Wimbledon quarter-finals: Nadal beats Fritz in final-set tie-break, Kyrgios through – as it happened!
Rafael Nadal remains on course for a grand slam and meets Nick Kyrgios in the last four, while wins for Elena Rybakina and Simona Halep earned them a semi-final meeting
Leading 40-30, Rybakina doesn't wobble, clouting an ace down the middle for 2-3 while, on Centre, Halep and Anisimova are out. This could well be the match of the day, and though Anisimova has a decent chance, Halep has battered everyone she's played, and she's played proper players - Muchova, Frech, Flipkens and Badosa.
Tomljanovic is the more consistent player so far, calm and focused - she's serving well and also making sure to force Rybakina into playing an extra shot when behind in the rally. But from 40-0, two errors give her opponent a sniff only for Rybakina to shank a backhand. Three games in a row for tomljanovic, and a 3-1 lead.
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