The last ever Manic Monday at Wimbledon didn’t disappoint, delivering some ten hours of rollercoaster fourth round action across the All England Club with shocks and significant milestones galore.

Canadian tennis fans will be clearing their diaries on Wednesday with two of their men into the quarter-finals for the first time in the tournament's history.

First, Denis Shapovalov raced through with a dominant 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 victory over No.8 seed Roberto Bautista Agut before his close friend Felix Auger-Aliassime followed him into the Last Eight Club with a five-set win over No.4 seed Alexander Zverev under the No.1 Court roof.

Shapovalov has won trophies at Wimbledon in the past as the boys’ champion in 2016 and Monday’s success over the Spaniard earns him his second quarter-final at this level and his first at the London major.

“I played some really high-level tennis today,” said Shapovalov who will face Russian Karen Khachanov for a semi-final spot. “Obviously I got a little bit nervous in the third set. I think it's completely normal. I dealt with that really, really well. Other than that, I played really, really flawless. Roberto is a very, very tough player to play against.”

It was a good day for former junior champions. Earlier the 2010 boys’ winner Marton Fucsovics finally walked off court with a victory over his bogeyman, the young Russian Andrey Rublev, as well as a first Grand Slam quarter-final on his CV.

Fucsovics secured his first win in four attempts this year over the No.5 seed 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, a result that makes him only the third Hungarian man in history to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and the first since 1948.

“I was not thinking about the previous matches [with Rublev],” said the world No.48, who lost to the Russian in Rotterdam, Dubai and Miami.

“This one was a different match. We played on grass. I really like the surface. I think my game fits the surface very well.

“I think I will become famous now in Hungary. It's a big thing, huge thing. But for the moment I'm not thinking about what will happen in Hungary, if I will be in the news or if people will talk about me.”

Italian No.1 Matteo Berrettini maintained his incredible recent run of form by beating Belarusian Ilya Ivashka 6-4, 6-3, 6-1, and is another who will line up in his first Wimbledon quarter-final on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old Roman, who has now reached the last eight at three of the four majors, dropped just six points behind his first serve and next plays Auger-Aliassime.

Berrettini has won 22 of his last 25 matches across two surfaces, a run that features a trophy in Belgrade, a first Masters 1000 final in Madrid, a quarter-final at Roland-Garros and first ATP 500 title at Queen’s.

“I feel I am playing for sure the best tennis of my career,” the Italian said. “[In] 2019 I was playing good, but everything was kind of new. I had to adjust a little bit. Now I have more confidence, more experience as well. Obviously the tournament is not done yet. I'm really looking forward to achieving even more.”

Switzerland’s world No.66 Viktorija Golubic was another processing a first Grand Slam quarter-final after a shock 7-6, 6-3 win over No.23 seed Madison Keys. Golubic is having a stand-out year after reaching two WTA finals and reaching the quarter-finals in Eastbourne as a qualifier.

“It’s very, very exciting to be through,” said the 28-year-old. “It's so special now to be in the quarter-finals."

The Swiss believes an early adjustment to her backhand as a junior when she switched from two to one hand on the racket has ultimately made her a better player on grass.

“When I was around 11 or 12 my coach at that time, he decided that I should switch to one-handed, forehand and backhand, because I was double handed both [sides]. I know that half a year, like when we tried, I basically didn't hit one ball over the net!

“It gives me some variety on the court. The slice and the drop shot are a little bit better with it. And for grass it's perfect, I think.” 

Two Czechs also moved through to the last eight. No.19 seed Karolina Muchova made it back-to-back Wimbledon quarter-finals when she beat Spanish No.30 seed Paula Badosa 7-6, 6-4.

And former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova is another cruising through the draw nicely. The 2016 US Open finalist outplayed Russian wild card Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 14 minutes.

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