Roger Federer’s pursuit of more Wimbledon glory ended as he was soundly beaten by 14th seed Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals.
The Pole won 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-0 to cap a career-best win for him, while also clearing the path nicely for defending champion Novak Djokovic.
Denis Shapovalov made it through to a first grand slam semi-final while Matteo Berrettini also booked a spot in the last four.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the events of day 10.
Tweet of the day
Unforced error…#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/E5FcaClXeT
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2021
Quote of the day
Hubert’s Centre of attention
They say you should never meet your heroes, but try telling Hurkacz that. The Pole admitted that he started playing tennis because of Federer and here he was meeting him in the Wimbledon quarter-final on Centre Court. Not many people gave him much of a chance before the match, but he delivered a devastating performance, winning in straight sets. Not only did he send the eight-time champion and king of Centre Court packing, he also did it by dishing out Federer’s first bagel since 2008.
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Shot of the day
Denis Drop-shot-a-lov 😉#Wimbledon | @denis_shapo pic.twitter.com/BTs7Z1K4cU
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2021
Shapovalov showed his skills.
Stat of the day
10,000 and counting for @DjokerNole 📈 #Wimbledon | @IBM pic.twitter.com/iYj9rT6A4A
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2021
Djokovic continued to amaze.
From boys to men
Shapovalov and Marton Fucsovics had differing results in their quarter-finals but they had something in common, in being the two men in the draw who had won the junior title. Fucsovics won it in 2010 and Shapovalov followed suit six years later to show that there is a clear pathway for success on the grass. Both men have had breakthrough tournaments in 2021, with Shapovalov making it through to the semi-final with a five-set win over Karen Khachanov and Fucsovics bowing out to defending champion Djokovic.
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Day 11 order of play
Centre Court
Ashleigh Barty v Angelique Kerber
Karolina Pliskova v Aryna Sabalenka
