Wimbledon 2023 Day 9 Highlights: Djokovic through to semifinal; Swiatek stunned by Svitolina, Bopanna in QFs

With a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 win against Rublev, a 33rd straight at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic is through to the semifinal. He will face Jannik Sinner next

He lost the first set? Well that seem ages back now, erased probably by the dominance he has shown in the next two sets. He won the second 6-1 and how now take the third 6-4 to stand a set away from making the semis where he will face Jannik Sinner. 

The eighth seed Italian has made it to his first ever Grand Slam semi-final after he beat Safiullin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

Djokovic is back! After losing the first set, he simply crushed Rublev, breaking thrice to take the second set 6-1. It is all square on Centre Court

Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden through to men's doubles quarterfinal after 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5) win against David Pel/Reese Stalder

He does it. The Russian takes the opening set against Djokovic winning it 6-4. This is the first time he has take a set off Djokovic since his win at Belgrade final in 2022 on clay. Djokovic has since won five straight sets, including a straight set win at 2023 Australian Open.

Jannik Sinner now stands a set away from reaching the semis at Wimbledon as he leads 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 against unseeded Safiullin.

Rublev draws first blood in the opening set against Djokovic to go 5-4 up. He will now serve to take the set.  

Neither player has managed to break so far, but the defending champion has a 4-3 lead on serve, keeping the pressure on Russian. Djokovic is yet to face break point, but the Russian has saved three of them so far.

The final singles match begins on Centre Court where Djokovic faces Rublev. The defending champion is playing his 400th main draw Grand Slam match becoming the second player after Federer and Serena to reach the mark. 

Eighth seed Jannik Sinner has taken the opening set 6-4 against Russia's Roman Safiullin on Court 1

Elina Svitolina has become the 3rd player in the Open Era to beat 4 former women’s singles Grand Slam Champions in a single Major after Serena Williams at the US Open 1999 and Justin Henin at the Roland Garros 2005 - they both won the title. Can Svitolina join the legends?

With her improved show on grass, Swiatek was touted to among the favourites for the title, if not the outright favourite. But the world no.1 was stunned by Elina Svitolina on Centre Court as she suffered a quarterfinal exit following a 5-7, 7-6(5), 2-6 loss.

She will next face unseeded Czech Markéta Vondroušová, who earlier defeated world no.4 Jessica Pegula on Court 1.

Svitolina has gone 4-1 up in the final set as she has gained double break against Swiatek. The Centre Court are on their feet now to applaud the effort of the Ukrainian.

The Ukrainian broke first in the final set to take a 2-1 lead. She will now serve to consolidate her lead against Swiatek in the quarters clash

From being on the verge of being eliminated in the quarters, Iga Swiatek bounced back in top-class fashion to take the second set 7-6(4) against Elina Svitolina

Vondrousova made the most of the rain delay to bounce back from 1-3 down in the final set to win the match 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 against fourth seed Jessica Pegula on Court 1. She is now through to the semis for the second time in a Grand Slam and first on Wimbledon

Play has resumed on Centre Court and Court 1 under closed roof. It however remains suspended in outside courts

Swiatek vs Svitolina 5-7

Pegula vs Vondrousova 4-6, 6-2, 3-1

Bopanna/Ebden vs Pel/Stalder 7-5, 4-6

What a fightback from Svitolina! She was a break down early in the quarterfinal against the world no.1. She broke back quickly and then again at the fag end of the set to win it 7-5. This leaves Swiatek in trouble. The three-time Slam winner did show her abilities to bounce back from such situations when she pulled off a win from a set down against Belinda Bencic in the previous round. Can she do it today?

It was a late break, but the sixth-seeded pair grabbed on to it to secure the opening set 7-5. They now stand a set away from making the last eight at Wimbledon

The second women's singles tie is underway on Centre Court between world no.1 Iga Swiatek and wild card entrant Elina Svitolina. The Polish has broken early in the set to take 2-1 lead.

The unseeded Czech broke thrice to take the opening set 6-4 against the fourth-seeded Pegula.

Finally, the match gets underway on Court 12. Rohan Bopanna and Ebden take on Pel and Stalder for a place in the quarters.