by ti-amie THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON 2023
INTENDED ORDER OF PLAY FOR DAY 9 TUESDAY 11 JULY

CENTRE COURT - 1:30PM

1. Ladies' Singles - Quarter-Finals
Iga Swiatek (POL) [1] v Elina Svitolina (UKR)
2. Gentlemen's Singles - Quarter-Finals
Andrey Rublev [7] v Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2]

NO.1 COURT - 1:00PM

1. Ladies' Singles - Quarter-Finals
Jessica Pegula (USA) [4] v Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
2. Gentlemen's Singles - Quarter-Finals
Jannik Sinner (ITA) [8] v Roman Safiullin

3. Ladies' Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Kim Clijsters (BEL) / Martina Hingis (SUI) v Francesca Schiavone (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA)

NO.2 COURT - 11:00AM

1. Gentlemen's Doubles - Third Round
Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) [15] v Robert Galloway (USA) / Lloyd Harris (RSA)

2. Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) v Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) / Radek Stepanek (CZE)

3. Gentlemen's Doubles - Third Round
Jamie Murray (GBR) / Michael Venus (NZL) [13] v Hugo Nys (MON) / Jan Zielinski (POL) [4]
4. Ladies' Doubles - Quarter-Finals
Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) v Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) / Barbora Strycova (CZE)

NO.3 COURT - 11:00AM

1. Ladies' Doubles - Quarter-Finals
Caroline Dolehide (USA) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) [16] v Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Iryna Shymanovich
2. Gentlemen's Doubles - Third Round
Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Neal Skupski (GBR) [1] v Max Purcell (AUS) / Jordan Thompson (AUS)

3. Ladies' Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Johanna Konta (GBR) / Sania Mirza (IND) v Andrea Petkovic (GER) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

COURT 12 - 11:00AM

1. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Viktor Frydrych (GBR) v Darwin Blanch (USA) [9]
2. Gentlemen's Doubles - Third Round
David Pel (NED) / Reese Stalder (USA) v Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matthew Ebden (AUS) [6]

3. Ladies' Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Cara Black (ZIM) / Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Laura Robson (GBR)

4. Mixed Doubles - Quarter-Finals
Jonny O'Mara (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) v Matthew Ebden (AUS) / Ellen Perez (AUS) [5]

COURT 18 - 11:30AM

1. Mixed Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) / Iva Majoli (CRO) v Mark Woodforde (AUS) / Martina Navratilova (USA)
2. Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Andre Sa (BRA) / Bruno Soares (BRA) v Tommy Haas (GER) / Mark Philippoussis (AUS)

3. Mixed Doubles - Quarter-Finals
Matwe Middelkoop (NED) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Marta Kostyuk (UKR)

4. Mixed Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Mansour Bahrami (FRA) / Marion Bartoli (FRA) v Thomas Enqvist (SWE) / Anne Keothavong (GBR)

COURT 4 - 11:00AM

1. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Ruby Cooling (GBR) / Hannah Rylatt (GBR) v Ranah Akua Stoiber (GBR) / Mingge Xu (GBR) [9]
2. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Henry Searle (GBR) v Manas Dhamne (IND)
3. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Yaroslav Demin [5] v Freddy Blaydes (GBR)
4. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Hannah Klugman (GBR) / Isabelle Lacy (GBR) v Emerson Jones (AUS) / Ela Nala Milic (SLO)
5. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Lucciana Perez Alarcon (PER) / Kaitlin Quevedo (USA) [1] v Roisin Gilheany (AUS) / Daniela Piani (GBR)

COURT 5 - 11:00AM

1. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Mia Slama (USA) / Amelie Smejkalova (CZE) v Hephzibah Oluwadare (GBR) / Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR)
2. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Henry Jefferson (GBR) v Yi Zhou (CHN) [3]
3. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Mees Rottgering (NED) v Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (MEX) [2]
4. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Cooper Williams (USA) [4] v Sebastian Eriksson (SWE)
5. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Iva Ivanova (BUL) / Malwina Rowinska (POL) v Ellie Blackford (GBR) / Given Roach (GBR)

COURT 6 - 11:00AM

1. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Jan Hrazdil (CZE) v Antoine Ghibaudo (FRA)
2. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Arthur Gea (FRA) v Federico Bondioli (ITA) [14]
3. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Rei Sakamoto (JPN) [11] v Thijs Boogaard (NED)
4. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Roy Horovitz (USA) v Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (NOR)
5. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Sayaka Ishii (JPN) / Ena Koike (JPN) [3] v Cara Maria Mester (ROU) / Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (GER)

COURT 7 - 11:00AM

1. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Rebecca Munk Mortensen (DEN) / Theadora Rabman (USA) v Nikola Bartunkova (CZE) / Nina Vargova (SVK) [7]
2. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Kaylan Bigun (USA) v Fabio De Michele (ITA)
3. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Lorenzo Sciahbasi (ITA) v Ignacio Parisca (VEN)
4. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Tomasz Berkieta (POL) [15] v Kyle Kang (USA)
5. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Alina Korneeva / Taylah Preston (AUS) v Wakana Sonobe (JPN) / Tereza Valentova (CZE) [6]

COURT 8 - 11:00AM

1. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Charlie Robertson (GBR) v Joao Fonseca (BRA) [8]
2. Gentlemen's Doubles - Third Round
Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Mate Pavic (CRO) [9] v Ariel Behar (URU) / Adam Pavlasek (CZE)
3. Gentlemen's Doubles - Third Round
Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) [5] v Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER) [10]
4. Mixed Doubles - Quarter-Finals
Nicolas Mahut (FRA) / Anna Danilina (KAZ) v Mate Pavic (CRO) / Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) [7]
5. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Imogen Haddad (GBR) / Hannah Read (GBR) v Charo Esquiva Banuls (ESP) / Martina Genis Salas (ESP)

COURT 14 - 11:00AM

1. Ladies' Doubles - Third Round
Anna Bondar (HUN) / Greet Minnen (BEL) v Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)

2. Mixed Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Thomas Johansson (SWE) / Barbara Schett (AUT) v Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) / Rennae Stubbs (AUS)
3. Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) / Xavier Malisse (BEL) v James Blake (USA) / Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
4. Ladies' Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Na Li (CHN) / Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Vania King (USA) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

5. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Tatum Evans (USA) / Alanis Hamilton (USA) v Francesca Pace (ITA) / Alessandra Teodosescu (ITA)

COURT 15 - 11:00AM

1. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Ella McDonald (GBR) / Luciana Moyano (ARG) [8] v Yoana Konstantinova (BUL) / Teodora Kostovic (SRB)
2. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Matic Kriznik (SLO) v Iliyan Radulov (BUL) [6]
3. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Alena Kovackova (CZE) / Laura Samsonova (CZE) v Malak El Allami (MAR) / Aya El Aouni (MAR)

4. Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) / Gilles Muller (LUX) v Jamie Delgado (GBR) / Jonathan Marray (GBR)

COURT 16 - 11:00AM

1. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Alexia Harmon (USA) / Valeria Ray (USA) v Anastasia Grechkina / Greta Greco Lucchina (ITA)
2. Boys' Singles - Second Round
Keegan Rice (CAN) v Alejandro Melero Kretzer (ESP) [16]
3. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo (USA) / Mara Gae (ROU) v Renata Jamrichova (SVK) / Federica Urgesi (ITA) [2]
4. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Hayu Kinoshita (JPN) / Sara Saito (JPN) [5] v Rositsa Dencheva (BUL) / Anya Murthy (USA)
5. Girls' Doubles - First Round
Zuzanna Pawlikowska (POL) / Lily Taylor (AUS) v Darja Suvirdjonkova (SRB) / Vendula Valdmannova (CZE)

COURT 17 - 11:00AM

1. Gentlemen's Doubles - Third Round
Tallon Griekspoor (NED) / Bart Stevens (NED) v Marcelo Melo (BRA) / John Peers (AUS) [16]
2. Gentlemen's Doubles - Third Round
Nathaniel Lammons (USA) / Jackson Withrow (USA) v Sander Gille (BEL) / Joran Vliegen (BEL) [12]

3. Mixed Invitation Doubles - Round Robin
Todd Woodbridge (AUS) / Alicia Molik (AUS) v Greg Rusedski (GBR) / Conchita Martinez (ESP)

4. Ladies' Doubles - Third Round
Storm Hunter (AUS) / Elise Mertens (BEL) [3] v Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE) / Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)

TO BE ARRANGED 1 -
Not Before: 4:30pm
1. Ladies' Doubles - Third Round
Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva v Coco Gauff (USA) / Jessica Pegula (USA) [2]
Not Before: 4:00pm
2. Mixed Doubles - Quarter-Finals
TBD v Joran Vliegen (BEL) / Yifan Xu (CHN)

The Committee, while adhering as closely as possible to the order of play given, is unable to guarantee that it will be maintained in
its entirety.
This may result in matches being moved from one court to another. GERRY ARMSTRONG - REFEREE

by ti-amie The weather is iffy for the next two days...

https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/weather/index.html

by skatingfan

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 8:02 pm The weather is iffy for the next two days...

https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/weather/index.html

At least the singles tournaments will finish because it's all on Centre Court, and Court #1, but the doubles, and juniors will have some interesting scheduling the next few days.

by ashkor87 Watching Swiatek..leading but looking very unsettled..wonder why...

by JTContinental Most of the points are ending in an UFE hit long, but the number of strokes per point and the heavy hitting between Pegula and Vondrousova has been very entertaining.

by Suliso

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:57 pm Watching Swiatek..leading but looking very unsettled..wonder why...

Maybe Svitolina has come back at "tier 1" level? Also grass is for sure Iga's weakest surface. She's just not very comfortable on it despite the junior title.

by meganfernandez

Suliso wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:41 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:57 pm Watching Swiatek..leading but looking very unsettled..wonder why...

Maybe Svitolina has come back at "tier 1" level? Also grass is for sure Iga's weakest surface. She's just not very comfortable on it despite the junior title.

Svitolina is such a tough out. She gets so much back and is a rock mentally, I think. She won't give Swiatek anything and I think that can put a lot of pressure on Swiatek. But usually Svitolina's second serve was a liability. In the second week, an in-form player would destroy it. I wonder if Swiatek isn't taking advantage of it or if Svitolina is making a high percentage of first serves. I'm not watching the match.

by meganfernandez

Suliso wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:41 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:57 pm Watching Swiatek..leading but looking very unsettled..wonder why...

Maybe Svitolina has come back at "tier 1" level? Also grass is for sure Iga's weakest surface. She's just not very comfortable on it despite the junior title.

Even at at her best, her second serve would usually be crushed and kept her from reaching Slam finals. I don't know if she has improved it or is making a high percentage of first serves or what. Swiatek is only winning 17% of her second serve points and Svitolina is winning 55% of hers. Both are serving above 70% first serves.

by jazzyg

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:54 pm

Suliso wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:41 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:57 pm Watching Swiatek..leading but looking very unsettled..wonder why...

Maybe Svitolina has come back at "tier 1" level? Also grass is for sure Iga's weakest surface. She's just not very comfortable on it despite the junior title.

Even at at her best, her second serve would usually be crushed and kept her from reaching Slam finals. I don't know if she has improved it or is making a high percentage of first serves or what. Swiatek is only winning 17% of her second serve points and Svitolina is winning 55% of hers. Both are serving above 70% first serves.

So how do you explain her winning six consecutive matches against No.-1-ranked players earlier in her career?

by Fastbackss Swiatek went up a break in the 2nd and then "immediately" gave it back

Similarly Pegula was up a break in the 3rd and then the same happened

by ponchi101 We have been talking about how there have been no major upsets in this tournament.
How big would Svitolina over Iga be?
(I know, I am jumping ahead, but this is not looking good for Iga).

by Suliso Big, but not huge. Svitolina might be ranked low right now, but her career high is #3 and she has been to GS SF's 2x.

by ponchi101 Be right back. I have to go and serve a very large number of drinks at the LL.

by ashkor87 I think Swistek is rushing, trying to finish her off..not working!

by meganfernandez

jazzyg wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:08 pm

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:54 pm

Suliso wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:41 pm

Maybe Svitolina has come back at "tier 1" level? Also grass is for sure Iga's weakest surface. She's just not very comfortable on it despite the junior title.

Even at at her best, her second serve would usually be crushed and kept her from reaching Slam finals. I don't know if she has improved it or is making a high percentage of first serves or what. Swiatek is only winning 17% of her second serve points and Svitolina is winning 55% of hers. Both are serving above 70% first serves.

So how do you explain her winning six consecutive matches against No.-1-ranked players earlier in her career?

Consistency, defense, and maybe made a high percentage of first serves and/or those players didn't play their best in those matches. I don't know who they were or in what stages of tournaments those matches happened, but Svitolina had trouble getting past the quarters in Slams because of her serve.

This result so far isn't surprising me, given Swiatek's inexperience on grass and Svitolina's general experience and consistency.

by ashkor87 Svitolina's football skills ! She kicked the stray ball away behind her back, no look!

by meganfernandez

Suliso wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:24 pm Big, but not huge. Svitolina might be ranked low right now, but her career high is #3 and she has been to GS SF's 2x.

see, I would say "only twice" for Svitolina. Both in 2019, and Serena annihilated her 3 snd 1 at the US Open. The serve...

by Suliso Swiatek on grass is not exactly Serena

by ponchi101 Let's remember. Halep won Wimbledon, with a skills-set that is similar to Svitolina's.

by ashkor87 Swiatek would normally be the favorite in a tiebreaker but not today! Mentally fragile!

by meganfernandez Gutted for Pegula. I didn't see the end, but she should have won the match. She just isn't a closer, is she?

by meganfernandez

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:41 pm Let's remember. Halep won Wimbledon, with a skills-set that is similar to Svitolina's.

Yeah, she played out of her mind in the final. Absolutely on another plane. Anyone can win if they hit that gear! I think Halep was a little more aggressive than Svitolina in general.

by ashkor87

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:43 pm Gutted for Pegula. I didn't see the end, but she should have won the match. She just isn't a closer, is she?

I am not surprised..

by ashkor87 In the last analysis, tiebreakers are about mental strength..

by meganfernandez

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:42 pm Swiatek would normally be the favorite in a tiebreaker but not today! Mentally fragile!

She proved us wrong! But Svitolina won't go away. Will Iga play the third with the same conviction? If so, I think she wins the title.

by Suliso Swiatek recovers from 1-4 and 5-5 in the tiebreak to level at one set all. Will that be the lost opportunity for Svitolina? Or can she come back strong and win like vs Azarenka?

by Suliso

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:50 pm She proved us wrong! But Svitolina won't go away. Will Iga play the third with the same conviction? If so, I think she wins the title.

Aren't you dismissing Sabalenka and Rybakina prematurely here? Both will be favorites in the final no matter what happens in this match.

by meganfernandez

Suliso wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:52 pm

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:50 pm She proved us wrong! But Svitolina won't go away. Will Iga play the third with the same conviction? If so, I think she wins the title.

Aren't you dismissing Sabalenka and Rybakina prematurely here? Both will be favorites in the final no matter what happens in this match.

I'd take Swiatek over them, on winning mentality/fight. Maybe not Rybakina, I don't know... but Rybakina is inconsistent. I still think Swiatek is better in big moments and under pressure than Sabalenka. Sabalenka has the tools to win but she still loses big matches more than Iga does.

I still think Jabeur can win the title if she plays her best. I'd love to think Keys could.... she is playing great... but mentally I don't know.

by meganfernandez

Suliso wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:50 pm Swiatek recovers from 1-4 and 5-5 in the tiebreak to level at one set all. Will that be the lost opportunity for Svitolina? Or can she come back strong and win like vs Azarenka?

I'm going with Swiatek. She's the better player and played a gutsy tiebreak. But I'd love for Svitolina to win.

by ashkor87 Svitolina punishing that second serve! Great to see. I thought only Ryba znd Saba could do it...

by ponchi101

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:56 pm ...

Aren't you dismissing Sabalenka and Rybakina prematurely here? Both will be favorites in the final no matter what happens in this match.

I'd take Swiatek over them, on winning mentality/fight. Maybe not Rybakina, I don't know... but Rybakina is inconsistent. I still think Swiatek is better in big moments and under pressure than Sabalenka. Sabalenka has the tools to win but she still loses big matches more than Iga does.

I still think Jabeur can win the title if she plays her best. I'd love to think Keys could.... she is playing great... but mentally I don't know.

I find it hard to take anybody over Rybakina in the nerves' department. The woman makes Borg look jittery.
And anyway, I have written my opinion about "mental strength". You hit a good shot and it lands in, you have guts and are mentally strong. You hit the same shot and it lands out, the nerves got to you and you are mentally weak. Tough game, isn't it?

by jazzyg Nerves are what held Svitolina back in those slams. She played with much less aggression than in regular tourneys.

My prism for the WTA for years was Halep because I watched every match she played that was televised, and Svitolina owned her in their earlier matchups. Then she blew that 5-1 lead in the second set of their Roland Garros quarter and gave up in the third set, showing her fragility.

I always thought she was slam champion material on clay and possibly hard courts, but I gave up on her years ago. Maybe she has newfound toughness considering everything that is going on around her.

by meganfernandez

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 3:05 pm

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:56 pm ...

Aren't you dismissing Sabalenka and Rybakina prematurely here? Both will be favorites in the final no matter what happens in this match.

I'd take Swiatek over them, on winning mentality/fight. Maybe not Rybakina, I don't know... but Rybakina is inconsistent. I still think Swiatek is better in big moments and under pressure than Sabalenka. Sabalenka has the tools to win but she still loses big matches more than Iga does.

I still think Jabeur can win the title if she plays her best. I'd love to think Keys could.... she is playing great... but mentally I don't know.

I find it hard to take anybody over Rybakina in the nerves' department. The woman makes Borg look jittery.
And anyway, I have written my opinion about "mental strength". You hit a good shot and it lands in, you have guts and are mentally strong. You hit the same shot and it lands out, the nerves got to you and you are mentally weak. Tough game, isn't it?

see, I don't consider missing by a bit as nerves. That's just tennis. Maybe making those shots is a product of nailing all the tiny bits of technique and footwork, plus some luck. Nerves, to me, means missing badly, slowing down the feet and racket head, not taking your chances...

by ponchi101

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 3:55 pm ...

see, I don't consider missing by a bit as nerves. That's just tennis. Maybe making those shots is a product of nailing all the tiny bits of technique and footwork, plus some luck. Nerves, to me, means missing badly, slowing down the feet and racket head, not taking your chances...

Then you analyze the situation as I do.
But you are a journalist; you should know where my quote came from. That was Roddick talking precisely about the label that most people slap on the "not mentally tough" area. How you get labeled by the result, not by the execution.

by meganfernandez

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 4:11 pm

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 3:55 pm ...

see, I don't consider missing by a bit as nerves. That's just tennis. Maybe making those shots is a product of nailing all the tiny bits of technique and footwork, plus some luck. Nerves, to me, means missing badly, slowing down the feet and racket head, not taking your chances...

Then you analyze the situation as I do.
But you are a journalist; you should know where my quote came from. That was Roddick talking precisely about the label that most people slap on the "not mentally tough" area. How you get labeled by the result, not by the execution.

I didn't recognize the quote! Journalists aren't walking libraries! I think champions are distinguished by how often they don't miss in the big moments, which I guess isn't luck when it happens over the course of a career. I'm not sure i agree with him about the "mentally tough" label.

by meganfernandez Two predictable men's matches. Six men standing - seeds 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, and Eubanks.

by ashkor87 Wil Ander.. we never knew why he never missed and then he started missing.. we don't know why that either! It is a game of such fine margins...