Show only key events So, they are us. Thanks so much for your company and feedback on an exhausting, affirming afternoon. Come back tomorrow for more of the same! WEDNESDAY’S FIXTURE (NO. 1 COURT, FROM 13.00 BST) Tomljanovic vs RybakinaGarin vs Kyrgios #Wimbledon — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2022 And here’s Barney Ronay on the social duty of elite sports. Here is today’s Norrie-Goffin report… Updated at 19.48 BST Of course Ons stays behind to sign every autograph and pose for every picture. I can’t see Maria getting anywhere near her, and if she wins, she would meet one of Anisimova, Halep, Rybakina and Tomljanovic in the final. I’m sure she’d rather avoid Halep and Rybakina, but she’d get it eventually. Ons Jabeur takes a selfie with fans after defeating Marie Bouzkova. Photo: Steven Paston/PA Updated at 19.46 BST What a day, every match going away, every winner coming from behind, and so many good vibes that now I don’t know what to do with myself. That, I guess, is what live sports is all about: while it’s going on, nothing else matters. Did we miss anything? Ah man, I know I’m supposed to be biased, but if you don’t love Jabeur’s enthusiasm and creativity, you don’t love tennis. She is very happy with how she played, especially in set three, and says that it will be difficult to play Maria, her “barbecue friend”. She thinks the other players should see how her partner fought for what she has, she smiles the biggest smile in the world and goes on her merry way. Updated at 19.52 BST
Ons Jabeur [3] beats Marie Buzkova 3-6 6-1 6-1!
What a performance from Ons, the first Arab women to reach the semifinals of a grand slam! She played great after one set, and she seems so lonely, not only with her game but with herself. It will take something serious to stop her, and then he meets Maria. Ons Jabeur celebrates her quarterfinal match win against Marie Bouzkova. Photo: Hannah McKay/Reuters Updated at 19.43 BST Norrie has never gone past the third round in a major, but I don’t think this will be the last time we see him go deep. The way he grew in the final set was impressive and the more big matches he plays and wins, the better he will be. Norrie struggles to speak, shaking his head. He thanks his team, family and friends, and his eyes sweat, his lips quiver. it must be contagious because I find my own condition disintegrating. Asked about the help he got from the crowd, he’s again at a loss for words, saying he couldn’t feel the ball or find his game at first, but the encouragement he received helped him stay patient and then in the end he just tried to put the ball in the court. He’s looking back on all the hard work and pre-season he’s put in – it’s been great, he thinks – and he’s sure the crowd will back him against Djokovic. Back in center Jabeur now leads Bouzkova 4-0 in the decision.
Cameron Norrie [9] beats David Goffin 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 7-5!
Oh man, Goffin looks very very ugly as can be, but what a display of backbone from Cameron Norrie! Let’s be real, he got choked up today, but in the deepest recesses of his soul he found the moxie to rebound, and now he’s up against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-finals! He is so, so happy! Imagine feeling his emotions! Fans on Court No 1 salute Cameron Norrie. Photo: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian Updated at 7.45pm BST Goffin is going big! Advantage Norrie! Two huge forehands from Norrie look to have set up the point, but his approach is a bit soft and Goffin unleashes a forehand pass down the line! Deuce, and this is so edgy. Nozza serves ace! 40-30 and, probably, match point! Huge serve but Norrie ends up clearing the forehand down the line! 30-all! Norrie lands a forehand that Goffin drops to the baseline and rolls wide. 30-15. Goffin nets again, and can feel this slipping away. He won’t sleep for a month if he loses this. 30-0! Jabeur races through a hold to love to take a 3-0 lead in the decider. Goffin fires a backhand: 15-0! Buzkova tries a drop, Jabber goes one better and converts the advantage for a break from 0-40 down … while a barrage of smartly directed groundstrokes does the same for Norrie! Jabeur leads 2-0 and Norrie will now serve for the match at 6-5! What a comeback this is, a triumph, even if he loses, more of will than ability. He didn’t play well, but he did enough to stay in it, and now look! And he does it beautifully, an ace makes it 40-0, before he holds for 15, while in the center, Buzkova – 0-1 down in the third – slips during a rat-a-tat-tat exchange, gets up, climbs to back and wins the point with 40-0. But Jabeur takes the next two, and Bouzkova goes wide, and here we go – at No1, Norrie drops, volleys, and Goffin runs out, making it 0-30! Goffin’s level has been pretty consistent throughout this match and he’s playing well now, holding 5-4. The variation was Norrie’s performance – he found the best things of the race in the later stages, but he’s still nowhere near his best, and now it will serve to stay in the race. Buzkova returns and Norrie holds for 30, sealing the deal with an overhead kick that sends Court No1 into a frenzy. It’s 4-4, and I have no idea who’s going to win it. Goffin played a four-and-a-half-hour match just two days ago, but you’d never know it from the way he’s tearing up the court like Speedy Gonzalez. The final point of his latest booking is an absolute brutal one, but he dictates play as he zooms from the baseline to the net and back again, earning his lead at 4-3. In the centre, meanwhile, Buzkova is out for the final five minutes, leaving Jabeur hanging before the start of the final set. It was such an afternoon, every match goes away. I can’t lie, the level of players left for both men and women isn’t the highest it’s ever been, but the drama and effort was right up there. Norrie, meanwhile, ties the decider at 3-3, and keeps it easy for him now. Jabeur races to 0-40 in three set points, and when Buzkova hits a long forehand, the match is tied! Buzkova has work to do to reverse that momentum. Buzkova 6-3 1-6 Jaber At 15, Goffin unleashes a weak backhand that catches the net and drops wide. In context, this is a chance, but a tame forehand makes it 30-all, a frame return point, and a forehand followed by an overhead puts Goffin up 3-2. Meanwhile, in the middle, Jabeur is playing nicely now, 5-1 up having lost the first set. Lovely from Nozza to bring himself level in the set, directing Goffin around the court before cashing in a drop to seal it at 2-2. That left hand is working well now, the various spins keep Goffin guessing. Well nothing because I was watching in the garden so I can agree that for the first time today, Norrie is playing like himself. She still trails 2-1 in the decider but we’re on serve, while Jabeur leads Bouzkova 4-1 in the second set, having dropped the first. Hello again. What I lost? And with that I’m out of here. Welcome back Daniel. Goffin v Norrie could really go either way. This time it’s the Brit under pressure, Goffin forcing a break point with a venomous return. Norrie rushes in from the back of the pitch to stay alive and Goffin hits the net. Two points later Norrie is on the court after sliding along the baseline in desperate defense. A crosscourt backhand from Norrie followed by a Goffin error tied the match at 1-1 in the fifth. The rallies are long and many of the games on Court No. 1. Goffin keeps 30 this time after Norrie fails with a drop shot and it’s first blood for the Belgian. David Goffin rules out his return to Cameron Norrie. Photo: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian Updated at 19.19 BST Ons Jabeur fights back. The No. 3 seed has hardened her resolve after losing the first set and leading 2-0 in the second. Ons Jabeur sprints towards the net to return the ball to Marie Bouzkova. Photo: Sébastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 18:40 BST Cameron Norrie ties the match at two sets all. He stands tall on serve after the break and sees the set 6-3 with a piledriver in the middle. The Brit has all the momentum now, but we thought about it at the start of the third and it fell apart for a while. The game has begun! Cameron Norrie celebrates winning the fourth set. Photo: Adam Davy/PA Updated at 18:50 BST Norrie has another break point but again Goffin shows his steel. It looks like he’s won the game, but Norrie successfully challenges after an ace. Three more points for Goffin. Norrie just refuses to lay down and forces a break point. Goffin hits a forehand into the net and Norrie has a 5-3 lead in the fourth set. Buzkova serves out to take the first set 6-3 against Jaber. Another potential shock is on the cards in the open women’s draw. Bouzkova is ranked 66th in the world and had never gone beyond the second round in a slam before this tournament, but she makes Jabeur fight hard today. The Tunisian must rally from 0-30 down to hold serve and stay in touch at 4-3 down. She has a break point in the next game but Buzkova will not be bullied and holds for 5-3. The Czech is one game away from taking the first set against the favorite in the women’s draw. Norrie has a break point at 30-40 but Goffin holds firm with some punishing strokes under pressure to win three straight points and the game. It’s 3-3 in the fourth, but Norrie is pressured around the court. Thanks Daniel, Goffin just held serve for 2-2 in the fourth set but it was a bit tough. And on Center Court, Buzkova broke Jabber’s serve to take a 3-2 lead in the first game. Things are getting interesting. Updated at 18.36 BST Right, I’ll talk to myself in the bathroom mirror. 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