Quarter-Final Performances at Wimbledon Continue to Breathtaking: Here are the Breathtaking Matches

Elena Rybakina vs. Elina Svitolina

Last year at Wimbledon, Elina Svitolina, who competed on behalf of Ukraine, bearing the wounds of the war, reached the semi-finals by defeating Iga Swiatek. Svitolina returned to the court last week with a black ribbon condemning the attack on a hospital in Kiev, knocking out a strong opponent like Ons Jabeur and delivering her most impressive performance of this season, losing just one set in four matches.

The favorite of the tournament passed to Elena Rybakina after the elimination of Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff. Rybakina, the highest-ranked and sole Wimbledon champion, is 17 places above Svitolina.

Personal scores of Kazakh and Ukrainian tennis players throughout their careers are 2-2; Rybakina won their last meeting a month ago at Roland Garros, 6-4, 6-3. Although she achieved this victory on clay, the grass court offers a more suitable surface for her powerful serves and versatile game.

“She hits the ball really hard,” Svitolina says of Rybakina. “She has a strong serve and hits big hits from the baseline to start the game quickly… I’m prepared to trouble her too.”

In this match, the passion and determination Svitolina will display on Center Court will be decisive. That was enough to win against Swiatek last year, but this time facing an opponent like Rybakina could be a much bigger challenge. Prediction: Rybakina will emerge victorious.

Novak Djokovic vs. Alex de Minaur

The fight between Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur will take place between two players who have rarely faced each other despite being together in tournaments for nearly a decade. The two tennis players have competed only three times to date; In these matches, Djokovic led with two wins, while De Minaur dominated once.

The overriding theme in this Wednesday’s quarter-final will be speed. While Djokovic already has a rich history in this regard, De Minaur rarely knows anyone better than him in terms of speed. Both players praised each other’s agility in their pre-match statements. While De Minaur commented that Djokovic “has a high level of mobility”, Djokovic said about his Australian opponent that “he always has a strong defensive structure and is very talented, especially on fast surfaces”.

However, speed, which is perhaps the only area in which 25-year-old De Minaur is superior against 37-year-old Djokovic, shifts the balance in favor of the Serb in other areas of the match. Djokovic is more dominant in other aspects of the game with his serve and powerful ground strokes.

De Minaur may have made significant improvements in the last year, but I do not think Djokovic has the experience and skill needed to win the five-set match in the Grand Slam quarter-finals. My prediction: Djokovic will prevail.