WIMBLEDON 2010 LIVE: All the news and 得点する／非難する／２０s from SW19 on day eight

By Nick Metcalfe for MailOnline Updated: 17:59 BST, 29 June 2010

Welcome to Sportsmail's live ニュース報道 of the 2010 Wimbledon 選手権s. Whether you're crossing your fingers for that ever-elusive British 勝利，勝つ, want to keep up with Rafa and Roger's 進歩, or 簡単に want to escape that other 冒険的な 競争 going on in South Africa, our team will keep you up to date with all the 最新の 得点する／非難する／２０s, results and breaking news from SW19. And no 疑問 we'll throw in a few musings from the likes of Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, and Serena Williams too.

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18.00: （テニスなどの）ダブルス 活動／戦闘 will continue long into the night at Wimbledon, but this is where we're going to leave our live ニュース報道 for the day. Please join me at just before midday tomorrow for the men's ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦. 最高の，を越す of the evening to you.

17.50: This is the line-up for the women's 半分-決勝戦 on Thursday:

Vera Zvonareva vs Tsvetana Pironkova
Serena Williams vsPetra Kvitova

17.40: Some thoughts from Kvitova: 'I'm very happy, I can't believe it. This is something incredible for me. It will be something so special to play Serena. She is a legend in tennis. I will try my best.'

17.32: Petra Kvitova is into Wimbledon 半分-決勝戦

Petra Kvitova （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域s Kaia Kanepi 4-6 7-6 8-6

Wonderful 勝利，勝つ for Kvitova, the No 62 in the world who had never 以前 won a match here. She 始める，決めるs up a 半分-final 会合 with Serena Williams. She deserves it after a terrific 復帰. By a million miles it's the greatest moment of her career.

絶対の joy: Petra Kvitova celebrates her ４半期/4分の1-final victory

17.29: Kvitova plays some marvellous tennis when she needs it most, and a couple of glorious 決起大会／結集させるs send the （人が）群がる into raptures. Kvitova breaks to lead 7-6.

17.25: So gutsy from Kvitova, so gutsy. She serves two 二塁打 faults, but saves two match points with some superb second serves. It's 6-6 and on we go.

17.15: 井戸／弁護士席 played, Kvitova. She 持つ／拘留するs her 神経 to draw level at 5-5. This is anyone's match now.

17.12: Just when you think it's all over - this is a hugely 予測できない ４半期/4分の1-final. Kanepi takes a 30-0 lead but some 罰金 returning and poor errors 連合させる to let Kvitova 支援する in and it's now 5-4.

17.08: Kanepi and Kvitova 交換（する） games. At 5-3 ahead Kanepi will now serve for the chance to play in a Wimbledon 半分-final.

Pure showbiz: Grace Jones at Wimbledon today

17.05: I'm happy for Serena, she's my favourite!
Melissa, London

I'm pleased your pleased, Melissa

17.02: Kvitova hasn't given up this one, and she breaks 支援する in this deciding 始める，決める, and now just 追跡するs 4-2.

17.00: Let me bring you news of tomorrow's ４半期/4分の1-final schedule:

Centre 法廷，裁判所 (1pm BST)

Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych
Andy Murray vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

法廷，裁判所 One (1pm BST)

Novak Djokovic vs Yen-Hsun Lu
Rafael Nadal vs コマドリ Soderling

16.54: Kanepi has bounced 支援する brilliantly from the 失望 of that tie-break and has 急ぐd into a 4-0 lead in the final 始める，決める.

16.48: Alex Kay with my favourite Tweet of this second week so far:

'Standing oh so の近くに to clare balding. Realising a dream. Her hair is so perfectly lovely'

16.44: Kvitova 勝利，勝つs second 始める，決める 7-6 against Kanepi

A 劇の tie-break on 法廷，裁判所 One, and Kanepi has threee match points to （人命などを）奪う，主張する victory. She wastes one with a 二塁打 fault, and sensing her chance the Czech 結局 調印（する）s a 10-8 victory and sends the match into a decider.

16.40: Some thoughts from Serena Williams: 'I can't believe I'm in the 半分-決勝戦. It never gets old doing 井戸／弁護士席 here, it's always something I want to do.'

On 敗北・負かす for Venus, she 追加するd: 'We're best friends, I saw her after and she gave me some good advice. She had a 堅い match today, and there's always next year.'

Big 攻撃する，衝突する: Petra Kvitova in 活動／戦闘 during her ４半期/4分の1-final match on 法廷，裁判所 One

16.37: Serena Williams reaches another Wimbledon 半分-final

Serena Williams （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域s Li Na 7-5 6-3

Some 救済 then for the Williams family に引き続いて that shock 敗北・負かす for Venus earlier. Serena is through to a 半分-final 会合 with Kvitova and Kanepi.

16.35: Some thoughts from Venus Williams on her 敗北・負かす today: 'I didn't get enough balls in today and let it spiral. I had a lot of 適切な時期s and short balls and 攻撃する，衝突する a lot of them out. 明白に, she's played 井戸／弁護士席 but I don't think I did anything 権利 today. I hate losing. Any time you 受託する losing it's time to walk away but I feel like I'm playing 広大な／多数の／重要な tennis, I just have to 削減（する） out 業績／成果s like today.'

16.30: Kvitova and Kanepi now go into a tie-break in the second 始める，決める. Serena 一方／合間 has broken again and is one game away from yet another 半分-final.

Fully 焦点（を合わせる）d: Kaia Kanepi returns the ball to Petra Kvitova during their ４半期/4分の1-final 衝突／不一致

16.25: It really does look like Serena will reach the final now. She just has too much 力／強力にする and experience on the big points, and she has broken serve in the second 始める，決める and is now 4-2 ahead.

16.15: Here are some more 詳細（に述べる）s on that surprise 敗北・負かす for Venus earlier.

Venus Williams knocked out of Wimbledon

Pumped up: Serena Williams celebrates after winning a point against Li Na

16.10: Kvitova and Kanepi are level at 5-5 in the second 始める，決める. There seems to be やめる a lot of 神経s around in that one at the moment, which is no 広大な／多数の／重要な surprise when you consider the high 火刑／賭けるs.

16.02: Serena Williams 勝利，勝つs the 開始 始める，決める 7-5.

Li has only herself to 非難する after losing a 40-0 lead on her serve, with two 二塁打 faults and a horrible ボレー giving Serena the advantage. Williams then makes no mistakes on her own serve and clinches the 始める，決める.

15.57: I bring you a piece of heartening news from the home 前線. Laura Robson has 巡航するd to another victory in the junior event, 証明するing far too strong for Krista Hardebeck, winning 6-0 6-4.

15.52: Some impressive 力／強力にする hitting in the Serena game. Williams 解雇する／砲火／射撃s 負かす／撃墜する an エース to level up the 開始 始める，決める at 5-5.

15.45: Kaia Kanepi takes the first 始める，決める 6-4 against Petra Kvitova on 法廷，裁判所 One.

Thanks for the game: Laura Robson shakes 手渡すs with Krista Hardebeck

15.32: Going with serve on Centre 法廷，裁判所 as Li Na goes 3-2 ahead. Surely we won't see both Williams girls 出発／死ing the （テニスなどの）シングルス scene today.

15.25: Sportsmail's Alex Kay on Twitter: '勝利，勝つs for tara moore and oli goulding nice 雑談（する） with them both - nice people
http://t witter.com/DailyMailTennis

15.23: Li 減少（する）s just one point as she takes a 2-1 lead - and here's Mr Metcalfe 支援する looking like he knows everything about baseline 科学（工学）技術.

決意: Li Na in 活動／戦闘 against Serena Williams

15.21: Serena blitzes Li in her first service game to level at 1-1.

15.15: We're off then ... Li Na won the 投げ上げる／ボディチェックする and elected to serve. Plenty of 発射s as they 株 the 開始 two points. Li then 力／強力にするs away - 補佐官d by an エース - to take the first game.

Next up is 支持する／優勝者 Serena Williams against 中国's Li Na whom she's beaten four times in five matches but never easily. There have been two upsets so far - will this be a third?

15.02: Vera barely has time to draw breath when she's fed a microphone: 'I am very excited about my tennis and excited about reaching the 半分-決勝戦. I used to watch this tournament when I was a kid on TV and am so excited I am in the last f our.' She's excited.

14.59: Zvonareva （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域s Clijsters 3-6 6-4 6-2 to reach Wimbledon 半分-決勝戦

Through in style: Vera Zvonareva 回復するd a 始める，決める 負かす／撃墜する to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Kim Clijsters

Bad start for Kim...二塁打 fault. 広大な／多数の／重要な second point, won the ベルギー, after a long 決起大会／結集させる. Clijsters then 攻撃する，衝突するs a crosscourt pass 試みる／企てる wide then floats a backhand out. Two match points to Vera...she saves one after a 緊張-filled baseline 決起大会／結集させる.? But she 逮捕するs the second one and Zvonareva makes her first Wimbledon 半分-final at the second time of asking when Clijsters 逮捕するs.

14.53: Zvonarerva is now 5-2 up and Clijsters will have to serve to save the match.

14.48: Clijsters has 減ずるd the final-始める，決める 赤字 against Zvonarerva to 4-2. These two are hitting the ball with incredible 力／強力にする ...重要な point here - it's 30-all on Zvonareva's serve..Clijsters 攻撃する，衝突するs it long then gets clobbered by an エース.

Nick has gone off to watch a 文書の about Hawkeye and 手渡すd his racquet to me - 示す Lawford.

14.45: Some thoughts from Pironkova: "This seems like a dream. I'm 極端に happy. I thin k that I played pretty 井戸／弁護士席, and I thought that I could 勝利，勝つ. I 現実に love this tournament, I try to relax and enjoy it.'

14.40: Pironkova? （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域s Venus 6-2 6-3 to reach 半分-決勝戦

That has to 階級 as the biggest upset of the tournament to date. A terrible day at the office for Venus, but a marvellous victory for Pironkova against the five times 支持する／優勝者.

14.35: Venus 直面するs the 戦う／戦い of her life here, and she saves two match points with some 勇敢な hitting to the 支援する of the 法廷，裁判所. She is still 5-3 負かす／撃墜する though.

14.32: Clijsters has 手渡すd the second 始める，決める on a plate to Zvonareva, 二塁打 faulting to send the match into a decider.

Pure delight: Tsvetana Pironkova celebrates after making a 勝利者 against Venus Williams

14.25: A big surprise brewing on 法廷，裁判所 One, where Venus Williams now 追跡するs 5-2 in the second 始める，決める. Some splendid にわか景気ing groundstrokes from Pironkova sees her break the American serve, and she is now on the 瀬戸際 of victory.

14.20: Clijsters breaks 支援する and is now 5-4 負かす／撃墜する in he 始める，決める, but she can thank two slices of luck. The ベルギー twice 利益s from 逮捕する cords.

14.12: Venus Williams breaks serve with a 罰金 ボレー and powerful backhand pass, and goes 2-1 ahead. She is quickly broken 支援する however, which is a major surprise, and it's now 2-2.

14.08: Zvonareva is looking 詐欺師 at the moment, and she takes another game to go 4-1 up in the second 始める，決める.

14.05: Venus has to save a break point 早期に in the second 始める，決める, with a 罰金 serve and crunching 粉砕する.

14.03: Zvonareva breaks the Clijsters serve to take a 3-1 lead in the second 始める，決める.

13.56: Clijsters is 軍隊d to save a break point and draw level at 1-1 早期に in the second 始める，決める.

13.51: Pironkova 勝利，勝つs the first 始める，決める 6-2 against Venus Williams

I say, I say. We may have a story on our 手渡すs. Pironkova looks 奮起させるd out there, and she 運動s a 罰金 passing 発射 past the American to 勝利，勝つ the first 始める，決める.

13.45: Clijsters 勝利，勝つs the first 始める，決める 6-3

The ベルギー 始める，決めるs up her chance with a superb ボレー and then 勝利，勝つs a 戦う／戦い of the backhands to （人命などを）奪う，主張する the first 始める，決める.

Centre 行う／開催する／段階: Kim Clijsters in 活動／戦闘 against Vera Zvonareva

13.43: Venus Williams is broken in the first 始める，決める and 落ちるs 4-2 behind. An ありそうもない start on 法廷，裁判所 One.

13.41: No sooner do I あられ／賞賛する the serving than Clijsters really has to dig 深い to 持つ／拘留する on and go 4-3 up. She saves a break point in the 過程, but doesn't 持つ／拘留する 支援する and plays some 勇敢に立ち向かう and powerful tennis.

13.32: Both Clijsters and Zvonareva are serving 井戸／弁護士席 on Centre 法廷，裁判所, and they are level at 3-3. This first 始める，決める could 井戸／弁護士席 go to a tie-break.

13.22: It's going with serve on Centre 法廷，裁判所, where Clijsters leads 2-1. And it's 22 between Venus Williams and Pironkova on 法廷，裁判所 One.

13.08: It's good to see that Elaine Paige is in the 王室の box. Nowhere 近づく as special as Tony Bennett yesterday, but still nice.

13.00: The players make their 入り口 on Centre 法廷，裁判所 and 法廷，裁判所 One. The ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦 will be under way すぐに.

Struggling: Venus Williams didn't have things all her own way against Tsvetana Pironkova

12.55: Jelena Jankovic has about as much staying 力／強力にする as England's World Cup footballers. They should all be ashamed of themselves. I long for bygone days where dignity was synonymous with sport. Am I really asking too much? But on to this year's Wimbledon. At least Andy Murray is on-song, but King Roger's going to take some （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing - and those Williams sisters, eh? What a story.
Nicola, Bradfield Combust

広大な／多数の／重要な to hear from you Nicola. Certainly Jelena Jankovic has 原因（となる）d やめる a 嵐／襲撃する after her 出口. You should hear what Alex Kay has had to say about it.

12.45: Sportsmail's Laura Williamson is already in position, and is asking if anybody can stop the inexorable march of the Williams sisters to another final.

Laura Williamson: Who can stop the Williams sisters?

12.35: Kim Clijsters is sure to receive a superb 歓迎会 from the Centre 法廷，裁判所 （人が）群がる this afternoon - and rightly so. It really is nice to see her 支援する.

12.25: I'm sure the Williams sisters will play in the final again!
Joan, 物陰／風下d

< span style="font-style: italic;">It does look a decent bet, Joan.

12.18: My favourite 早期に picture of the day is this one. Good old Rufus....

Bird's 注目する，もくろむ 見解（をとる）: Rufus the 強硬派 on Centre 法廷，裁判所 as he patrols the grounds to 脅す away pigeons

12.12: Jelena Jankovic on Twitter: 'It was a 堅い day yesterday. 飛行機で行くing 支援する to Serbia this morning'

12.10: I know a man never 脅すd to put his 評判 on the line with a few 予測s. It's only Sportsmail's Alex Kay - have a look and see if you agree with his 予測s for this eighth day.

ALEX KAY'S DAY EIGHT PREDICTIONS

12.05: Hello Nick, Can't wait for ladies day to get 進行中で - and yes, looks like the rain will stay away! I can't see any その上の than Clijsters, Williams, Williams and Kvitova in the last four. And what a line-up that will be.
Geraldine (tennis 熱中している人), Gigglesworth

Your 予測s are very solid Geraldine. Thanks for your company today.

12.00: Big Ben strikes midday and the ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦 are an hour away. Before that we have plenty of time for you to have your say - this is no time to be shy. What do you think of the tournament so far, and what do you 予報する for the days ahead?

Taking cover: Tennis fans 避難所 from the rain this morning

11.55: It's women's ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦 day at the All England Club folks, wouldn't you know it. And here is the humble order of play.

Centre 法廷，裁判所 (1pm BST)

Kim Clijsters v Vera Zvonareva
Serena Williams v Li Na

法廷，裁判所 One (1pm BST)

Venus Williams v Tsvetana Pironkova
Kaia Kanepi v Petra Kvitova

11.50: I don't know about you but I'm in a pretty good mood this morning, 大部分は thanks to my best ever friend the wireless. Hot Chocolate's 'It Started with a Kiss' and the Righteous Brothers 'Unchained Melody' kicked off my day in the 権利 way.

11.45: Good Morning and welcome to our ニュース報道 of day eight at Wimbledon. It's a hot and 湿気の多い one in London town, after rain earlier this morning.

Rain rain go away come again another day: The covers go on at Wimbledon this morning on 法廷，裁判所 Two