Wimbledon, Day 5 Highlights: Roger Federer won the third round in straight sets. (Source: Reuters)
Wimbledon 2018, Day 5 Highlights: Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer needed just over an hour and a half to book a fourth-round spot by beating big-serving German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 7-5 6-2. Seven-times champion Serena Williams rallied from 5-3 down in the second set to put away France’s Kristina Mladenovic 7-5 7-6(2). Seventh seed Karolina Pliskova came back from a set down to beat Romania’s Mihaela Buzarnescu 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 in the third round. Read More
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Wimbledon 2018, Day 5 Highlights:
00:06 (IST)07 Jul 2018
FEDERER WINS
Roger Federer delivers a straight-sets victory against Jan-Lennard Struff to go into the fourth round. He defeats Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 7-5, 6-2. He wins his 29th consecutive set at Wimbledon.
Here is what the star says: "I think I did very well today. First set, not many chances, I was able to win. I think I can be very happy today. It’s a wonderful feeling walking out there, I try to put on a good match and try hard every time, regardless of how many times I’ve played at Wimbledon. It’s the most special court for me, hundreds of thousands must have come to see me play here."
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Phew here for Pliskova as well! From 4-1 down in the second set, seventh seed Pliskova fends off the in-form Mihaela Buzarnescu, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Meanwhile, John Isner beat Radu Albot6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
23:30 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Federer wins second set
Phew! Federer wins the second set 7-5, thanks to a good round of service game. He is just one set away from victory. If he reaches Round four, which we all know he will, he will face Adrian Mannarino, who beat Medvedev in five sets
22:45 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Pliskova in danger
Another top seed is in danger of getting knocked out from the prestigious tournament as former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova is trailing 6-3, 4-2 to Mihaela Buzarnescu
22:44 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Federer wins first set
Federer gives a powerful performance in the first set of the third round to claim it 6-3 after taking four straight points against Jan-Lennard Struff.
22:16 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Roger Federer takes the court
As one star leaves, another star takes the court. Defending champion Roger Federer is out in the court for his third round match against Jan-Lennard Struff.
22:08 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Serena Wins
Serena Willims wins! She stretches her winning streak to 17. She takes her place in Week 2 with a hard-fought 7-5, 7-6 victory over K. Mladenovic. Here is how she felt after the match, "Everyone is playing their A-game, so many top players have lost. I’m ready for anyone that I play"
21:54 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Serena Williams stretched
Mladenovic has taken Serena Williams into the tiebreaker! After losing the first set 5-6, Mladenovic with a special effort to stretch the second set in the tiebreak
21:38 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Venus Williams knocked out
Venus Williams has been knocked out of Wimbledon 2018. The last year's runner-up has fallen to world number 20 Kiki Bertens. Berterns advances to fourth round with a 6-2 7-6 8-6 win over Venus
20:57 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Serena Williams wins first set
Serena Williams has won the first set against Kristina Mladenovic 7-5. She was down 5-4 but then makes it 5-5 before finishing it in style
20:30 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Venus Williams wins second set; Serena trailing
After a hard fight, Venus Williams has managed to save herself as she won the second set. She had to come back from 4-6 down to win the set 6-7 (7-5) against Kiki Bertens. Meanwhile, in Centre Court, her sister, Serena Williams is trailing in the first set against Kristina Mladenovic by 4-2.
20:21 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Venus Williams bounces back!
Venus Williams has bounced back in the second set, as she wins two games in a row to go from 5-4 to 5-6. Can she win the set to take the match to the third set?
20:12 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Kiki Bertens serving for the match
Kiki Bertens has taken 6-2 5-4 lead over No. 9 seed Venus Williams and now she is serving for the match. We could have another big upset on Day 5.
19:54 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Sam Querrey loses to Gael Monfils
The No. 11 seed Sam Querrey has lost to unseeded Gael Monfils. He won the first set but then dropped the next three that sealed his fate. The surprises continue in Wimbledon. Gael Monfils won 7-5 4-6 4-6 2-6
19:42 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Venus Williams loses first set
Is another big upset on offer? The No. 9 seed Venus Williams has dropped the first set 6-2 against No. 20 seed Kiki Bertens. Another top 10 seed could be out in Women's singles.
19:27 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Gael Monfills wins third set
No. 11 seed Sam Querrey has dropped two sets in a row after winning the first one against Gael Monfils. Monfils wins the the third set 4-6. He now leads in the match 7-5 4-6 4-6
19:19 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Venus Williams trailing
The No. 9 seed Venus Williams is having a tough competition against No. 20 seed Kiki Bertens and she is trailing at the moment. In the first set, Kiki Bertens is leading 3-1 for now.
18:55 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Gael Monfils fights back!
Gael Monfils has won the second set against Sam Querrey. It is all level at the moment between the two players. He won the second set 6-4.
18:41 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Alexander Zverev wins!
No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev progresses to the next round as he beats Taylor Fritz 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-0) 1-6 2-6 to get the win.
18:36 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Alexendar Zverev to serve for the match
Alexander Zverev has taken a 5-2 lead and he has the serve. He wins this game and he wins the match against Taylor Fritz. He will be serving for the match in this game.
18:28 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Kevin Anderson wins
No. 8 seed Kevin Anderson beats Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets. He wins 3-6, 5-7, 5-7 to progress to the next round.
18:26 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Only 3 Top seed Women's Singles participants remaining
Another major upset in Wimbledon on Day 5. Number 10 seeded Madison Keys has been knocked out from Wimbledon! The American loses 7-5 5-7 6-4 to Evgeniya Rodina.
18:18 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Sam Querrey wins first set
Sam Querrey has won the first set 7-5 against G Monfils.
18:10 (IST)06 Jul 2018
E Makarova wins
E Makarova beats L Safarova 6-4 4-6 1-6 to enter the next round.
17:45 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Alexander Zverev wins third set
Alexander Zverev has come back strongly after dropping the second set against T Fritz. He has won two sets now. He won the third set by 7-6 (7-0).
17:39 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Keys wins second set
Madison Keys has bounced back in the second set as she has taken a 7-5 win in the second set E Rodina. Good comeback from the American.
17:33 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Makarova levels it
Ekarina Makarova wins the second set 6-4 and has levelled the contest at one set all. Safarova had won the opening set 6-4
17:32 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Anderson saves two set points
Kevin Anderson saves two sets on serve in the second against Kohlschreiber and the South African is putting pressure on the German to get an important break
17:21 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Keys levels it
What breathtaking comeback from Keys here. For the first time since the ninth game of the first set, the American takes the lead. Five consecutive games and she's oozing confidence now. 5-4 in the third
16:59 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Keys in trouble
Number 10 seed Madison Keys is in trouble. Rodina leads 7-5, 3-0. Keys is now two breaks down in the second set.
16:37 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Play underway
Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz are on court to resume their match which was interrupted last night. Zverev is two sets to one down against the American. In another men's single match, Kevin Anderson leads Philipp Kohlschreiber 4-1 in the first set.
In the women's draw, Keys and Rodina are 5-5 in the first. Makarova, fresh off the win against Wozniacki, is level at 3-3 with Safarova. Siniakova has raced away to a 4-0 lead against Giorgi
16:31 (IST)06 Jul 2018
Wimbledon Live
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Wimbledon from the All England Club. Let's first run by the order of play on the show courts:
Centre Court (from 5.30 PM IST) Sam Querrey (11), United States, vs. Gael Monfils, France
Kristina Mladenovic, France, vs. Serena Williams (25), United States
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, vs. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany<
No. 1 Court (from 5.30 PM IST) Taylor Fritz, United States, vs. Alexander Zverev (4), Germany Kiki Bertens (20), Netherlands, vs. Venus Williams (9), United States Karolina Pliskova (7), Czech Republic, vs. Mihaela Buzarnescu (29), Romania Dennis Novak, Austria, vs. Milos Raonic (13), Canada<
No. 2 Court (from 4 PM IST) Philipp Kohlschreiber (25), Germany, vs. Kevin Anderson (8), South Africa Julia Goerges (13), Germany, vs. Barbora Strycova (23), Czech Republic John Isner (9), United States, vs. Radu Albot, Moldova<
No. 3 Court (from 4 PM IST) Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, vs. Madison Keys (10), United States Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, vs. Donna Vekic, Croatia Adrian Mannarino (22), France, vs. Daniil Medvedev, Russia Ken Skupski and Naomi Broady, Britain, vs. Katy Dunne and Joe Salisbury, Britain<
No. 12 Court (from 4 PM IST) Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, vs. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia Paolo Lorenzi, Italy and Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, vs. Bruno Soares, Brazil and Jamie Murray (5), Britain Stefanos Tsitsipas (31), Greece, vs. Thomas Fabbiano, Italy
No. 18 Court (from 4 PM IST) Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, vs. Camila Giorgi, Italy Oliver Marach, Austria and Mate Pavic (1), Croatia, vs. Federico Delbonis, Argentina and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, Mexico Guido Pella, Argentina, vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald, United States
Wimbledon Live: Garbine Muguruza crashed out in the second round. (Source: Reuters)
Wimbledon Live Score: Garbine Muguruza was stunned in the second round 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 by 47th-ranked Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium on Thursday, the latest upset in a series of them at the grass-court major tournament. Only two of the top eight seeded women are still in the field after four days of action. The No. 3-seeded Muguruza joined No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 4 Sloane Stephens, No. 5 Elina Svitolina, No. 6 Caroline Garcia and No. 8 Petra Kvitova on the way out so far, along with five-time major champion Maria Sharapova. Those departures leave No. 1 Simona Halep, the French Open champion who won in straight sets Thursday, and No. 7 Karolina Pliskova in the field, along with seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams, who is seeded 25th, and five-time champ Venus Williams, who is No. 9.
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Roger Federer delivers a straight-sets victory against Jan-Lennard Struff to go into the fourth round. He defeats Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 7-5, 6-2. He wins his 29th consecutive set at Wimbledon.
Here is what the star says: "I think I did very well today. First set, not many chances, I was able to win. I think I can be very happy today. It’s a wonderful feeling walking out there, I try to put on a good match and try hard every time, regardless of how many times I’ve played at Wimbledon. It’s the most special court for me, hundreds of thousands must have come to see me play here."
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Phew here for Pliskova as well! From 4-1 down in the second set, seventh seed Pliskova fends off the in-form Mihaela Buzarnescu, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Meanwhile, John Isner beat Radu Albot 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
Phew! Federer wins the second set 7-5, thanks to a good round of service game. He is just one set away from victory. If he reaches Round four, which we all know he will, he will face Adrian Mannarino, who beat Medvedev in five sets
Another top seed is in danger of getting knocked out from the prestigious tournament as former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova is trailing 6-3, 4-2 to Mihaela Buzarnescu
Federer gives a powerful performance in the first set of the third round to claim it 6-3 after taking four straight points against Jan-Lennard Struff.
As one star leaves, another star takes the court. Defending champion Roger Federer is out in the court for his third round match against Jan-Lennard Struff.
Serena Willims wins! She stretches her winning streak to 17. She takes her place in Week 2 with a hard-fought 7-5, 7-6 victory over K. Mladenovic. Here is how she felt after the match, "Everyone is playing their A-game, so many top players have lost. I’m ready for anyone that I play"
Mladenovic has taken Serena Williams into the tiebreaker! After losing the first set 5-6, Mladenovic with a special effort to stretch the second set in the tiebreak
Venus Williams has been knocked out of Wimbledon 2018. The last year's runner-up has fallen to world number 20 Kiki Bertens. Berterns advances to fourth round with a 6-2 7-6 8-6 win over Venus
Serena Williams has won the first set against Kristina Mladenovic 7-5. She was down 5-4 but then makes it 5-5 before finishing it in style
After a hard fight, Venus Williams has managed to save herself as she won the second set. She had to come back from 4-6 down to win the set 6-7 (7-5) against Kiki Bertens. Meanwhile, in Centre Court, her sister, Serena Williams is trailing in the first set against Kristina Mladenovic by 4-2.
Venus Williams has bounced back in the second set, as she wins two games in a row to go from 5-4 to 5-6. Can she win the set to take the match to the third set?
Kiki Bertens has taken 6-2 5-4 lead over No. 9 seed Venus Williams and now she is serving for the match. We could have another big upset on Day 5.
The No. 11 seed Sam Querrey has lost to unseeded Gael Monfils. He won the first set but then dropped the next three that sealed his fate. The surprises continue in Wimbledon. Gael Monfils won 7-5 4-6 4-6 2-6
Is another big upset on offer? The No. 9 seed Venus Williams has dropped the first set 6-2 against No. 20 seed Kiki Bertens. Another top 10 seed could be out in Women's singles.
No. 11 seed Sam Querrey has dropped two sets in a row after winning the first one against Gael Monfils. Monfils wins the the third set 4-6. He now leads in the match 7-5 4-6 4-6
The No. 9 seed Venus Williams is having a tough competition against No. 20 seed Kiki Bertens and she is trailing at the moment. In the first set, Kiki Bertens is leading 3-1 for now.
Gael Monfils has won the second set against Sam Querrey. It is all level at the moment between the two players. He won the second set 6-4.
No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev progresses to the next round as he beats Taylor Fritz 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-0) 1-6 2-6 to get the win.
Alexander Zverev has taken a 5-2 lead and he has the serve. He wins this game and he wins the match against Taylor Fritz. He will be serving for the match in this game.
No. 8 seed Kevin Anderson beats Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets. He wins 3-6, 5-7, 5-7 to progress to the next round.
Top 10 seeds knocked out:
2 Wozniacki
3 Muguruza
4 Stephens
5 Svitolina
6 Garcia
8 Kvitova
10 Keys
Still in Competition:
1 Halep
7 Pliskova
9 Venus Williams
Another major upset in Wimbledon on Day 5. Number 10 seeded Madison Keys has been knocked out from Wimbledon! The American loses 7-5 5-7 6-4 to Evgeniya Rodina.
Sam Querrey has won the first set 7-5 against G Monfils.
E Makarova beats L Safarova 6-4 4-6 1-6 to enter the next round.
Alexander Zverev has come back strongly after dropping the second set against T Fritz. He has won two sets now. He won the third set by 7-6 (7-0).
Madison Keys has bounced back in the second set as she has taken a 7-5 win in the second set E Rodina. Good comeback from the American.
Ekarina Makarova wins the second set 6-4 and has levelled the contest at one set all. Safarova had won the opening set 6-4
Kevin Anderson saves two sets on serve in the second against Kohlschreiber and the South African is putting pressure on the German to get an important break
What breathtaking comeback from Keys here. For the first time since the ninth game of the first set, the American takes the lead. Five consecutive games and she's oozing confidence now. 5-4 in the third
Number 10 seed Madison Keys is in trouble. Rodina leads 7-5, 3-0. Keys is now two breaks down in the second set.
Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz are on court to resume their match which was interrupted last night. Zverev is two sets to one down against the American. In another men's single match, Kevin Anderson leads Philipp Kohlschreiber 4-1 in the first set.
In the women's draw, Keys and Rodina are 5-5 in the first. Makarova, fresh off the win against Wozniacki, is level at 3-3 with Safarova. Siniakova has raced away to a 4-0 lead against Giorgi
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Wimbledon from the All England Club. Let's first run by the order of play on the show courts:
Centre Court (from 5.30 PM IST)
Sam Querrey (11), United States, vs. Gael Monfils, France
Kristina Mladenovic, France, vs. Serena Williams (25), United States
Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, vs. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany<
No. 1 Court (from 5.30 PM IST)
Taylor Fritz, United States, vs. Alexander Zverev (4), Germany
Kiki Bertens (20), Netherlands, vs. Venus Williams (9), United States
Karolina Pliskova (7), Czech Republic, vs. Mihaela Buzarnescu (29), Romania
Dennis Novak, Austria, vs. Milos Raonic (13), Canada<
No. 2 Court (from 4 PM IST)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (25), Germany, vs. Kevin Anderson (8), South Africa
Julia Goerges (13), Germany, vs. Barbora Strycova (23), Czech Republic
John Isner (9), United States, vs. Radu Albot, Moldova<
No. 3 Court (from 4 PM IST)
Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, vs. Madison Keys (10), United States
Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, vs. Donna Vekic, Croatia
Adrian Mannarino (22), France, vs. Daniil Medvedev, Russia
Ken Skupski and Naomi Broady, Britain, vs. Katy Dunne and Joe Salisbury, Britain<
No. 12 Court (from 4 PM IST)
Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, vs. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia
Paolo Lorenzi, Italy and Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, vs. Bruno Soares, Brazil and Jamie Murray (5), Britain
Stefanos Tsitsipas (31), Greece, vs. Thomas Fabbiano, Italy
No. 18 Court (from 4 PM IST)
Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, vs. Camila Giorgi, Italy
Oliver Marach, Austria and Mate Pavic (1), Croatia, vs. Federico Delbonis, Argentina and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, Mexico
Guido Pella, Argentina, vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald, United States