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Wimbledon 2025, July 7 schedule: Djokovic, Swiatek, and Sinner in action with an eye on the quarterfinals

Wimbledon 2025, July 7 schedule: Djokovic, Swiatek, and Sinner in action with an eye on the quarterfinals

The Hindu2 days ago
A host of prominent names will be looking to secure places in the final eight of Wimbledon on day eight of The Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London.
In the men's singles, Novak Djokovic begins the day with a challenge against Australia's Alex de Minaur before Jannik Sinner faces off against Grigor Dimitrov. Marin Cilic's strong run next sees him up against Flavio Cobolli of Italy.
The women's singles will see Iga Swiatek face off against Dane Clara Tauson, who sent former champion Elena Rybakina out in the previous round. Emma Navarro's victory against defending champion Barbora Krejcikova is rewarded by a tie against teenager Mirra Andreeva.
Yuki Bhambri is once again the sole Indian in action, facing Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the men's doubles alongside Ryan Galloway. Granollers and Zeballos earned their place in the third round by defeating N Sriram Balaji and Miguel Reyes-Varela.
Here's the full list of fixtures (singles only) for day eight of Wimbledon 2025:
Centre court:
Men's singles - [11] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs [6] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Women's singles - [7] Mirra Andreeva vs [10] Emma Navarro (USA)
Men's singles - [1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs [19] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Court 1:
Women's singles - [18] Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Belinda Bencic (SUI)
Men's singles - [10] Ben Shelton (USA) vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)
Women's singles - [8] Iga Swiatek (POL) vs [23] Clara Tauson (DEN)
Court 2:
Men's singles - Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [22] Flavio Cobolli (ITA)
Women's singles - [19] Luidmila Samsonova vs Jessica Bouzas Maniero (ESP)
Indians in action
Court 18:
Men's doubles - [16] Yuki Bhambri (IND)/Robert Galloway (USA) vs [4] Marcel Granollers(ESP)/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) - Not before 5:00PM IST
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