Summary

  1. 'Sonego will be sick of Shelton'published at 15:23 British Summer Time 7 July

    Shelton v Sonego (Court 1)

    Steve Crossman
    BBC Radio 5 Live presenter at Wimbledon

    Lorenzo Sonego will be sick of the sight of Ben Shelton. We are at the third Grand Slam of the year and Shelton has knocked him out of both of the other two, once in five sets and once in four.

    Both are good at serving. Shelton hit a serve in the last round that would have broken the all-time Wimbledon record if it wasn't for Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard who broke it last week.

    This should be a good one and easily could be a long one.

  2. Postpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 7 July

    De Minaur 6-1 4-6 1-0 Djokovic*

    Big hold from the Australian. Could have folded there after Djokovic's second-set revival.

    But he made the world number six work for every point and Djokovic could not quite keep up.

  3. 'De Minaur perfectly content'published at 15:21 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 4-6 0-0 Djokovic

    John McEnroe
    Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV

    This is where it is so important for Alex to maintain his levels. We know the levels that Djokovic can achieve when he gets to them.

    De Minaur looks perfectly content in these longer rallies at the moment.

    Alex de Minaur of Australia in actionImage source, Getty Images
  4. De Minaur saves two break pointspublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 4-6 0-0 Djokovic

    Emphatic smash at the net from Alex de Minaur saves the break point.

    He dumps another forehand into the net next point.... but saves another break point with a backhand that JUST clips the line.

    Novak Djokovic looks on in hope it might be called out, but no.

    And the Serb has his hands on his hips in disbelief after another De Minaur shot finds the line next point.

  5. Postpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 4-6 0-0 Djokovic

    A safety-first rally with neither player willing to take much of a risk ends with Novak Djokovic straying long.

    Alex de Minaur outlasts the seven-time SW19 champ in the following rally too. 30-30.

    But then a double fault from the world number 11. Break point Djokovic...

  6. Postpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 4-6 0-0 Djokovic

    Has that rattled the Aussie?

    A routine forehand goes wide to begin the third set.

    And the another into the net. 0-30...

    Alex De Minaur plays a forehand returnImage source, Getty Images
  7. Roaring backpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 4-6 0-0 Djokovic

    Harry Poole
    BBC Sport at Wimbledon

    That’s the sort of roar that you would usually hear Novak Djokovic unleash after winning a match!

    Instead, it’s come at the end of set two, after 95 extremely uncomfortable minutes.

    Excited chatter rises up around Centre Court. This is set up very, very nicely indeed.

  8. "It's crazy....I'm so happy"published at 15:14 British Summer Time 7 July

    Alexandrova 6-7 (4-7) 4-6 Bencic

    Belinda Bencic celebratesImage source, Getty Images

    Belinda Bencic speaking after her victory: "For you guys it was entertaining but for me it was a big stress. It was a difficult moment. You try to serve it out but it was big stress. The atmosphere was unbelievable."

    On playing Alexandrova: "I think I tried to be more brave. I had more matches under my belt and it turned out better than the last time I played her. I really enjoyed this match inside, maybe you didn't see that!"

    On reaching the quarters: "I always got stuck in the fourth round. It was so important for me to breakthrough to the quarter-finals. It's a dream come true. Watching this tournament growing up...it's crazy, I'm so happy.

    On competing after having a child: "Honestly it's been really amazing. I'm really proud of myself and the whole team. We did an amazing job coming back. It's kind of easy still travelling with her but it's amazing to share the memories together as a family. I'm enjoying it more. I juggle it like every mum does."

  9. 'Djokovic has found the fire'published at 15:14 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 4-6 0-0 Djokovic

    Todd Woodbridge
    Former Wimbledon doubles champion on BBC Two

    The crowd are giving Djokovic some love.

    That was a fascinating set of tennis with so many breaks of serve. Novak managed kept the pressure on De Minaur once he got the early break. He has found the fire.

  10. Game and second set - Djokovicpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 4-6 0-0 Djokovic

    Novak DjokovicImage source, Reuters

    Novak Djokovic lets out a roar as he levels it up. He's fired up!

    It was a big missed opportunity for Alex de Minaur in that last game, though.

    He follows in a strong return but then get a bit too much whip on the subsequent forehand - long.

    Let off for Djokovic and he isn't about to give De Minaur another chance. He serves it out from there.

    It's a three-set match now.

  11. Postpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 7 July

    De Minaur 6-1 4-5 Djokovic*

    Harry Poole
    BBC Sport at Wimbledon

    Novak Djokovic has become much more expressive now. The frustration was building as he struggled to serve out the set, just when it looked as though he was beginning to get some momentum going.

    He pointed to the sky after battling back from 0-30 down, and then whips the crowd into a frenzy as he saves a second break point.

    Centre Court chants his name. He needs them, and they’re with him.

  12. Break point for De Minaurpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 4-5 Djokovic

    Novak Djokovic is furious as, for the second time in quick succession, a net cord works in Alex de Minaur's favour.

    The second of them brings up a break back point but Djokovic staves it off. He gets to the net again and is able to sway clear of a De Minaur forehand that sails well over the baseline.

    But another forehand finds the net and De Minaur has another break point.

  13. game, set and match

    Game, set and match - Bencicpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 7 July

    Alexandrova 6-7 (4-7) 4-6 Bencic

    Belinda BencicImage source, Getty Images

    What a response from Belinda Bencic.

    She really put herself through an emotional rollercoaster there but the Swiss breaks Ekaterina Alexandrova to seal a straight-sets victory.

    After squandering five match points on her own service game, she takes a sixth on Alexandrova's serve.

    She can barely contain her emotion after reaching the quarter-final stage of Wimbledon for the first time.

  14. Postpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 7 July

    De Minaur 6-1 4-5 Djokovic*

    Uh oh.

    Trouble for Novak Djokovic? He gets forward but then put a volley into the net.

    0-30...

  15. 'Some gruelling rallies in this set'published at 15:05 British Summer Time 7 July

    De Minaur 6-1 4-5 Djokovic*

    Todd Woodbridge
    Former Wimbledon doubles champion on BBC Two

    Very skilful on both sides of the net from De Minaur. He plays so hard and flat. To play like that continuously is so tough.

    There have been some gruelling rallies in this set. Novak has won a few, but the longer the shots go on, the more De Minaur is coming out on top.

  16. Djokovic to serve for second setpublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 7 July

    De Minaur 6-1 4-5 Djokovic*

    Two superb backhand winners help Alex de Minaur to a relatively comfortable hold.

    It's over to Novak Djokovic now. He'll serve for the second set and will have new balls with which to try and do it.

  17. game, set and match

    Alexandrova breaks!published at 15:02 British Summer Time 7 July

    Alexandrova 6-7 (4-7) 4-5 Bencic

    Ekaterina AlexandrovaImage source, Reuters

    My word, that game was something else. I don't know where to start.

    Well, how about with the fact that Ekaterina Alexandrova is still in this match.

    She saved *five* match points as Belinda Bencic just could not get over the line.

    But the Russian saw three of her own break points pass by before taking a fourth.

    How will Bencic respond after that? She was eyeballing her box after every lost point.

  18. 'The crowd are loving this'published at 15:00 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 3-5 Djokovic

    John McEnroe
    Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV

    The crowd are loving this on Centre Court. Potentially some of those extended rallies are having an effect on Novak. He will want to keep points short.

    Great play by De Minaur but Novak is able to slide and get enough on it. It's an art form that slide, he has been perfecting it for years.

  19. Djokovic holdspublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 7 July

    *De Minaur 6-1 3-5 Djokovic

    An ace down the middle and Novak Djokovic is a game away from levelling this match at one set all.

    Those early wrinkles with his serve have slowly started to iron themselves out.

  20. Postpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 7 July

    De Minaur 6-1 3-4 Djokovic*

    Harry Poole
    BBC Sport at Wimbledon

    You can’t take your eyes off this one.

    Well, Roger Federer may have temporarily, but I seriously wouldn’t recommend it.

    Five breaks of serve, seven games into set two? Great drama on Centre Court - and it has the near 15,000-strong crowd here absolutely hooked.