Gallery: The story in pictures from day eight at Wimbledon 2018
Day eight delivered thrills as per, and here are the best snaps to prove it.
It was a rest day for the men…
Except Juan Martin del Potro, who had unfinished business from Monday – which he took care of to reach the quarters.
Serena Williams starred in the women’s championship, reaching her 11th Wimbledon semi-final.
Where she will meet Julia Goerges…
Angelique Kerber, the highest remaining seed, is in the semi-finals.
But Jelena Ostapenko will not be a pushover, as she proved today.
But maybe the real stars were in the sky on day eight…
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