Wimbledon day eight
Highlights of the eighth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (times GMT):
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Cobolli brings flair to Wimbledon as Italian surge gathers steam
LONDON :Flavio Cobolli marched into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, leading a dashing Italian advance by snuffing out the once-lethal Marin Cilic in a statement win that lit up a sunny but breezy Court Two.
Djokovic easing into old routine as seeds hit back at Wimbledon
LONDON : Novak Djokovic showed signs that he is easing into the old routine at Wimbledon as the seven-times champion sauntered into the third round on Thursday while Barbora Krejcikova also made it through as her title defence continued.
Munar burns 10 matchpoints but advances at Wimbledon
LONDON :Jaume Munar would have found it almost impossible to forgive himself if he had not reached the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday after the unseeded Spaniard wasted 10 matchpoints before finally seeing off Fabian Marozsan.
Cilic sends fourth seed Draper crashing out of Wimbledon
LONDON: Jack Draper admitted he needs to overhaul his grass-court game after the British fourth seed suffered a shock Wimbledon exit as former finalist Marin Cilic rolled back the years to reach the third round. Cilic, the Croatian world number 83, blasted 53 winners in a 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 victory that stunned the partisan British fans on Court One on Thursday. Draper is the new figurehead of British tennis after taking on a role filled for a generation by the now-retired former Wimbledon winner Andy Murray. But the 23-year-old has a poor record at his home Grand Slam. He is yet to make it past the second round in four appearances at the grass-court tournament. “It’s probably one of my toughest losses. Pretty frustrated and upset.
And breathe...Britain's Draper calm before entering Wimbledon pressure cooker
LONDON :British tennis players come under the spotlight at Wimbledon like nowhere else and the full glare will be trained on world number four Jack Draper as he leads a sizeable home assault at the All England Club starting on Monday.
Alcaraz faces Fognini as Wimbledon treble bid starts, Sabalenka meets qualifier
LONDON :Carlos Alcaraz will begin his quest for a third successive Wimbledon title against dangerous Italian Fabio Fognini and women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka will open her campaign versus Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine.
Cobolli upsets Rublev to win Hamburg Open
HAMBURG, Germany :Italy's Flavio Cobolli won the biggest title of his career when he upset third seed Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 to win the Hamburg Open on Saturday.