Article 6P2ZG Wimbledon quarter-finals: Alcaraz beats Paul, Medvedev sinks Sinner, Paolini routs Navarro – as it happened

Wimbledon quarter-finals: Alcaraz beats Paul, Medvedev sinks Sinner, Paolini routs Navarro – as it happened

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Daniel Harris (earlier) and Sarah Rendell (now)
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Donna Vekic, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz and Jasmine Paolini are through to the Wimbledon semi-finals after winning their quarters

Back to Djokovic, who they're discussing on BBC - and there's a general sense he overreacted - I baulked at his accusation the crowd were disrespecting him. No one with the remotest interest in tennis can possibly fail to respect the greatest male player of all time; what hurts Djokovic, I think, is that among that respect there's not always love - especially relative to how much there is, uniformly, for Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Carlos Alcaraz.

As for Sinner v Medvedev, it's hard to see a way the world number one loses on grass. The roof being closed, assuming it is, will help both - Sinner can hit it cleanly, while Medvedev will appreciate the sureness underfoot, sometimes unwilling to plant for fear of slipping. If he serves and returns like God, he's got a chance, but even then the confidence, authority and composure of Sinner looks likely to be decisive because almost everything Medvedev does, he does better.

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