'Seed is just a number' - quartet bid for Wimbledon semis

Going into Wimbledon location was a emotion nan women's singles could beryllium different wide-open tournament.

So it has proved.

On Saturday, 1 of Jasmine Paolini, Emma Navarro, Lulu Sun aliases Donna Vekic will look successful their first SW19 final.

The quartet dress up nan aforesaid half of nan women's past 8 and, connected Tuesday, 2 of them will beforehand to their first semi-final astatine nan All England Club.

Only Paolini, who was overpowered and overawed by apical seed Iga Swiatek successful nan French Open last past month, has gone beyond nan past 8 of a Grand Slam.

The Italian seventh seed meets American 19th seed Navarro successful nan 2nd lucifer connected Centre Court (about 17:30 BST).

Qualifier Sun from New Zealand, caller from beating Britain's Emma Raducanu, faces Croatia's Vekic erstwhile they unfastened proceedings connected Court One astatine 13:00.

Tuesday's different singles matches are nan 2 men's quarter-finals featuring apical seed Jannik Sinner and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Italy's Sinner, 22, plays Russian 5th seed Daniil Medvedev connected Centre Court astatine 13:30.

Spanish 3rd seed Alcaraz, 21, takes connected American 12th seed Tommy Paul connected Court One astatine astir 15:30.

Over nan past 8 days, defending champion Marketa Vondrousova and six different top-10 seeds person been knocked retired successful daze defeats.

Second seed Coco Gauff was nan latest high-profile elimination, losing successful consecutive sets to Navarro connected Sunday.

"The seed is conscionable a number," Gauff said aft nan defeat.

"It intends nothing. Especially connected my broadside of nan draw, moreover though nan players whitethorn not beryllium arsenic known, but they're truthful talented."

It has been a breakthrough play for Navarro, who won her first WTA Tour title successful January and reached nan 4th information of a awesome for nan first clip astatine past month's French Open.

Her quarter-final force Paolini has besides enjoyed a stellar year, but nan 28-year-old had ne'er won a lucifer astatine Wimbledon until past week.

At slightest 1 unseeded subordinate is guaranteed to spell arsenic acold arsenic nan semi-finals, pinch world number 37 Vekic taking connected Sun, who is classed 123rd.

"I deliberation that's thing that people, fans of nan game, are a small spot disrespectful of erstwhile it comes to different players connected tour," Gauff added.

"Maybe their ranking isn't there, but nan level is there. They're present for a reason. They merit their spot. There's nary easy draw. There's nary cakewalk aliases anything. This is simply a competitory athletics and we each want to win."

Despite playing 2nd connected Court One, Alcaraz should beryllium vanished successful clip to watch Spain play their Euro 2024 semi-final against France astatine 20:00.

After his four-set triumph complete French 16th seed Ugo Humbert connected Sunday, Alcaraz said: “Hopefully connected Tuesday we are not going to play astatine nan aforesaid time, but let’s see. Hopefully I will beryllium capable to spot a small spot of nan match.

“I person a really bully narration pinch a fewer players of nan team. In particularly, pinch Alvaro Morata. He’s a really bully friend. I cognize they are supporting maine erstwhile I’m playing matches aliases I’m playing tournaments. It’s my turn."

Alcaraz, nan reigning Wimbledon champion, has already won 3 Grand Slams astatine nan property of 21 and takes connected Paul, who is enjoying his champion tally successful this tournament.

World number 1 Sinner plays Medvedev successful a repetition of January's Australian Open final, successful which nan Italian fought backmost from 2 sets down to triumph his first Grand Slam title.

Medvedev was only connected tribunal for 40 minutes successful his last-16 necktie earlier force Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire.

Medvedev won his first six meetings against Sinner, but has now mislaid 5 successful a statement to nan 22-year-old.

Asked really Sinner has improved, Medvedev said: "When Jannik came connected tour, everyone was a small spot [surprised] really beardown he hits, really he tin tally accelerated and deed beardown from each position of nan court.

"But he was missing a lot, and hence losing a batch immoderate matches.

"As soon arsenic he stopped missing less, now it's very reliable to hit him for anyone. Not only for me."