Wimbledon: Day 9 sees favorites win and Brazilian guaranteed in the final

Brazilian duo falls in the quarterfinals . Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo were defeated by Hiikata and Pel in straight sets —7/6 (5) and 6/4— and bid farewell to Wimbledon. At 41 years old, Melo was seeking his second doubles title at the English Grand Slam after being champion in 2017.

Sabalenka struggles, but comes back against Bia's partner . The world number 1 fell behind and had to fight back to eliminate German Laura Siegemund —4/6, 6/2 and 6/4— and return to the semifinals of the most traditional tennis tournament. She was also champion at Wimbledon.

Alcaraz doesn't even need to sweat . The current two-time champion crushed local Cameron Norrie and advanced in straight sets, with partial scores of 6/2, 6/3 and 6/3.

Fritz advances . Fonseca's executioner in Eastbourne, the American beat Khachanov 3 sets to 1 and advanced to the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time in his career. The current world number 5 continues to dream of his first title on the main stage of English grass and will face the Spaniard next.

Gutão falls in the youth category . The 16-year-old Brazilian prospect lost in the second round of the youth category to German Schoenhaus, seed number 13. His rival, one year older, won 6/4, 4/6 and 6/0.

Victoria Barros advances in the Wimbledon Junior doubles, Naná and partner lose . Barros and Serbian Kostovic, seeded 4th in the junior women's doubles, won their debut and remain in the competition, while Naná and Canadian Lagaev were eliminated.