Wimbledon: Alcaraz faces her “nightmare,” Sabalenka faces the surprise Siegemund… discover the program for Tuesday, July 8

At 2:30 p.m., three-time Grand Slam champion Aryna Sabalenka will be the heavy favorite against Germany's Laura Siegemund (104th). The 37-year-old is playing in a quarter-final at 37 and for the first time in London. "The only positive thing is that I have absolutely nothing to lose!" she said with a smile. She had not reached a quarter-final of a Grand Slam since Roland-Garros in 2020. She will try to prevent the Belarusian from reaching a third semi-final in London.

The last Briton standing at Wimbledon, Cameron Norrie, will succeed them on the main court and will try to overthrow the two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, to play a second semi-final on home soil after 2022. The world ^number 67 can dream of a feat against a player he has already beaten twice in their last three meetings (4-2 in favor of the Spaniard). "First of all, challenging 'Cam' is always really difficult. We've already had some big fights. Honestly, it's almost a nightmare for me to play against him. It's really tough from the baseline. I'm not surprised he's in the quarter-finals, I've seen him practice. Plus, he'll be playing at home, with the crowd on his side. I'm going to have to be really mentally strong and focused to play great tennis and beat him."

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The quarterfinals will begin at 1 p.m. local time (2 p.m. in France) with a duel on Court 1 between Taylor Fritz , seeded 5, and the Russian Karen Khachanov (17). The two men, who played together last year in doubles at the Queen's tournament, know each other well. The Russian leads two wins to zero in his duels against Fritz, but their last meeting was in 2020 and since then Fritz has become a member of the top 5, while the Russian fluctuates between ^15th and ^30th place. "We have both evolved as players, we will be playing on a different surface," confirms Khachanov (the first two duels were played on hard courts). "It will be a match in three winning sets and in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, with much more at stake." Khachanov, who defeated Poland's Kamil Majchrzak (ranked 109th) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3, is making his debut at this stage of the competition. Fritz, who won the ATP 250 grass-court tournaments in Stuttgart and Eastbourne in June, is playing in his second quarterfinal in London. He has never advanced further.

In the second round, Amanda Anisimova will face Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. This is the third time in her career that the 23-year-old American has reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, the first time since Wimbledon in 2022. Since then, the current world ^No. 12 has never made it better than the round of 16 at the Australian Open, plagued by injuries and personal issues. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, WTA ^No. 50 and a finalist at Roland Garros 2021, is trailing 2-0 in her meetings with the American.

Quarterfinal schedule this Tuesday Center Court from 1:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. in France) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr/1) - Laura Siegemund (All)

followed by Cameron Norrie (GB) - Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/2)

Court 1 from 1 p.m. (2 p.m. in France) Taylor Fritz (EU, 5) - Karen Khachanov (Rus/17)

followed by Amanda Anisimova (EU/13) - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus)