"Wimbledon are you f*%king serious" - Tennis fans fume at scheduling for Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina and Jessica Pegula's quarterfinal matches

Elina Svitolina, Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula at Wimbledon 2023
Elina Svitolina, Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula at Wimbledon 2023

Several tennis fans have expressed their displeasure with the scheduling for the quarterfinals matches involving Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina, Jessica Pegula and Marketa Vondrousova at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Top seed Swiatek came through a hard-fought match against Belinda Bencic to advance to her maiden quarterfinal at the grasscourt Major. The Pole will continue her quest for her fifth Grand Slam title when she takes on Svitolina on Tuesday, July 11.

Fourth seed Pegula eased past Lesia Tsurenko to claim a place in the final eight of the Grand Slam. The American faces Vondrousova for a spot in her first-ever Major semifinal.

On Day 9 of the Wimbledon Championships, Jessica Pegula and Marketa Vondrousova will commence their clash at 1pm local time on the No. 1 Court. Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina's match will run simultanously, beginning at 1:30pm on Centre Court.

One fan, however, expressed their frustration with the scheduling for the highly anticipated matches and suggested an earlier start on Centre Court in order to accommodate both the women's and men's quarterfinals.

"WIMBLEDON are u f**king serious with tomorrow schedule???? WHY ON EARTH would you schedule both womens quarterfinals at the same time?????????? literally such nonsense, start earlier on centre and play all 4 quarterfinals there," the fan tweeted.

The fan also pointed out the possibility of the men's quarterfinals matches, featuring Jannik Sinner, Roman Safiullin, Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev, suffering the same fate.

"And its not only womens matches, if both end around the same time, even both ATP matches will be played at the same time??? Truly a distaster in scheduling, so unfriendly to the viewers," the fan commented.

Another fan called the grasscourt Major the worst of the four Grand Slams for their "atrocious" schedule.

"I know. It's atrocious scheduling and not useful for Tv or the fans. This slam is the worst of the four," the fan posted.

Here are a few more fan reactions:

"I'm happy that she's back after becoming a mother" - Iga Swiatek on Elina Svitolina ahead of Wimbledon QF

Iga Swiatek advances to Wimbledon 2023 QF
Iga Swiatek advances to Wimbledon 2023 QF

Ahead of their quarterfinal clash at Wimbledon 2023, Iga Swiatek expressed her admiration for Elina Svitolina, who has enjoyed great success since making her return to the tour after giving birth to her daughter Skai in October 2022.

"I'm happy that she's back after becoming a mother. I don't know how tough it is, but I'm sure it's really tough. Yeah, I'm happy that she's playing a solid game. I think it's going to be interesting in two days," Iga Swiatek said at a press conference.

Svitolina also had some kind words to say about Swiatek ahead of their clash, lauding the World No. 1 not only as a great champion but also a great person. The 28-year-old also expressed her appreciation for the Pole's vocal support for Ukraine and its people.

"Firstly, she's a great champion, also a great person. I'm really thankful for her support of Ukrainians, Ukraine, doing everything what is in her power, being vocal about that," Svitolina said.

While their quarterfinal match will mark their first-ever meeting on grass, Iga Swiatek leads 1-0 in her overall head-to-head against Elina Svitolina. The World No. 1 won their lone previous meeting, in the 2021 Italian Open quarterfinals, in straight sets.

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Edited by Siddharth Dhananjay
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