Summary

  1. Break points Djokovicpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 9 July

    *Cobolli 7-6 (8-6) 2-4 Djokovic

    Eleven points in a row for Novak Djokovic, taking advantage of a slight drop in Flavio Cobolli's level and stepping up his own.

    Three points for a double break...

  2. game, set and match

    Game, set and match - Sinnerpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 9 July

    Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 Shelton

    Ben Shelton gets under a forehand and it flies long.

    Jannik Sinner is through to the semi-finals.

    The world number one will play either 25-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic or fellow Italian Flavio Cobolli.

    Jannik SinnerImage source, Getty Images
  3. Third match point Sinnerpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 9 July

    Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 5-4 Shelton*

    Ben Shelton follows that ace with a double fault to hand over a third match point.

  4. Second deucepublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 9 July

    Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 5-4 Shelton*

    But Jannik Sinner is not backing down.

    The world number one gets back to advantage for second match point.

    Ah.

    Ben Shelton hits a 140mph ace for second deuce.

  5. Djokovic holdspublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 9 July

    *Cobolli 7-6 (8-6) 2-4 Djokovic

    Novak Djokovic does what he didn't do in the first set - back up the break of serve with a hold on his.

    It's a comfortable one, too.

  6. Deucepublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 9 July

    Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 5-4 Shelton*

    Ben Shelton saves in the only way he knows how. Pure power and aggression.

    A wide serve is following by a ripping forehand winner into the corner for deuce.

  7. Match point Sinnerpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 9 July

    Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 5-4 Shelton*

    Jannik Sinner wants this match wrapped up without another tie-break.

    A booming forehand asks too much of Ben Shelton, who returns into the net. 30-30.

    Shelton finds the net again.

  8. Postpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 9 July

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport senior tennis reporter at Wimbledon

    The majority of the Court One crowd is willing Ben Shelton back into this match.

    The rizz-dripping American isn't everyone's cup of tea, but there is no denying his X Factor really cuts through.

    Personally, I'm all for it.

    With a big serve, big talk and big personality, Shelton is a superstar in the making.

    He needs to get that return game sharper though if he is going to trouble Sinner and Alcaraz at the very top.

  9. Djokovic breakspublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 9 July

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

    Flavio Cobolli nets a forehand and Novak Djokovic strikes first in set two.

  10. Postpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 9 July

    Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 5-4 Shelton*

    John Lloyd
    Former GB Davis Cup captain on BBC Two

    There was a little opening in that game but there were a couple of poor errors on the baseline from Ben Shelton when he was well in the rallies.

    There was good bite on it but unfortunately straight into the bite zone of Jannik Sinner and he doesn't miss many of those.

  11. Break points Djokovicpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 9 July

    *Cobolli 7-6 (8-6) 2-2 Djokovic

    Flavio Cobolli wins the first point of his service game but then a double fault and a wild forehand wide put him bang in trouble.

    Novak Djokovic's fan base inside Centre Court finds its voice.

    A wonderful forehand winner from the Serb - two break points...

  12. Sinner holdspublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 9 July

    Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 5-4 Shelton*

    Jannik Sinner attempts a tweener return from the baseline but gets it horribly wrong. The noise level raises when Ben Shelton takes the next point too for 0-30.

    But a Sinner ace changes the momentum and a further three points seal the hold.

    Shelton will serve to stay in the match.

  13. Djokovic holdspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 9 July

    *Cobolli 7-6 (8-6) 2-2 Djokovic

    Flavio Cobolli hits a dream of a forehand down the line for a winner for 30-30. Lots to admire about the quality of his stroke-making.

    Novak Djokovic sends down an ace to complete another hold and we remain on serve in set two.

    Novak DjokovicImage source, Getty Images
  14. Shelton holdspublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 9 July

    *Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 4-4 Shelton

    Ben Shelton has lost the last 14 sets against Jannik Sinner. The last time he took a set off the Italian was in their first meeting in October 2023.

    He desperately needs to correct that record now.

    Shelton gets his 13th ace of the match to hold and keep this set on serve.

  15. Cobolli holdspublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 9 July

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

    After a sequence of tight games during the first set, we've rattled through a couple early in this second set.

  16. Postpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 9 July

    Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 4-3 Shelton*

    Nick Mullins
    Tennis commentator on BBC TV

    It's so hard when you're up against this level of intensity against Jannik Sinner, but we continue to ask what Ben Shelton might be doing.

    What he is doing at the moment is standing just a little bit deeper for the return of serve on both first and second serve, trying to hit it a little bit deeper as well.

    Just changing the view that Sinner gets and changing the position of him hitting that plus one shot, that shot that he hits straight after the serve.

  17. Sinner holdspublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 9 July

    Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 4-3 Shelton*

    Jannik Sinner takes his tally of aces to seven to lead 40-15.

    The world number one gets the hold on the next point when Ben Shelton hooks a forehand into the net.

    Jannik SinnerImage source, Getty Images
  18. Djokovic holdspublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 9 July

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

    A quick hold in reply from Novak Djokovic.

  19. Cobolli holds at start of second setpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 9 July

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

    How will both players respond to the outcome of that first-set tie-break won by Flavio Cobolli?

    At 30-30, Novak Djokovic nets a backhand before Cobolli finds his sixth ace of the match to hold serve.

    Flavio CobolliImage source, Getty Images
  20. Shelton holdspublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 9 July

    *Sinner 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 3-3 Shelton

    Jannik Sinner is handed a gift at the net and smashes a volley winner but it leaves Ben Shelton doing the splits and looking very uncomfortable as he tried to readjust.

    Shelton gives a nod and a thumbs up to say he is fine and delivers an ace to level at 15-15.

    The American seals another ace - his 12th of the match - to hold.