Top Seeds Advance, Surprises, and Impressive Wins

The spherical of sixteen lineup at Wimbledon is full. It options seven of the highest ten seeds, with Alcaraz, Djokovic, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Rune, Rublev, and Sinner coming via their third-round ties.

Alongside the highest guys getting the job performed, there have been spectacular wins for Christopher Eubanks, Hubert Hurkacz and Jiri Lehecka; the latter took out Tommy Paul in 5 units.

The thirty-two spherical additionally signalled a return to type for 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini. The injury-prone Italian has spent vital time on the sidelines during the last yr or so, and post-comeback, his outcomes have been lacklustre, however a straight units win over Sascha Zverev is a powerful win, and it is going to be attention-grabbing to see how he fares towards Alcaraz within the fourth spherical.

There was additionally one rain-affected match, with Dimitrov and Tiafoe having to be completed on Sunday after Saturday night rain.

The Bulgarian didn’t want lengthy to wrap up proceedings; he began the day with a two-set lead and reeled off 5 video games to wrap up a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 towards the tenth seed.

Wimbledon 2023 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Djokovic Fends Off Wawrinka

A late begin on the centre courtroom meant Djokovic was in peril of operating into the 11 pm curfew, however he managed to keep away from it, coming via 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(5) with the match ending at 10.45 pm.

Djokovic dominated within the first two units, as Stan’s first serve went AWOL, and Novak was at all times a step forward within the rallies.

Nonetheless, within the third, the three-time Grand Slam Champion lastly discovered a better stage, pushing Djokovic round to drive a tiebreak which he led 5-3, however his first serve nonetheless refused to fireplace as Djokovic reeled him in to win one more tiebreak.

He was two factors away from extending this match to a different day. Coming into the courtroom right now, we knew it might be actually tight to complete the match right now. Considered one of us needed to win in straight units, and the primary two units regarded superb for me. Then he raised his stage, and I dropped mine a bit bit. And yeah, [the] crowd acquired concerned. It was a very good environment. And hopefully, you guys loved it. Djokovic on his win over Wawrinka.

Rune Saves Match Factors vs Fokina

Holger Rune got here via a fifth-set tiebreak to beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(10-8) after three hours and 58 minutes.

Fokina had two match factors at 5-4 within the fifth, however a Rune volley and an ace erased them. Then after main 8-5 within the tiebreak, the Spaniard threw in an underarm serve at 8-8, which wasn’t that effectively executed, and Rune fired a passing winner earlier than closing it out 10-8.

Sick-advised? Primarily based on the end result, sure, however had it gained him the purpose, we’d all be saying how sensible it was. I’m unsure why he tried it, given how effectively he served, however that’s trademark Fokina.

Different Matches of Notice

Hurkacz Hooks Musetti: A formidable win for Hurkacz, who hasn’t had an amazing season, however he’s gained all three matches at SW19 in straight units with out being damaged.

Alcaraz Jinks Previous Jarry: A set dropped for Alcaraz, however he was rock strong in defence towards the difficult Jarry, who backed up his spectacular clay swing with some respectable wins on grass.

Tsitsipas Downs Djere: Tsitsipas has performed 5 days in a row at SW19, two of his matches going 5 units, however he acquired the job performed in straights vs Djere. His reward is a time off.

Wimbledon 2023 Spherical of 16 Matches

Prime Half

Backside Half

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