A look at four big-picture themes ahead of the upcoming North American hard-court swing.

The Romanian fought off a late push from the American to reach her third semifinal at SW19 with a 6-2, 6-4 victory Wednesday.

With first-time Grand Slam semifinals on offer for most of the field, former champions Nadal and Halep will take to Centre Court on Wednesday vying to hold back a youth surge.

Back on the fabled stage for the first time since winning the 2019 Wimbledon title, the Romanian rolled, 6-1, 6-2, on Monday afternoon. Shortly afterwards, Amanda Anisimova booked a quarterfinal meeting.

The 2019 women's champion needed just 59 minutes to beat Paula Badosa, while the American achieved his best major result with his own dominant straight-set victory.

Three years after roaring into her first major semifinal, Anisimova has slowly rebuilt her momentum through pandemic and personal loss.

With the quarterfinals in sight at Wimbledon, who can hold their nerve on Day 8 and capitalize on opportunities for a major breakthrough?

Through to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time, the 20-year-old American will next face the Cinderella story of the tournament, Harmony Tan.

Anisimova and Fernandez have all the makings of what could blossom into a tremendous rivalry, but the telling factor was how each managed time in their fourth-round clash—not just in rallies, but in between points.

The 19-year-old Canadian earned an impressive victory over gold medalist Belinda Bencic, and will face Amanda Anisimova for a spot in the quarterfinals.