WIMBLEDON, England -- The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
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3 p.m.
Elena Rybakina became the first woman from Kazakhstan to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament by beating Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at Wimbledon.
The 17th-seeded Rybakina dropped her first set of the grass-court tournament but broke her Australian opponent early in the second and third sets.
Rybakina hit 15 aces against Tomljanovic on No. 1 Court and will next face 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep for a spot in the final.
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2:40 p.m.
Simona Halep advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals with a 6-2, 6-4 win over 20-year-old Amanda Anisimova, the last American in the draw.
The 2019 Wimbledon champion extended her winning streak at the All England Club to 12 matches.
The 16th-seeded Halep hasn’t dropped a set en route to the final four.
She will next face either 17th-seeded Elena Rybakina or unseeded Ajla Tomljanovic for a place in the final.
The 30-year-old Romanian wasn’t able to defend her 2019 title last year — after the 2020 edition was canceled — because of a calf injury.
Anisimova was 17 years old when she beat Halep in the 2019 French Open quarterfinals — spoiling Halep's title defense.
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11:30 a.m.
Two former champions will be on Centre Court in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Simona Halep, the 2019 champion at the All England Club, will be up first against Amanda Anisimova. Two-time champion Rafael Nadal will follow against Taylor Fritz.
Both Anisimova and Fritz are Americans and will be trying to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time.
On No. 1 Court, Ajla Tomljanovic will face 17th-seeded Elena Rybakina before Nick Kyrgios takes on Cristian Garin in the later match.
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