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French giantkiller Richard Gasquet has spoiled the big four’s scheduled semi-final party to join grand slam heavyweights Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray in the last four at Wimbledon.

Everything gathered inside the bunker is used across Wimbledon.com and the official app, updating every match in real time, and offering up interesting stats as they happen.

“It was such a great atmosphere to be out here playing and doing the best we can, I think we both enjoyed it”, said Williams of her quarter-final with Azarenka. She is 16-3 against Azarenka overall, and 9-0 in Grand Slam matches. “I’m just happy to be...

But with rackets in their hands, this has been a one-way street: Williams has won 17 of their 19 career meetings, including the past 16 in a row.

Her strength was, as usual, the moment she picked to hit winners.

Before play got started at Wimbledon on Tuesday, the All England Club took a moment to remember the victims of the 2005 London bombings on the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

But the world wants to know what’s happening, and the task of capturing and recording every single drop shot, volley and epic five-set comeback falls to IBM, the official technology partner at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

Williams was in danger of a shock quarter-final exit after a slow start on Centre Court on Tuesday, but the five-time Wimbledon champion eventually battered 23rd seed Azarenka into submission in two hours and three minutes with a barrage of 43 winners and 14 aces.

Cilic had only won five sets against the Serb in all their previous matches.

Maria Sharapova will face CoCo Vandeweghe in the quarterfinals on Centre Court, while Novak Djokovic will resume his fourth-round match against Kevin Anderson on Court 1. He only got as far as the fourth round once before, also in 2009.

Djokovic said he would apologise to the ballgirl after his roaring left her visibly shaken.

Yes, Madison Keys, a smiling 20-year-old from Boca Raton, Florida, and Coco Vandeweghe, a laughing 23-year-old from Rancho Sante Fe, California, are into the final eight at the All England Club.

Study the images of some of those old days – the aftermath of the 2008 Wimbledon final, for example, which was the last time Venus emerged successful from a Grand Slam meeting with her sister – and you will see the changes time has wrought.

“Even if they’re not cheering for me I just embrace the situation”. So local and likeable and unpretentious that last week he was travelling to practice at SW19 from his London apartment on the tube, just an unrecognizable strap-hanger.

Djokovic channelled his inner Nick Kyrgios against Kevin Anderson.