2023-07-08 17:33:46
Co-favorite Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev lost a set for the first time in the third round of Wimbledon on Saturday, but the tennis major’s numbers one and three ultimately reached the round of 16 safely. The Spaniard defeated Chilean Nicolas Jarry (No. 25) 6:3,6:7(6),6:3,7:5, the Russian beat Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 4:6,6:3,6 :4.6:4.
“Permanent player” Stefanos Tsitsipas was finally able to look forward to a smooth win on the same day of the game. The Greek, seeded number 5, has played daily in his five-set matches against Dominic Thiem and Andy Murray since Tuesday due to rain and darkness shifts. On Saturday he only let the Serb Laslo Djere get a taste of winning the set in a game of 6:4,7:6(5),6:4. Against Chris Eubanks, Tsitsipas is the favorite in the round of 16 for his first quarter-finals on Church Road.
“You know, it took Noah 14 days to build the ark and it feels like the first two matches were similar,” said Tsitsipas, happy about his second round of 16 in the grass “Mecca”.
Alcaraz had to stretch himself for the first time, after all he was already 0:3 and 15:40 behind in the fourth set. After almost four hours he was through, like Medvedev after a bumpy start. The Russian, who was only allowed to watch Wimbledon last year, is like Alcaraz in the round of 16 for the second time.
At the beginning of the fourth set, Fucsovics injured his ankle and was only able to finish the game with a handicap. Medvedev won set four 6: 4 and made it 3: 1 head-to-head with the Hungarian after losing the only duel at Grand Slam level in Paris to date.
In the round of 16, Medvedev now meets Sebastian Ofner, who conquered the first round. The Czech Jiri Lehecka extended his run by beating the USA’s Tommy Paul, number 16. He needed 4:04 hours for the 6:2,7:6(2),6:7(5),6:7(9),6:2 victory.
In the women’s game, number two seeded Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus defeated Anna Blinkowa from Russia 6:2,6:3. Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova booked her ticket to the round of 16 in singles with a 6:3,7:5 win over Serbian Natalija Stevanovic.
In the meantime, Julia Grabher from Vorarlberg was eliminated in the first round, both in singles and in doubles. Grabher and her Italian partner Sara Errani lost 3:6,4:6 to the Czech duo Miriam Kolodziejova/Marketa Vondrousova.
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