Carlos Alcaraz
, the defending champion, and
Daniil Medvedev
have secured their spots in the
Wimbledon
semifinals, setting up a rematch from last year.
Alcaraz overcame a challenging start against Tommy Paul, losing the first set before rallying to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Meanwhile, Medvedev pulled off an upset victory against world number one
Jannik Sinner
, who experienced a health issue during the match.
The final score was 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-3 in favour of Medvedev.
In the women's draw,
Donna Vekic
ended the remarkable journey of New Zealand qualifier Lulu Sun, recovering from a set down to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Vekic advances to her first Grand Slam semifinal, where she will face Jasmine Paolini from Italy. Paolini comfortably defeated Emma Navarro 6-2, 6-1 to reach the last-four stage of the tournament.
Alcaraz, currently ranked world number three, is aiming to become only the sixth man in history to win the French Open and Wimbledon titles consecutively. Despite Paul's strong start, Alcaraz found his rhythm and dominated the later stages of the match, committing just four unforced errors in the fourth set.
Medvedev, ranked fifth in the world, reached his ninth Grand Slam semifinal by avenging his Australian Open final loss to Sinner. The match lasted four hours, and Sinner required medical attention early in the third set, appearing disoriented and unsteady. Despite this setback, Sinner managed to push the match to five sets before Medvedev ultimately prevailed.
Medvedev had his blood pressure checked before taking a medical time-out during the match.
The first set was closely contested, with neither player conceding a break point. Medvedev gained the upper hand in the tie-break after an exhausting 33-shot rally. However, he failed to convert a set point and his performance suddenly deteriorated, double-faulting to hand Sinner the first set.
Medvedev managed to even the score by winning the second set. As Sinner fell behind by a break in the third set, he called for the tournament physio. Following a 10-minute pause, the 22-year-old courageously fought back to level the set at 5-5, much to the delight of the Centre Court spectators. Despite having two set points, Sinner was unable to capitalize on them, allowing Medvedev to dominate the tie-break.
Undeterred, Sinner bounced back to level the match once more. In the decisive set, Medvedev appeared to be the fresher of the two, securing a break in the fourth game and ultimately clinching the victory.
In the women's draw, Vekic has finally reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament on her 43rd attempt.
Sun, currently ranked 123rd in the world, was competing in her eighth match of the tournament, including the qualifying rounds, over a span of two weeks. The physical and mental toll eventually caught up with her.
Paolini, the seventh-seeded Italian who finished as the runner-up at the French Open last month, required a mere 57 minutes to defeat Navarro, who had eliminated the world No. 2 Coco Gauff in the previous round.
The 28-year-old, who had not won a tour-level main draw match on grass before this year, fired 19 winners to her opponent's six.
The remaining matches in the quarter-finals are scheduled for Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic, who has previously clinched the title seven times, will face Alex de Minaur. Meanwhile, Taylor Fritz is set to compete against Lorenzo Musetti.
In the women's competition, the defending champion from the previous year, Elena Rybakina, will go head-to-head with Elina Svitolina. Additionally, two former champions of the French Open, Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova, will face each other.
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