Wimbledon 2025 quarter-finals: Sabalenka v Siegemund, Fritz v Khachanov, and Norrie v Alcaraz to come – live

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First set: Fritz* 3-1 Khachanov (*denotes next server)

Fritz backs up the break with his third ace of the match. Khachanov looks to be cruising to his first hold in the next game at 40-0 … but Fritz rips a forehand winner down the line and Khachanov then mishits. 40-30. But Khachanov catches his breath from there and is, at least, on the board.

Meanwhile pandemonium around Court 16, where word has very quickly spread that Carlos Alcaraz is practising before his quarter-final against Cameron Norrie. Alcaraz is hitting with the Ben Shelton, who’ll face Jannik Sinner tomorrow. Shelton is a left-hander, like Norrie.

Fritz breaks: Fritz* 2-0 Khachanov (*denotes next server)

Fritz – having been extended to five sets in the opening two rounds before having an easier time of it in his past two matches – has surged out of the blocks here. He opens with a hold to 15, before breaking the Khachanov serve to 30 when the Russian biffs a backhand long. Given how well Fritz has been serving during this tournament, it could already prove to be a decisive break in this first set. And they’ve only been going about six minutes.

Fritz and Khachanov haven’t played each other for five years, even though they’re regular practice partners. “I’ve improved a ton since then. I’m a much better player now,” says Fritz of his two distant defeats. He’s reached a US Open final since – and is also the form man on grass, having secured back-to-back titles at Stuttgart and Eastbourne in the run-up to Wimbledon.

These two are seeking to break new ground this afternoon: both have reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals before but neither have been in the last four. It’s the 6’5” American fifth seed v the 6’6” Russian 17th seed. And it’s all about the huge serve and forehand for both of them – so the points will be punchy, but this match could well go the distance.

The clock has already struck one. Cue the entrance of Fritz and Khachanov on No 1.

Alfie Hewett has started his title defence in the men’s wheelchair singles with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Spain’s Daniel Caverzaschi. Another British player, Gordon Reid, is just getting under way in his first-round match, against Belgium’s Joachim Gerard.

And here are yesterday’s match reports if you need to play catch-up:

Tumaini’s also been looking at the AI furore:

When the Wimbledon organisers announced last year that electronic line-calling would replace line judges for the first time at the Championships this year, plenty of criticism could have been anticipated. Some people would take issue with the more sterile landscape on court and the lack of human touch, while the cull of around 300 linesmen and women would also surely be a sore point. It is difficult, however, to imagine they were prepared for the firestorm that has followed its long-awaited implementation at this tournament.

Electronic line-calling, or ELC, which uses automated ball-tracking technology has, after all, long been used in professional tennis tournaments, starting with the Next Gen ATP Finals in 2018. It has been four years since the Australian Open became the first grand slam to utilise the technology and this year, for the first time, the men’s tour, the ATP, is using ELC at all of its events. Although all other men’s clay-court events use ELC, the French Open is now the only grand slam that still employs human line judges.

Instead of this year offering Wimbledon to step into the future, however, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has spent the first eight days of the tournament defending its implementation of the technology, which is enhanced by artificial intelligence.

For the first five days of the tournament the most significant blows were the parting shots from Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu, the men’s and women’s British No 1 players, who each criticised the ELC system following their defeats. Both players believed they had been subjected to incorrect calls. “It’s kind of disappointing, the tournament here, that the calls can be so wrong, but for the most part they’ve been OK. It’s just, like, I’ve had a few in my other matches, too, that have been very wrong,” Raducanu said.

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Here’s Tumaini’s preview of Norrie v Alcaraz – or Alcaraz v Norrie, depending on where your loyalties lie:

Cameron Norrie has said he will relish playing Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon quarter-finals and will continue to compete with the competitive energy that has driven his success, regardless of what other people think.

“I’m excited to play against him and I’m going to have to play my best level, and even better, to have a chance because he’s got such a diverse game,” Norrie said. “I’m going to have to be tough and bring more energy to have a chance.”

Norrie reached the quarter-finals by holding his nerve in a bruising five-set battle with the Chilean qualifier Nicolás Jarry on Sunday. Jarry complained afterwards to Norrie about his tendency to cheer loudly after most points. “He said I was a little bit vocal and I think: ‘That’s my energy,’” Norrie said.

The competitive drive and relentless positivity that the left‑hander displays have been key factors in his success over the years. Some players, however, are less enthused by opponents who cheer their unforced errors or after less important points. Asked last week about the impact of the crowd on their second-round match, Frances Tiafoe focused immediately on Norrie’s cheering: “He was super‑amped,” Tiafoe said. “He was saying ‘c’mon’ from the first game, which is definitely annoying, but that part bothered me more than the crowd.”

Norrie also tends to encourage himself in French and Spanish, which led to a tense moment with the Spaniard Roberto Carballés Baena in Metz last November after the British player recovered to seal a three-set win: “You say ‘vamos!’ all the time, looking right in my face,” Carballes Baena said. Norrie then offered a self-deprecating response: “A couple of ‘vamoses’ and you get pissed off?” he said. “I’m playing so bad, so I had to fire myself up.”

As he looked to his upcoming match against Alcaraz, Norrie, 29, took these criticisms in his stride: “[When] a couple of people have not been too happy with it, I think it’s been in a big match. I think they want to win the match as well, so it’s understandable to maybe take it personally. But for me, I’m just aiming it at my team and aiming it at some people and some friends in the crowd.

“I think [against Jarry] it was a match where there’s some moments with not a lot happening. I think some of the points are maybe not worthy of saying ‘vamos’ or saying ‘c’mon’ but it was a match that I really had to do that, because those points that don’t mean a lot, if you lose those ones, you can get broken, and the match can go away from you very quickly.”

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Today's order of play

Centre Court (1.30pm)
(1) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) v Laura Siegemund (Ger)
Cameron Norrie (GB) v (2) Carlos Alcaraz (Spa)

No 1 Court (1pm)
(5) Taylor Fritz (US) v (17) Karen Khachanov (Rus)
(13) Amanda Anisimova (US) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus)

No 2 Court (already under way)
Rinky Hijikata (Aus) & David Pel (Ned) v Rafael Matos (Bra) & Marcelo Melo (Bra)
Olivia Gadecki (Aus) & Desirae Krawczyk (US) v (16) Caroline Dolehide (US) & Sofia Kenin (US)

Court 12 (12.30pm)
(1) Marcelo Arevalo (Esa) & Mate Pavic (Cro) v (10) Hugo Nys (Mon) & Edouard Roger-Vasselin (Fra)
Sem Verbeek (Ned) & Katerina Siniakova (Cze) v (8) Mate Pavic (Cro) & Timea Babos (Hun)

Court TBA
(8) Veronika Kudermetova (Rus) & Elise Mertens (Bel) v (2) Gabriela Dabrowski (Can) & Erin Routliffe (Nzl)
Joe Salisbury (GB) & Luisa Stefani (Bra) v (2) Marcelo Arevalo (Esa) & Shuai Zhang (Chn)

Preamble

Hello and welcome to our coverage of day nine. Carlos Alcaraz has had a mixed time of it during this Wimbledon when it comes to facing British players. He emphatically ended the run of the qualifier and world No 733 Ollie Tarvet in the second round – but was thwarted by Andy Murray in their best-of-three golf showdown at the weekend. And today he faces Cameron Norrie in the quarter-finals.

Perhaps Norrie, who’s well known for trying to get under the skin of his opponents (just ask his fourth-round opponent Nicolas Jarry), should invite Murray into his box to get inside Alcaraz’s head or sneak Murray into the locker room to stare down the Spaniard. Even though Norrie has beaten Alcaraz in two of their past three meetings, he’ll need all the help he can get against the two-times defending champion who’s on a 22-match winning streak. Tim Henman’s assessment of Norrie’s chances? “If they played 100 times, can Norrie win one? Maybe.”

Norrie and Alcaraz are second on Centre Court after the quarter-final between the world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Germany’s Laura Siegemund, who’s playing in her first Wimbledon quarter-final at the age of 37.

On No 1 Court the spectators should really be supplied with safety helmets for the match of cannon fire between the big hitters Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov, and then it’s the American 13^th seed Amanda Anisimova against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who defeated Britain’s Sonay Kartal in the last 16 despite Kartal erroneously winning a game when the electronic line-calling system was accidentally switched off. Let’s hope we’re talking about the wonderful tennis and not the technology by the close of play tonight.

Play gets under way at: 1pm on No 1 Court and 1.30pm on Centre. Don’t be late!