holds to love, scarcely breaking a sweat.

    His first serve percentage, which was 38% in the third set, is a far healthier 81% in the fourth.

  11. 'Great effort from Sabalenka'published at 15:21 British Summer Time

    Sabalenka 4-6 5-2 Siegemund*

    Tracy Austin
    Two-time Grand Slam champion on BBC One

    What an effort from Sabalenka after some fatiguing points. It is tough to hit a winner against Siegemund because her anticipation is so good.

    These new balls are much sleeker and will be moving quicker through the air.

  12. Khachanov holdspublished at 15:19 British Summer Time

    *Fritz 6-3 6-4 1-6 3-3 Khachanov

    Eight strips of alternating dark and light grass make up each service box. One of Karen Khachanov's serves is an entire strip wide.

    With an ugly cross-court heave which clips the line, Taylor Fritz pegs the score back to 30-15, but on the next point, Khachanov toys with him like a puppet on a string. He drags the American into the net with a drop shot before nailing an inch-perfect lob. Fritz gets his racquet on it but his return balloons long.

    Khachanov holds to 15.

  13. Sabalenka saves break pointpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time

    Sabalenka 4-6 5-2 Siegemund*

    Aryna SabalenkaImage source, PA Media

    Aryna Sabalenka is getting louder and louder on Centre Court and lets out a huge roar after saving a break point.

    What a point it was, too! Both players dragged this way and that before Sabalenka thumps an overhead smash beyond Laura Siegemund.

    A driven forehand then has too much for Siegemund and Sabalenka holds.

  14. 'The tiger is roaring'published at 15:15 British Summer Time

    *Sabalenka 4-6 4-2 Siegemund

    Sam Smith
    Former British number one on BBC One

    The tiger is roaring. It will feel good for Sabalenka to be hitting winners. I can't believe she has not hit an ace in this entire match so far.

    Siegemund is under siege from Sabalenka in this game.

  15. Fritz holdspublished at 15:14 British Summer Time

    Fritz 6-3 6-4 1-6 3-2 Khachanov*

    Three games in a row for Taylor Fritz.

    He holds to 30, sealing the game with an ace down the T.

  16. Lord of the swings?published at 15:14 British Summer Time

    Sir Ian McKellen (or Gandalf to fans of the Lord of the Rings films) is keeping a close eye on proceedings from the Royal Box on Centre Court where top women's seed Aryna Sabalenka is a set down to world number 104 Laura Siegemund...

    Sir Ian McKellen looks through binoculars from royal box on Centre CourtImage source, Getty Images
  17. 'Sabalenka has momentum'published at 15:13 British Summer Time

    *Sabalenka 4-6 4-2 Siegemund

    Tracy Austin
    Two-time Grand Slam champion on BBC One

    That is a massive game and it will give Sabalenka so much momentum.

    There is a huge power difference between the two players. Siegemund's first serve is about 54 percent down the middle of the box.

    Sabalenka has taken a little bit of speed off her returns to make sure that more go in. She is looking for more consistency than power. Good patience from her.

  18. Sabalenka breakspublished at 15:13 British Summer Time

    *Sabalenka 4-6 4-2 Siegemund

    Aryna SabalenkaImage source, EPA

    Big moment.

    Aryna Sabalenka comes back from 40-0 down to go a break up again in this second set.

    It's frustration for Laura Siegemund, who double faulted to make it 40-15 and then failed to put away a passing shot at 40-30.

    Sabalenka uses her power well, though, and moves her opponent side to side before Siegemund's backhand sails long to give the top seed the break.

  19. Fritz breakspublished at 15:12 British Summer Time

    *Fritz 6-3 6-4 1-6 2-2 Khachanov

    We're back on serve in the fourth set.

    Karen Khachanov saves the first break point but hits his backhand wide to give up the second. Taylor Fritz slipped a couple of times on the backhand side during that game and Khachanov lost the point both times.

  20. Break point Fritzpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time

    *Fritz 6-3 6-4 1-6 1-2 Khachanov

    Taylor Fritz is beginning to purr. A gorgeous down the line backhand gives him 0-15 before Karen Khachanov fails to capitalise on his opponent slipping, underhitting a cute shot into the net.

    The Russian hits back with an ace but now finds himself facing two break points.