{"id":1758,"date":"2025-07-10T16:20:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2025-07-10T16:20:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:20:54","slug":"wimbledon-quarter-finals-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/2025\/07\/10\/wimbledon-quarter-finals-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon &#8211; Quarter-finals Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Men\u2019s Singles: Big Names Advance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Novak Djokovic<\/strong> came from behind to beat <strong>Flavio Cobolli<\/strong> in four sets (6\u20137, 6\u20132, 7\u20135, 6\u20134), making it to his record <strong>14th Wimbledon semifinal<\/strong>. He had a brief scare after slipping at match point but recovered to finish strong.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jannik Sinner<\/strong>, the top seed, handled <strong>Ben Shelton<\/strong> in straight sets. Despite Shelton\u2019s massive serve, Sinner stayed calm and efficient to seal a 7\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20134 win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s Semifinal Matchups:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Djokovic vs Sinner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alcaraz vs Fritz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc69 <strong>Women\u2019s Singles: New Faces and Firsts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Iga \u015awi\u0105tek<\/strong> booked her first Wimbledon semifinal spot, beating <strong>Liudmila Samsonova<\/strong> 6\u20132, 7\u20135. Samsonova pushed hard in the second set, but \u015awi\u0105tek closed it out with confidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Belinda Bencic<\/strong> outlasted <strong>Mirra Andreeva<\/strong> in two tight tiebreak sets (7\u20136, 7\u20136), becoming the only mother left in the draw and reaching her first semi at the All England Club.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s Semifinal Matchups:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u015awi\u0105tek vs Bencic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sabalenka vs Anisimova<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Notable Moments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bencic impressed as a new mother, powering into the semifinals just over a year after giving birth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celebrities like <strong>Hugh Grant<\/strong> and <strong>Queen Camilla<\/strong> were spotted in the crowd\u2014though Grant was caught briefly snoozing!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Onto the Fantasy League Leaderboard:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our leader from yesterday extends their lead at the top of the leaderboard to 10 points. &#8216;Deuce Bags&#8217; trying to make a break for it at the top. &#8216;Wuthering Heights&#8217; remain in 2nd and trying their best to keep up. However they have company now in 2nd spot with &#8216;Get a Grip&#8217; moving up 2 spots and into the joint 2nd position. &#8216;Carry on Regardless&#8217; who led on 1 day now drops to 4th spot. &#8216;SERVED&#8217; is joined by &#8216;Slamdunk&#8217; who moved up an impressive 9 spots and they both occupy 5th spot. The last prize position is held jointly by &#8216;Hard Hitters&#8217; and &#8216;Lucky Strings&#8217;.<br>Out of the lucky prize positions currently 75th spot is occupied by &#8216;You cannot be Serious&#8217; and 87th spot is occupied by &#8216;Highly Strung&#8217;. <br>The wooden spoon is now being won once again by &#8216;Forrest Town&#8217;.<br>Still we have lost no teams despite this crazy Wimbledon we have experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"781\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Day-10-Top-Half.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1760\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Day-10-Top-Half.png 356w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Day-10-Top-Half-137x300.png 137w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top Half<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"700\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Day-10-Bottom-Half.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1761\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Day-10-Bottom-Half.png 344w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Day-10-Bottom-Half-147x300.png 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bottom Half<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udfc6 Men\u2019s Singles: Big Names Advance Men\u2019s Semifinal Matchups: \ud83d\udc69 Women\u2019s Singles: New Faces and Firsts Women\u2019s Semifinal Matchups: \ud83c\udf1f Notable Moments Onto the Fantasy League Leaderboard: Our leader from yesterday extends their lead at the top of the leaderboard to 10 points. &#8216;Deuce Bags&#8217; trying to make a break for it at the top. 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