Wimbledon quarter-finals: Norrie and Djokovic win in five, Jabeur and Maria through – as it happened!
On a sensational day of tennis, all four matches went the distance and all four matches were won from behind, Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie reaching the men's semis and Tatjana Maria and Ons Jabeur the women's
On 30-all, Maria - who's not settled at all - slices a forehand long, but responds with a heavier serve down the T, and it's too good for Niemeier. She can't press home her first advantage, botching a lob under pressure when Niemeier charges to the net, then an ace is followed by a double. But she eventually closes out, securing her first game for 1-2.
A nervy service game from Niemeier that includes a double, but on 40-30 her footwork gets her forehand-side of the ball and means she can go line or cross; she picks the latter, dematerialising a winner that'll have her feeling pretty good about life. She leads 2-0.
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