Marketa Vondrousova revealed that a snatched phone conversation with her husband had helped her turn the tide in an intense tussle with Jessica Pegula, as the Czech went on to claim a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
In a quarter-final with more twists and turns than a Netflix serial, two players who had never met before produced a contest that will have bolstered the reputations of both. It was deserving of the rapt attention it received from the No 1 Court crowd.
