Four-time men’s defending champion Novak Djokovic and wildcard Elina Svitolina reached the semifinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Second seed Djokovic came from a set down to defeat seventh-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in their quarterfinal clash on Centre Court.
However, the women’s top seed Iga Swiatek was upset by Ukraine’s Svitolina in the last-eight fixture. Svitolina became only the fourth wildcard in history to reach the semifinals at The Championships with a 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 win over the World No. 1.
Fourth seed Jessica Pegula too was knocked out of the event after a 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 loss to 2019 French Open runner-up Marketa Vonrousova.
Here’s the complete list of results (singles only) from day nine of Wimbledon 2023:
| CATEGORY | ROUND | WINNER | OPPONENT | SCORE |
| MEN'S SINGLES | QUARTERFINAL | [2] NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) | [7] ANDREY RUBLEV | 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 |
| MEN'S SINGLES | QUARTERFINAL | [8] JANNIK SINNER (ITA) | ROMAN SAFIULLIN | 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| WOMEN'S SINGLES | QUARTERFINAL | [WC] ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR) | [1] IGA SWIATEK (POL) | 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 |
| WOMEN'S SINGLES | QUARTERFINAL | MARKETA VONDROUSOVA (CZE) | [4] JESSICA PEGULA (USA) | 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 |
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