Wimbledon glance

Tuesday’s women’s quarterfinals: No. 7 Simona Halep beat Zhang Shuai 7-6 (4), 6-1; No. 8 Elina Svitolina beat Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-4; No. 11 Serena Williams beat Alison Riske 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Barbora Strycova beat No. 19 Johanna Konta 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Wednesday’s lookahead: The Big Three get back on court for the quarterfinals, all facing opponents who beat them the last time they played. Defending champion Novak Djokovic will be first on Centre Court against David Goffin, and eight-time champion Roger Federer follows against Kei Nishikori. Rafael Nadal, a two-time champion at the All England Club, will be second on No. 1 Court against Sam Querrey. The first quarterfinal match in that stadium will be between Roberto Bautista Agut and Guido Pella. Djokovic is 5-1 against Goffin, but he lost to the Belgian on clay in Monte Carlo in 2017 in their last meeting. Federer is 7-3 against Nishikori, but lost to the eighth-seeded Japanese player on a hard court at last year’s ATP Finals. Nadal is 4-1 against Querrey, but lost to the American on a hard court in 2017 in Acapulco.

Wednesday’s forecast: Cloudy, with a high of 79 degrees. major tournament.

The other semifinal Thursday will be No. 7 Simona Halep of Romania against No. 8 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.

After edging Riske in singles, Williams cooled down by riding a stationary bike while holding her nearly 2-year-old daughter, Olympia, in one arm. Then Williams went out and joined Andy Murray to win their second-round match in mixed doubles 7-5, 6-3 against Fabrice Martin and Raquel Atawo.

Halep, a former No. 1 who won the 2018 French Open, followed up her elimination of 15-year-old sensation Coco Gauff by defeating Zhang Shuai of China 7-6 (4), 6-1 to get to her second semifinal at Wimbledon. Svitolina will make her debut in that round at any major tournament thanks to beating Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-4.