Wimbledon 2024 LIVE: Tennis scores as Sinner and Alcaraz play in quarter-finals

Medvedev is zoned in. He seems more focused on keeping the ball in play and setting up points. Sinner comes down the line but the Russian is expecting it and laces a lovely inside out forehand to the far corner to moe 0-30 ahead.

Jannik Sinner double faults and puts Medvedev three break points up.

The Italian saves the first one with an ace and his fastest serve of the match. He then dominates the next rally and smashes a winner down the line to save the second one.

Medvedev breaks! Sinner’s forehand goes into the net and that could prove costly.

A poor game from Paul and Alcaraz strikes ahead in the second set! Too many errors from the American there, and just what Alcaraz needed to get himself going in this match. It’s a blow for Paul, who was pushing for the double-break not long ago.

Oh! A double fault and an unforced error from Daniil Medvedev brings Jannik Sinner back on level terms at 30-30 in the next game but the Italian can’t make use of it.

He pings a forehand too long and Medvedev lands his next first serve to hold.

Medvedev squeezes into a 15-30 lead and challenges a call after Sinner sends down an ace. The hawkeye shows it landing in play and Sinner makes the game level.

He then serves to the backhand and forces Medvedev’s return into the net. During the next rally, the ball sits up beautifully for Medvedev who climbs on a forehand down the line. Deuce.

Just as easily as Medvedev did, Sinner closes out the game from deuce.

After the hammer blow of losing that opening set, Carlos Alcaraz understandably looked slightly dazed at the start of the second set. He double faulted to bring up two break points in his very first service game and then fired a routine forehand wide to gift-wrap and early break for Tommy Paul.

But if there was any danger of another set suddenly slipping away from him, that was immediately expelled as he refocused and immediately brought up three break points of his own on the Paul serve. The American saved the first two but netted on the third and we’re now back on serve at 2-2 as the defending champions tries to fight his way back into this quarter-final.

Okay, a fifth and final set. Daniil Medvedev to serve. He opens up with a fault before getting drawn into a testing rally. A low backhand from the Russian skims over the net and Jannik Sinner punts his return into the tape.

Sinner takes the next point but a forehand cross court from Medvedev sends him back into the lead. An ace follows but Medvedev then goes long.

Sinner then forces the game to deuce with a great backhand down the line and a drop shot volley.

Medvedev closes out the game with two strong serves.

It’s been a remarkable first set on Court 1 and, after one hour and 12 minutes, Tommy Paul breaks Carlos Alcaraz at the perfect time to triumph 7-5!

The standard of play has been incredible and almost every game has gone close but it’s the underdog who comes out on top after that marathon set. Alcaraz has been in this position before but, against an inspired opponent, he’ll need to come up with some answers pretty soon.

Jannik Sinner forces this match into a fifth set with a strong hold. His first serve was unbelievable in that set and Medvedev must be thinking that he can’t keep it up.

Sinner lets out a big sigh of relief. Don’t leave your seats just yet.

Despite being blown away in this set Daniil Medvedev isn’t giving it up without a fight. He picks up a half volley with his backhand and takes the point before holding serve to 15.

Jannik Sinner is two breaks up now and should be able to secure the fourth set from this position. This has been a fine match and deserves to go down to a decider.

Bang, bang, bang, bang. Sinner wastes no time in securing the hold. He’s one game away from the set.