Wimbledon order of play: Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie take centre stage in their semi-final clash, with Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios off after the Spaniard was forced to pull out… while both women’s doubles semi-finals take place on Centre Court
- Cameron Norrie returns to Centre Court for his first-ever Grand Slam semi-final
- The Briton comes up against top seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic
- Rafael Nadal has been forced to pull out of his semi-final against Nick Kyrgios
- Both women’s doubles semi-finals will take place on Centre Court today
The action at SW19 continues as Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie take centre stage on Wimbledon Day 12.
Day 11 saw Simona Halep suffer a surprise defeat in her semi-final clash against 17th seed Elena Rybakina, while Joe Salisbury and his partner Rajeev Ram also bowed out as they were beaten by Aussie duo Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell.
Meeting Rybakina in Saturday’s women’s singles showpiece will be third seed Ons Jabeur, who beat Tatjana Maria in three sets to reach her first Grand Slam final.
Cameron Norrie battled past David Goffin in five sets to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final
The Briton comes up against top seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic on Centre Court
Up first on Centre Court today is the first of two women’s doubles semi-finals today, with fourth seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko taking on second seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.
Britain’s Norrie will then take to court in his first-ever Grand Slam semi-final, as he plays top seed and reigning champion Djokovic. The eagerly-anticipated semi-final clash between Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal is off, however, after the latter was forced to pull out with an abdominal injury.
The second women’s doubles semi-final will then take place, with top seeds Elise Mertens and Shuai Zhang facing Danielle Collins and Desirae Krawczyk.
Sportsmail takes you through the day’s order of play – and how to follow the action – below.
How to watch the action
As usual, it’s the BBC who will broadcast the Wimbledon action, with viewers able to watch on BBC One, BBC Two and the BBC Red Button.
The action on every court will be available to watch, with viewers able to stream the coverage via BBC iPlayer and both the BBC Sport website and app.
Additionally, BBC Two will provide daily highlights on their ‘Today at Wimbledon’ show.
Sportsmail will be covering Day 12, so you can follow along with us.
Order of play for Friday, July 8
Centre Court (from 1.30pm)
- Lyudmyla Kichenok & Jelena Ostapenko (4) vs Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova (2)
- Novak Djokovic (1) vs Cameron Norrie (9) – not before 2.30pm
- Elise Mertens & Shuai Zhang (1) vs Danielle Collins & Desirae Krawczyk – not before 4pm
Rafael Nadal was set to play Nick Kyrgios today but the Spaniard has been forced to withdraw due to injury
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