Wednesday’s top 6 matches: Medvedev, Sobolenko, Rybakina at Wimbledon 1/4, Astana and Dynamo Tb
Mikhail Georgiev July 11, 2023, 21:00 Moscow time
What to watch on July 12: the second quarterfinals of the London TBSH and the next matches of the first round of qualifying for the Champions League.
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Program in summary:
🎾 15:00*: Madison Keys (USA) – Arina Sobolenko (Belarus), Wimbledon, 1/4 final 🎾 15:30*: Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – Ons Zhaber (Tunisia), Wimbledon, 1/ 4th final 🎾 17:00*: Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – Christopher Eubanks (USA), Wimbledon, 1/4 final 🎾 17:30*: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – Holger Rune (Denmark), Wimbledon, 1/ Final 4 ⚽️ 5:00 pm: Astana – Dinamo Tbilisi, Champions League, first qualifying round – first leg ⚽️ 8:30 pm: Farul – Sheriff, Champions League, first qualifying round – first leg
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🎾 3:00 PM*: Madison Keys (USA) – Arina Sobolenko (Belarus), Wimbledon, 1/4 final
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: will the criminal of Mirra Andreeva stop the second racket in the world?
25-year-old Arina Sobolenko in the two Grand Slam tournaments completed this year has consistently reached at least the semifinals. In Melbourne, Arina finally won the title and in Paris she was stopped at the semifinal stage. To get into the top four of the tournament in England, the second racket in the world needs to beat the American Madison Keys, who eliminated the 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva in three sets in the fourth round.
Arina Sobolenko
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🎾 15:30*: Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – Ons Jaber (Tunisia), Wimbledon, 1/4 final
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Elena Rybakina continue to defend her title at Wimbledon?
Elena Rybakina, 24, continues to defend the title she won at Wimbledon last year in London. Then, in the final match, the representative of Kazakhstan achieved a resounding victory over Ons Zhaber, whom she will play this time in the quarterfinal stage. A year ago, the Tunisian won the first set, after which Rybakina was able to turn the tide of the match and pick up a decided victory. Now Zhaber is preparing for revenge.
Elena Rybakina
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🎾 5:00 p.m.*: Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – Christopher Eubanks (United States), Wimbledon, 1/4 final
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Daniil Medvedev reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time in his career?
Russian Daniil Medvedev, 27, has already achieved the best result of his career at the English Slam, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in the English capital. Now Daniil will fight for the first top four hit in London. To achieve this goal, Medvedev needs to beat his teammate Christopher Eubanks, whom he already defeated at the Miami Masters earlier this year.
daniel medvedev
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🎾 17:30*: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – Holger Rune (Denmark), Wimbledon, 1/4 final
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: who will win the battle of 20 and reach the first semi-final in England?
The 20-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaras and the Dane Holger Rune have already broken into the world tennis elite. The Spanish athlete currently occupies the first position in the world ranking, while the Danish occupies the sixth position. The winner of this match will reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time in his career. Previously, Alcaraz’s best result in England was the fourth round, and Holger, who holds the second Wimbledon of his career, had not had a single main draw win at the tournament until this year.
carlos alcaraz
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⚽️ 17:00: Astana v Dynamo Tbilisi, Champions League, first qualifying round – first leg
Intrigue: CIS clash in the Champions League qualifying phase
“Astana” for the only time in history entered the group stage of the Champions League in the 2015/2016 season. Then the Kazakh team took fourth place in the quartet with Atlético, Benfica and Galatasaray. Dynamo, on the other hand, has never participated in the main round of the Champions League since the tournament’s reform in the early 90s. Both teams dream of reaching the group stage, but it will be extremely difficult to do so. Already in the first qualifying round, one of them will have to leave the draw. The meetings promise to be extremely hot.
Astana – Dynamo Tbilisi
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⚽️ 20:30: Farul – Sheriff, Champions League, first qualifying round – first leg
Intrigue: “Sheriff” in the race for the second hit on the main stage of the Champions League
Sheriff in the 2021/2022 season reached the group stage of the Champions League for the first time. The Moldovan team made a splash in the tournament, beating Real Madrid at home (2:1), and also taking four points with Shakhtar. Now Sheriff is on a new path towards the group stage. In the first round, the Moldovan club got the Romanian “Farul”. Sheriff is the couple’s favorite, but no one promised a simple life. It is important to win the first meeting, which will take place on the road.
Farul – Sheriff
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