There’s not usually a clock ticking down in tennis. Yet for Coco Gauff at Wimbledon on Sunday the 11 p.m. curfew made it seem like there was.

Women's singles tennis star, Coco Gauff, has advanced to the 4th round of 2026 Wimbledon

There’s not usually a clock ticking down in tennis. Yet for Coco Gauff at Wimbledon on Sunday the 11 p.m. curfew made it seem like there was.

Coco Gauff clinched a dramatic late-night victory over Belinda Bencic on Sunday to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time in her career.

Gauff sealed victory against Belinda Bencic with two minutes to spare as she made it past the fourth round for the first time

Gauff served out a three-set win just two minutes before the 11 p.m. deadline.

LONDON, July 5 : Coco Gauff reached her first Wimbledon quarter-final late on Sunday, overcoming Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Wimbledon's 11 pm curfew by two…

Coco Gauff beat the Wimbledon curfew clock with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win against Belinda Bencic in a match that finished at 10.58pm

Coco Gauff secured her first Wimbledon quarter-final spot, defeating Belinda Bencic in a thrilling Centre Court match that concluded just two minutes before the 11 p.m

The No. 7 seed came back from one set down to defeat her fellow American, No. 4 Jessica Pegula, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, to reach her first Wimbledon semifinal.

American tennis star Coco Gauff reached her maiden Wimbledon semi-final with a thrilling victory over fourth seed Jessica Pegula