2023-07-08 21:00:00
The rain is still wreaking havoc on the Wimbledon grass Grand Slam lineup. Matches on the sixth day of Wimbledon were interrupted from 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. This day follows the line of the first three days in London, strongly disturbed by the still threatening sky above London.
Only two matches in the third round of women’s singles had been completed before the interruption. The Brazilian Beatriz Haddad (13th in the world) qualified for the 1/8 finals by beating the Romanian Sorana Cirstea (37th) 6-2, 6-2 and the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (22nd) did the same by eliminating the Hungarian Dalma Galfi (126th) 6-0, 6-4. The matches were then able to resume at 4 p.m. before being interrupted again at 8:25 p.m. for a few minutes.
Medvedev and Alcaraz drop a set
The meeting between the Russian Daniil Medvedev (3rd) and the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (67th) started normally at 2:00 p.m. under the roof of Court N.1. And it was finally the Russian who logically won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. He finds the round of 16, a stage already reached in 2021. But he never went further. This year, to move into the quarters, he will have to dismiss the Czech Jiri Lehecka (37th).
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The world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz also qualified for the round of 16 but he was jostled by the Chilean Nicolas Jarry (28th) whom he ended up beating 6-3, 6-7 (6/8) , 6-3, 7-5 in 3:56. The 20-year-old Spaniard, who does not hide his ambitions to win the tournament, will face Matteo Berrettini for a place in the quarterfinals.
Precisely, the Italian, 38th in the world and finalist in 2021, imposed his power on Alexander Zverev (21st) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5), Saturday in the third round of Wimbledon. The 27-year-old colossus landed 15 aces (including one on match point) and 36 game winners on the 2020 US Open runner-up, showing he should be relied upon again at Wimbledon 2023 , even if his latest results are not up to the 6th world rank he occupied in January 2022. Last year, the Italian had given up the Major on grass the day of his entry into the running due to a positive test for covid.
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Tsitsipas and Sabalenka pass without problem
After finishing a five-set marathon against Andy Murray on Friday, Stefanos Tsitsipas, 5th in the world, was quick to beat Serbian Laslo Djere (60th) 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on Saturday. and thus qualify for the knockout stages of Wimbledon. The 24-year-old Greek will face for a place in the quarterfinals the American Christopher Eubanks (43rd), who dismissed the Australian Christopher O’Connell (73rd) in three tie-breaks 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2).
World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka, after falling to the brink on Friday at Wimbledon, followed up on Saturday with a quieter victory in the third round against Russian Anna Blinkova (40th) 6-2, 6-3. The 25-year-old Belarusian, who is one of the favorites of the tournament, will face another Russian to try to climb into the quarterfinals, Ekaterina Alexandrova (22nd).
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Rune eliminates Davidovich Fokina in the super tie-break
Holger Rune (6th in the world) qualified for the knockout stages of Wimbledon on Saturday after an epic match won in a super tie-break against the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich (34th) 6-3, 4-6, 3- 6, 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) in 3h59. The 20-year-old Dane saved two match points to join the next round where he will face Frances Tiafoe (10th) or Grigor Dimitrov (24th) to try to climb into the quarters.
Jabeur hooked, Rybakina express
Ons Jabeur, 6th in the world and finalist last year, qualified for the knockout stages of Wimbledon on Saturday by snatching victory against Canadian Bianca Andreescu (50th) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. “I have to thank the rain: it allowed me to chat with my coach,” admitted the 28-year-old Tunisian who will face the Czech Petra Kvitova (9th), double winner (2011, 2014), for a place in quarters. A sudden downpour indeed interrupted the matches and in particular that between Andreescu and Jabeur on court N.1, while the Canadian was leading 6-3, 3-6, 3-2. The match resumed once the roof was closed.
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