HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Wimbledon day five


Reuters | Updated: 08-07-2023 01:34 IST | Created: 08-07-2023 01:34 IST
HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Wimbledon day five

Highlights of the fifth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Friday (times GMT): 1950 GARCIA-BOUZKOVA MATCH MOVES TO COURT ONE

With the match at one set apiece, organisers moved the third-round clash between France's fifth seed Caroline Garcia and Czech Marie Bouzkova from Court Two to Court One due to poor light. READ MORE

Alcaraz sparkles at Wimbledon but home hopes dashed as Murray, Norrie fall Wimbledon 2023: Order of play on Saturday

British balloon bursts as valiant Murray fizzles on main stage Swiatek remains on course after beating Martic

Ruthless Jabeur knocks out China's Bai in 45 minutes Tsitsipas ends Murray's hopes with comeback win

Tsurenko outlasts Bogdan in record 38-point tiebreak Eubanks overpowers Norrie to make third round at Wimbledon

Scream therapy pays dividends for Sabalenka Sinner shrugs off slow start to reach last 16

Medvedev revved up for deep run after F1 trip Alcaraz overcomes Muller despite error-strewn performance

Djokovic and Wawrinka renew age-old rivalry for first time on grass South African Anderson to return 14 months after retiring

Order of play on Friday Murray's night-time drama ends on a Wimbledon cliff-hanger

Sabalenka fights back to avoid upset Kostyuk through as Badosa retires, pulls out of mixed doubles

Denmark's Rune dazzles on way to third round Former champion Kvitova cruises through

Medvedev overcomes Mannarino test Fans get inked for lasting impressions of Wimbledon

Rybakina fights off Cornet to reach third round Britain's Broady finally gets his Wimbledon moment

American Tiafoe rides serve into third round, Fritz crashes out Fifth seed Garcia squeezes through at Wimbledon

Rublev downs fellow Russian Karatsev to reach third round Battling Svitolina knocks Mertens out of Wimbledon

Protesters should work with sport - Wimbledon panellists 1918 SWIATEK KEEPS ON ROLLING

Women's top seed Iga Swiatek had no problems beating Croatia's Petra Martic 6-2 7-5 as the Pole continues her quest for a first Wimbledon title. She will next face Swiss Olympic champion Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.

1854 RUBLEV OUSTS GOFFIN, SVITOLINA ADVANCES Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev downed Belgium's David Goffin 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-2 in their third round match.

Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Elina Svitolina earned a 7-6(3) 6-2 win over American Sofia Kenin to move into the fourth round. 1829 JABEUR CRUSHES BAI, SHAPOVALOV OVERCOMES BROADY

Tunisian sixth seed Ons Jabeur needed only 45 minutes to beat Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan 6-1 6-1 and move into the third round. Canadian 26th seed Denis Shapovalov bounced back from a set down against Britain's Liam Broady to win 4-6 6-2 7-5 7-5 and reach the fourth round.

1750 BENCIC EASES PAST LINETTE Olympic champion and 14th seed Belinda Bencic claimed a resounding 6-3 6-1 win over Poland's Magda Linette without dropping serve to reach the fourth round.

1715 TSITSIPAS FIGHTS BACK TO BEAT MURRAY Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas fought back from a one-set deficit against home favourite Andy Murray to win their second-round clash 7-6(3) 6-7(2) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 after it was suspended on Thursday evening.

"Never easy against Andy I know everyone loves him it was a difficult game, I'm very impressed with his level after having two surgeries, I wish him the very best," said Tsitsipas. 1703 UNTROUBLED PEGULA ADVANCES TO FOURTH ROUND

American fourth seed Jessica Pegula claimed a comfortable 6-4 6-0 win over Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the third round. 1659 EUBANKS STUNS NORRIE

American Christopher Eubanks pulled off an upset 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-6(3) win over Britain's 12th seed Cameron Norrie to reach the third round. 1620 TSURENKO BEATS BOGDAN AFTER MARATHON TIEBREAKER

Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko and Romania's Ana Bogdan played the longest tiebreak in women's Grand Slam history and Tsurenko won it 20-18 to seal a 4-6 6-3 7-6(18) victory in a third-round match lasting three hours 40 minutes. 1528 SINNER BOUNCES BACK, AZARENKA BEATS KASATKINA

Italian Jannik Sinner, the eighth seed, came from a set down to beat France's Quentin Halys 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 and reach the fourth round. Twice Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka overcame Russian 11th seed Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-4 in the third round.

1505 ALCARAZ EASES INTO THIRD ROUND World number one Carlos Alcaraz made a number of unforced errors but easily overcame Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 without dropping serve to reach the third round.

1457 ZVEREV SAFELY THROUGH TO THIRD ROUND German Alexander Zverev, playing on consecutive days due to the backlog of matches, beat Japan's Yosuke Watanuki 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-2 to set up a third-round clash with Matteo Berrettini.

1406 SABALENKA LIVES TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY Second seed and Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a set down and 5-4 down in the second to beat Varvara Gracheva 2-6 7-5 6-2, sealing victory with a searing ace to reach the third round.

1400 HURKACZ DEFEATS MUSETTI IN BATTLE OF SEEDS Poland's 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz beat Lorenzo Musetti7-6(4) 6-4 6-4 to move into the fourth round.

1330 BERRETTINI DISPATCHES DE MINAUR IN STRAIGHT SETS Matteo Berrettini stunned Australian 15th seed Alex De Minaur with a 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory on Court 18 as the Italian looks to rediscover his form after injuries dropped him from number six in the world to outside the top 30.

1248 RUNE ADVANCES TO THIRD ROUND Sixth seed Holger Rune overcame Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4 despite making nearly 50 unforced errors.

1215 MEDVEDEV BEATS MANNARINO IN STRAIGHT SETS Third seed Daniil Medvedev beat Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-3 7-6(5) after their match was suspended on Thursday due to poor light.

1122 KVITOVA SAILS INTO THIRD ROUND Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova struggled with her first serve but the ninth seed still beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-2 with a flurry of winners.

American Madison Keys also moved into the third round after she beat Viktorija Golubic 7-5 6-3. 1046 BADOSA RETIRES AFTER MEDICAL TIMEOUT

Paula Badosa retired from her second-round match against Marta Kostyuk while trailing 6-2 1-0. Former world number two Badosa was playing in her first tournament since the Italian Open in May after a stress fracture in her spine ruled her out of the French Open.

1005 PLAY UNDERWAY Play began under sunny skies, with the temperature hovering around 24 degrees Celsius. Britain's Met Office has forecast a rain-free day.

Former champion Andy Murray and fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas will resume their second-round match on Centre Court. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are in third-round action later.

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