But things can happen quickly at Wimbledon. Sabalenka is the only one of the five top-seeded women still in the bracket after No. 4 Jasmine Paolini, last year's runner-up, followed No. 2 Coco Gauff, No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 5 Qinwen Zheng out the door.

Amanda Anisimova is back into the Wimbledon quarterfinals after beating Linda Noskova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. The American battled back from a breakdown in the third set to advance to her third Grand Slam quarterfinals, her first coming at Wimbledon in 2022.

Alcaraz is a two-time defending champion, while Sabalenka is chasing her first Wimbledon title. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.