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 by their third-round ties.

Alongside the highest guys getting the job executed, 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 kind for 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini. The injury-prone Italian has spent important time on the sidelines during the last 12 months or so, and post-comeback, his outcomes have been lacklustre, however a straight units win over Sascha Zverev is a formidable win, and will probably be fascinating to see how he fares in opposition to 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 in opposition to 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 by 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 all the time a step forward within the rallies.

Nonetheless, within the third, the three-time Grand Slam Champion lastly discovered the next stage, pushing Djokovic round to power a tiebreak which he led 5-3, however his first serve nonetheless refused to fireside 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 at this time, we knew it will be actually tight to complete the match at this time. One in every of us needed to win in straight units, and the primary two units seemed excellent for me. Then he raised his stage, and I dropped mine just a little bit. And yeah, [the] crowd obtained concerned. It was a superb environment. And hopefully, you guys loved it. Djokovic on his win over Wawrinka.

Rune Saves Match Factors vs Fokina

Holger Rune got here by 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 properly executed, and Rune fired a passing winner earlier than closing it out 10-8.

Sick-advised? Based mostly on the end result, sure, however had it received him the purpose, we’d all be saying how sensible it was. I’m undecided why he tried it, given how properly he served, however that’s trademark Fokina.

Different Matches of Observe

Hurkacz Hooks Musetti: A formidable win for Hurkacz, who hasn’t had an ideal season, however he’s received 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 stable in defence in opposition to the tough Jarry, who backed up his spectacular clay swing with some first rate 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 obtained the job executed in straights vs Djere. His reward is a day without work.

Wimbledon 2023 Spherical of 16 Matches

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