By Michael Davey
Cameron Norrie is the last British singles player standing at Wimbledon after he won his fourth-round clash with Nicolas Jarry and Sonay Kartal lost her match-up with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Men’s second-seed Carlos Alcaraz, meanwhile, continued his title defence by overpowering Andrey Rublev.
Norrie survives Jarry ordeal
Norrie beat qualifier Jarry in a five-set epic, prevailing 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (7-9), 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 after squandering a match point in the third set.
“I hung tough when I needed to and the atmosphere was so good,” the Brit stated after the match.
“Credit to Nico – he did an unbelievable job staying with me. I just had to keep fighting.
“It’s my coach’s birthday and I forgot to get him a present, so I got him the win.”
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Alcaraz outlasts feisty Rublev
Norrie will meet second-seed and two-time defending champion Alcaraz in the last eight after the Spaniard weathered a Rublev storm to win 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Alcaraz, for his part, plans to keep things relaxed, saying: “I will try to enjoy it as much as I can.
“Wimbledon is super special. Every time I can step on this beautiful court, it’s a gift, so I have to make the most of the time here.
“I know he’s playing great; it’s going to be an interesting one. I’m excited about playing another quarter-final here.”
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Kartal positive despite exit
Kartal’s wonderful Wimbledon run came to an end against Pavlyuchenkova, with the Russian pulling through to triumph 7-6 (7-3), 6-4.
“I’m obviously pretty devastated to not get the win. People were saying to me that the draw had really opened up, but I think she played like a seed today,” Kartal admitted post-loss.
“She was seeing the ball so well, taking it super early right from the very first point. She played two games which was almost unplayable for me. I think I did well to keep it as tight as I did.
“A few mistakes at not ideal times – I think that was the only difference today. I’m proud of the week that I’ve had, for sure.
“I’ve proved to myself that I can go deep into Slams, I can beat some of the best players on tour. I’m going to go away with a lot of motivation.”
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Sabalenka and Djokovic advance
On Sunday, world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka defeated 24th-seed Elise Mertens 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), while 13th-seed Amanda Anisimova overcame 30th-seed Linda Nosková 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Monday then saw seventh-seed Mirra Andreeva beat 10th-seed Emma Navarro 6-2, 6-3 before eighth-seed Iga Świątek sent 23rd-seed Clara Tauson packing 6-4, 6-1.
In the men’s bracket, 10th-seed Ben Shelton came through against Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1), 7-5 and sixth-seed Novak Djokovic knocked out 11th-seed Alex de Minaur 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, both on Monday.
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