talkSPORT.com rounds up all the action from Wimbledon as the second week began…
15-year-old Gauff knocked out by Halep
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Cori Gauff admitted the last couple of weeks have been “crazy” after her fairytale Wimbledon run came to an end.
The 15-year-old has been the break-out player of the Championships, charming and thrilling SW19 with sensational wins over her idol Venus Williams, Magdalena Rybarikova and Polona Hercog.
She has become a worldwide star, received messages of support from the likes Michelle Obama and rapper Jaden Smith, and earned a cool £176,000 in the process.
Simona Halep, who as recently as February was the world number one, finally ended American Gauff’s adventure with a 6-3 6-3 win on Court One.
Konta flies flag for Britain in quarter-finals
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Johanna Konta positioned herself as a title contender at Wimbledon by knocking out two-time former champion Petra Kvitova to reach the quarter-finals for the second time.
Two years after setting British fans dreaming of a first home female singles champion since Virginia Wade with her run to the semi-finals, Konta is once again into the latter stages.
The 28-year-old recovered from a set down for the second successive round to beat Kvitova 4-6 6-2 6-4 and will face another Czech, unseeded Barbora Strycova, in the last eight on Tuesday.
Wimbledon over wedding for Riske after ending Barty’s party
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Wedding preparations will have to wait for Alison Riske after she pulled off the biggest shock of Wimbledon so far by ending world number one Ashleigh Barty’s winning run.
Barty had won 15 matches in a row dating back to the Italian Open in May and taking in her maiden grand slam singles title at the French Open and success on grass at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham that elevated her to the top of the rankings.
But she found grass-court specialist Riske too big an obstacle, the 55th-ranked American recovering from a set down to win 3-6 6-2 6-3.
It was the biggest victory of the 29-year-old’s career and she will face Serena Williams on Tuesday in her first grand slam quarter-final.
Riske probably had not expected to be centre stage until after the Championships, when she will marry fiance Stephen Amritraj.
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic sail into last eight without breaking a sweat
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Roger Federer’s 99th Wimbledon win was probably one of his easiest after he crushed 17th seed Matteo Berrettini.The eight-time champion moved seamlessly into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory which took just an hour and 13 minutes.
Federer will bring up his century of triumphs if, as looks increasingly likely, he reaches the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Rafa Nadal breezed through to the quarter-finals with a 6-2 6-2 6-2 victory over Joao Sousa
And Novak Djokovic beat French rookie Ugo Humbert in straight sets, winning 6-3 6-2 6-3 as the top three’s dominance of the game was laid bare.
Williams keeps dreams of eighth title alive with routine win
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Serena Williams marched into the quarter-finals with a dominant straight-sets win over Carla Suarez Navarro.
The seven-time champion won 6-2 6-2 and will face fellow American Riske in the last eight.
Source: TalkSport.com Tennis
