What: The Championships, Wimbledon 2014: Day 9

When: Wednesday, July 2

Where: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England

Live Stream:
8 a.m. - 3 p.m. ESPN
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. ESPN2

2014 Wimbledon: Day 9 Schedule
Men's Side
Andy Murray vs. Grigor Dimitrov
Roger Federer vs. Stan Wawrinka
Novak Djokovic vs. Marin Cilic
Nick Kyrgios vs. Milos Raonic

Women's Side
Simona Halep vs. Sabine Lisicki
Angelique Kerber vs. Eugenie Bouchard

Day 8 Results:

Nick Kyrgios def. No. 2 Rafael Nadal 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
No. 4 Roger Federer def. No. 23 Tommy Robredo 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Stan Wawrinka def. No. 19 Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
No. 8 Milos Raonic def. No. 10 Kei Nishikori 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

Day 8 Results

No. 3 Simona Halep def. Zarina Diyas 6-3, 6-0
No. 9 Angelique Kerber def. No. 5 Maria Sharapova 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4
No. 6 Petra Kvitova def. Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova 6-1, 7-5
No. 19 Sabine Lisicki def. Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
No. 23 Lucie Safarova def. No. 22 Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-1

The story of day 8 of Wimbledon is how we lost both No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 5 Maria Sharapova after such a strong showing in the early goings of the tournament.

Along with Nadal, the men’s side of the bracket lost No. 10 Kei Nishikori, No. 19 Feliciano Lopez and No. 23 Tommy Robredo while the women’s side lost No. 22 Ekaterina Makarova.

Day 9 of the tournament will give us both Murray and Federer as they look to avoid Nadal’s fate in the All England Club. Both Murray and Federer have shown enough poise to make it to the final on the men’s side. While Halep might be the favorite by default on the women’s side considering how many other women have lost prematurely.

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