The first of the two ladies quarter finals scheduled for Centre Court gets underway shortly. It pits Tunisian No.21 seed, Ons Jabeur against No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka.

GAME, SET AND MATCH! - SABALENKA 6-4 6-3 JABEUR. Aryna concludes a straight sets victory with a stunning backhand winner up the line after hitting back from break point down to get the job done from deuce in one hour and 13 minutes. In the end she was just too powerful for Ons, who had her chances but just couldn't convert when it mattered most. Sabalenka will now meet No.8 seed, Karolina Pliskova in the last four.

BREAK! - SABALENKA 6-4 5-3 JABEUR. Ons finds a trio of big serves but it’s still not enough. Sabalenka scorches a crosscourt return winner to earn a break point. Jabeur saves it with a stroll into the net and even more nonchalant overhead. But it soon turns sour and she throws her racket to the floor in disgust as a drop shot only just reaches the net. Aryna unleashes full power to take charge and breaks at the second time of asking with a drive volley. She’ll now serve for the match.

SABALENKA 6-4 4-3 JABEUR. Rapid! Sabalenka finds that first-set Mojo to rampage through a love hold as we enter the business end of the set.

SABALENKA 6-4 3-3 JABEUR. You’ve got to love Jabeur’s drop shots. It’s just pure touch and feel. She flashes her wand from deep to leave Sabalenka scurrying into the net once more and then almost nonchalantly volleys away the pick-up to hold to 30.

SABALENKA 6-4 3-2 JABEUR. Aryna continues to find the solution when under threat. She faces another break point here as the desire to unload additional power begins to affect control and precision of her shots. However, she once again comes up trumps when it matters and escapes with the hold from deuce to nudge the board back in her favour.

SABALENKA 6-4 2-2 JABEUR. The game was quite literally on Sabalenka’s racket there. She leads 15-30 and then lashes two attempts at a return winner up the line just wide. Ons holds and levels in the set.

BREAK! - SABALENKA 6-4 2-1 JABEUR. We have lift off! The crowd respond to Ons as she breaks right back. A sublime drop shot has Sabalenka scampering to the net. She sticks out a racket but can only flip the ball long on the stretch.

BREAK! - SABALENKA 6-4 2-0 JABEUR. It’s all about fine margins. Sabalenka has found the answer on her serve when posed some intense questions, but Jabeur can’t do the same here. The Tunisian saves two of three break points from 0-40 - one with an exquisite drop shot - but then tumbles trying to fizz a winner down the line. She’s okay but looks forlorn as the shot slapped the net and halted her hopes of recovery.

SABALENKA 6-4 1-0 JABEUR. That’s huge in terms of momentum and the psychology of the match. Jabeur comes out all guns blazing and charges to triple break point. Sabalenka retorts with clutch tennis to reel off four points in a row. She glides a volley wide and has to go again from deuce, but at this point she’s in full power mode and almost rips the racket out of Ons’ hands lashing down a huge serve to dig out the hold.

SET! - SABALENKA 6-4 JABEUR. Aryna makes her move – and seizes the initiative in the match! The No.2 seed grunts that bit louder and hits that much harder. She surges back from 40-15 down, rifling a return winner and luring an error long to earn a set point. Ons pumps her fist as she saves it but then has to don her tin hat as Sabalenka fails to convert another three set points. A fifth comes along and this time the Belarusian won’t be denied. The controlled power finally breaches the Tunisian's defences and it’s the higher ranked player who takes a tight 36-minute opener.

SABALENKA 5-4 JABEUR. The No.21 seed fluffs an attempt a surprise drop shot and it concludes ANOTHER highly effective hold to 15. It’s been a familiar pattern throughout this opening set but could change now with some scoreboard pressure for the Tunisian to shoulder.

SABALENKA 4-4 JABEUR. Ons nails her third ace of the match and then chalks up a very tidy love hold by following in a low slice to pick up a drop shot and guide a delicious winner down the Belarusian’s left flank.

SABALENKA 4-3 JABEUR. The server is dominant but we’re beginning to get some intriguing rallies via the contrasting styles. Ons shows her touch with a classy short slice before Sabalenka storms to an impressive hold courtesy of a sizzling backhand up the line and a powerhouse, wide serve.

SABALENKA 3-3 JABEUR. Brilliant from Ons. She back pedals, leaps into the air and swats away a sublime overhead to polish off another dominant game after Sabalenka had initially threatened with a rasping return winner up the line.

SABALENKA 3-2 JABEUR. The pattern continues. The serve reigns supreme so far. Sabalenka shrugs off another double fault to cruise through the rest of the game. Aside from the opener, it’s been rather routine but the crowd will be eager for things to hot up a bit so they can truly engage in some drama.

SABALENKA 2-2 JABEUR. Neither player willing to blink first here. Jabeur looks completely assured and at ease in her surroundings as she breezes through a love hold.