Wimbledon 2017, day eight live: Johanna Konta in action after Venus Williams wins on women's quarter-finals day
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Your support makes all the difference.The women's quarter-finals are the main course at Wimbledon on Tuesday, but former men's champion Novak Djokovic is serving up a juicy appetiser on Centre Court, where fans were short-changed by player withdrawals a week ago.
Second seed Djokovic's fourth-round match against France's Adrian Mannarino was pushed back from Monday due to the epic five-setter that saw Gilles Muller defeat Rafa Nadal, in one of the biggest shocks of the championships.
The Serb will be first up on Centre Court, at midday, in a bonus event before the women's quarters. It comes exactly a week after ticketholders saw two successive matches on the same court finish in the second set as players retired hurt.
After the Djokovic battle, it will be all about the women's last eight on a day that is forecast to be cloudy with some showers, with the temperature hovering round 17 Celsius.
In a clash of tennis generations, five-times Wimbledon winner Venus Williams - at 37, the oldest player in more than two decades to reach the last eight - will go toe-to-toe with 20-year-old French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
Next up on Centre Court is second seed Simona Halep, who will become the first Romanian woman to reach world number one if she beats sixth seed Johanna Konta, the first British woman in the quarter-finals for 33 years.
On Court One, Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova goes up against Spain's Garbine Muguruza, who turfed out world number one Angelique Kerber on Monday. Wrapping up the women's quarter-finals, big-hitting American Coco Vandeweghe faces Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova.
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Djokovic criticises Centre Court surface
Novak Djokovic had this to say about the Centre Court surface after his win over Adrian Mannarino:
"The courts are not that great this year, many players feel the same but it is what it is. The weather affects the grass.
"I'm sure the ground staff probably know their jobs the best in the world but grass is probably the most complex surface to maintain, it's not easy. They're trying their best but I've played on better courts."
Quotes from BBC
Kuznetsova 3-6 2-3 Muguruza* (*denotes next server)
Kuznetsova nets a forehand to go 0-30 down on her own serve. Muguruza sends a backhand long to lose the next point but a forehand error by the seventh-seeded Kuznetsova brings up two break points for the Spaniard. The first one is saved as Kuznetsova dispatches a volley but Muguruza takes the second break point courtesy of an inside-out forehand winner.
Williams 3-0 Ostapenko* (*denotes next server)
At 30-30 on Ostapenko's serve the Latvian nets a couple of backhands to hand Venus an early break. The American backs the break up with a hold to 15.
Williams* 6-3 0-1 Ostapenko (*denotes next server)
Williams serves the set out to 30 before Ostapenko holds to 15 in the opening game of the second set with a stunning forehand winner up the line.
Williams 6-3 1-1 Ostapenko* (*denotes next server)
A couple of intelligent returns from Ostapenko force two errors from Williams. The Latvian brings up a break point with a cross-court forehand winner but Williams outlasts the youngster in the next rally to save it before winning the following two points to hold.
Williams* 6-3 2-1 Ostapenko (*denotes next server)
After defending a break point in her previous service game Williams breaks Ostapenko to love to take the initiative in this second set.
Williams 6-3 3-3 Ostapenko* (*denotes next server)
Ostapenko brings up two more break points as Williams slices a backhand into the net at 15-30... and the Latvian needs just one as Williams throws in a double fault.
Williams* 6-3 3-4 Ostapenko (*denotes next server)
Ostapenko starts the game with a double fault but a lovely half-volley pick-up followed by a forehand winner down the line make it 30-15. The French Open champion brings up two game points with a backhand pass down the line... and she needs just one as she aces Williams down the T. We've got a match on our hands now.
Williams* 6-3 4-5 Ostapenko (*denotes next server)
Ostapenko has really found her form in the last few games. She's a game away from levelling this match up after another supremely impressive hold of serve.
Halep 1-0 Konta* (*denotes next server)
The players exchange winners in the opening two points before Halep goes 30-15 up with a smooth serve-forehand combo. A big forehand from Konta forces an error from the second seed in the next point but the Briton then misses the mark with two forehands in a row to see the chance of an opening-game break slip away.
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