The quarter-final programme on Centre Court begins at 1:30 pm with French qualifier Adrian Mannarino taking on third seed Daniil Medvedev. Mannarino has already caused an upset with his straight-sets victory over Jakub Menšík. Medvedev was pushed to three sets by Cameron Norrie but prevailed in the deciding tie-break after two hours and 31 minutes.
Alcaraz faces Paul
Not before 3:00 pm, Carlos Alcaraz will once again take centre stage. The Spanish superstar faces seventh-seeded American Tommy Paul, who needed just 48 minutes to defeat Luciano Darderi 6-1, 6-1 at the Marx Halle.
Alcaraz was made to work hard in the second set of his last-16 victory over Nikoloz Basilashvili. After saving four set points, the Spaniard eventually completed a 6-1, 7-6 win to reach the quarter-finals on his return to Vienna.
New world No. 1 faces surprise package Fery
The new world No. 1 will then step onto Centre Court not before 5:30 pm. Following his convincing victory over Tallon Griekspoor, Alexander Zverev will face British surprise package Arthur Fery.
While Zverev secured his rise to the top of the world rankings by reaching the quarter-finals, Fery eliminated favourite Lorenzo Musetti in three sets. The Briton will now attempt to produce another upset, while Zverev looks to continue his memorable tournament run in Vienna.
The day concludes not before 8:00 pm with fan favourite Matteo Berrettini facing fifth-seeded Australian Alex de Minaur, bringing the quarter-final programme to a close with another clash between two world-class players.
Miedler/Oberleitner challenge the top seeds
There will also be Austrian involvement on the #glaubandich Court at the Marx Halle on Friday. Not before 3:30 pm, Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner face the top-seeded pairing of Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten.
Miedler and Oberleitner already demonstrated their composure in their opening match against Petr Nouza and Michael Venus. The Austrians trailed 7-8 in the match tie-break before winning three consecutive points to complete a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 victory. They now face another major challenge in their battle for a place in the semi-finals.
Langmann battles for a place in the final
In the Wheelchair Invitational on the Fairplay Court, Nico Langmann will face British wheelchair tennis legend Alfie Hewett in the second match from 1:00 pm. Langmann opened his campaign with an impressive 6-1, 6-3 victory over Luca Arca and will now compete for a place in Saturday’s final on Centre Court at the Wiener Stadthalle.
Before that, Gordon Reid and Martín de la Puente will contest the first semi-final. Not before 4:00 pm, Langmann and Maximilian Taucher will also compete together in the doubles event, facing Hewett and Reid.
