Nadal
and
Halep
were
among
a
host
of
champions,
including
Roger
Federer
and
last
year’s
winner
Novak
Djokovic,
to
stand
on
Centre
Court
on
Sunday
(July
3)
for
a
celebration
of
its
100th
anniversary.
A
day
later,
they
were
back
at
the
venue
to
seal
their
respective
progressions
to
the
quarter-finals.
Halep,
Wimbledon
champion
in
2019,
defeated
fourth
seed
Paula
Badosa
6-1
6-2,
while
Nadal
overcame
Botic
van
de
Zandschulp
6-4
6-2
7-6
(8-6).
Of
female
players
still
competing
on
the
WTA
Tour,
only
Serena
Williams
(14)
and
Venus
Williams
(13)
have
reached
more
Wimbledon
quarter-finals
than
Halep
(five),
who
will
face
Amanda
Anisimova
in
the
last
eight.
5
–
Amongst
current
female
players,
only
Serena
Williams
(14)
and
Venus
Williams
(13)
have
reached
more
quarterfinals
in
#Wimbledon
than
Simona
#Halep.
Perpetual.@WTA
@WTA_insider
#Wimbledon2022
pic.twitter.com/F9Fa4EQnct—
OptaAce
(@OptaAce)
July
4,
2022
Nadal,
meanwhile,
has
now
played
350
matches
at
grand
slams
–
a
total
bettered
only
by
Federer
and
Djokovic.
The
22-time
grand
slam
winner
was
made
to
work
for
victory
in
the
third
set
by
Van
de
Zandschulp,
but
having
overcome
a
wobble,
went
on
to
secure
his
18th
straight
major
match
win
of
2022.
Asked
about
being
given
the
honour
of
taking
to
Centre
Court
on
Sunday,
Nadal
said:
“Yesterday
was
a
beautiful
thing
sharing
the
court
with
legends
of
our
sport.
“Centre
Court
for
100
years
is
something
very
special.”
Wimbledon
marks
100
years
of
Centre
Court,
tennis
players
recall
fond
memories
It
was
a
sentiment
echoed
by
Halep,
who
is
looking
to
reach
her
first
grand
slam
semi-final
since
the
2020
Australian
Open
and
has
not
dropped
a
set
so
far
at
Wimbledon
this
year.
“Definitely
it
was
a
place
I
wanted
to
be
today.
I
think
I
played
a
great
match,”
she
said.
“It
was
a
pleasure
to
be
back
on
Centre
Court
with
this
great
crowd
supporting
me.
“I
missed
it
a
lot,
three
years
was
a
[long
time].
Yesterday
I
was
on
the
court
with
all
the
champions
and
it
was
amazing.
I
was
more
nervous
than
I
was
today.”
Next
up
for
Nadal
is
Taylor
Fritz,
who
beat
the
Spaniard
in
their
last
meeting
in
the
final
of
the
Indian
Wells
Masters
earlier
this
season.
2007
–
Taylor
#Fritz
is
the
first
American
male
player
to
reach
the
quarterfinals
in
#Wimbledon
without
dropping
a
single
set
since
Andy
Roddick
in
2007.
Powerful.@ATPMediaInfo
@atptour
pic.twitter.com/j4fxy8PDf7—
OptaAce
(@OptaAce)
July
4,
2022
While
Nadal
is
into
his
eighth
Wimbledon
quarter-final
–
and
his
47th
at
a
grand
slam,
a
tally
that
lags
behind
only
Djokovic
(53)
and
Federer
(58)
–
Fritz
has
never
reached
the
last
eight
of
a
major
before.
“In
a
personal
way,
for
me
to
be
able
to
be
in
quarter-finals
after
three
years,
it’s
amazing
for
me,
so
I’m
very,
very
happy,”
said
Nadal,
who
is
hunting
the
calendar
Grand
Slam
in
2022.
“Every
match
is
different,”
he
added
of
his
tie
against
Fritz,
which
he
anticipates
being
tricky.
“He
is
playing
well
and
having
a
very
good
year,
including
a
first
Masters
1000
title,
against
me
by
the
way,
but
we
will
be
in
the
quarter-final
of
Wimbledon,
so
what
should
I
expect?”
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