Wimbledon Day 8 schedule: Novak Djokovic, Sinner, Iga Swiatek take center stage
In between the two men's singles contests, the Centre Court spotlight will turn to the women's draw, with 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva - fresh off her silver medal run in Paris - facing off against rising American star Emma Navarro, seeded 10th. With a spot in the quarter-finals at stake, this clash of youth and power promises fireworks.Meanwhile, over on No.1 Court, Poland's Iga Swiatek resumes her Wimbledon campaign against Denmark's 23rd seed Clara Tauson. Swiatek, the reigning Olympic bronze medallist, has yet to go deep at SW19 and faces a tricky test in the hard-hitting Tauson.American Ben Shelton, seeded 10th, will be eyeing a quarter-final berth when he takes on Italy's Lorenzo Sonego, while Ekaterina Alexandrova meets Tokyo Olympic champion Belinda Bencic in a compelling battle of power hitters.Veteran Croatian Marin Cilic, a former finalist, continues his dream run on No.2 Court after ousting home favourite Jack Draper. He meets 22nd seed Flavio Cobolli, while Russia's Liudmila Samsonova faces Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.Doubles action is also heating up across the outer courts, with British hopes Joe Salisbury, Neal Skupski and Julian Cash all involved, alongside top seeds in the mixed and women's doubles draws.Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway will take on Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the men's doubles fourth round at Wimbledon 2025 on Monday, 7 July. Bhambri, the lone Indian remaining in the men's doubles draw at SW19, will be aiming to carry forward his strong form and book a place in the quarter-finals.Wimbledon Day 8 - Key Matches:Centre Court (from 6:00pm IST)Novak Djokovic [6] vs Alex de Minaur [11]Mirra Andreeva [7] vs Emma Navarro [10]Jannik Sinner [1] vs Grigor Dimitrov [19]No.1 Court (from 5:30 pm IST)Ekaterina Alexandrova [18] vs Belinda BencicadvertisementBen Shelton [10] vs Lorenzo SonegoIga Swiatek [8] vs Clara Tauson [23]No.2 CourtMarin Cilic vs Flavio Cobolli [22]Liudmila Samsonova [19] vs Jessica Bouzas ManeiroDolehide/Kenin [16] vs Chan/KrejcikovaNo.3 CourtCash/Glasspool [5] vs Andreozzi/DemolinerKhromocheva/Stollar [13] vs Dabrowski/Routliffe [2]Verbeek/Siniakova vs Paris/SilvaOther notable doubles fixtures:Salisbury/Skupski [6] vs Gonzalez/Molteni [12] (Court 12)Kudermetova/Mertens [8] vs Haddad Maia/Siegemund [11] (Court 15)Yuki Bhambri/Robert Galloway [16] vs Granollers/Zeballos [4] (Court 18)- EndsMust Watch
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