Tennis-Wimbledon day six

LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) – Highlights of the sixth day at Wimbledon on Saturday (times GMT):

1915 FRITZ BATTLES PAST SONGEGO

Last year’s semi-finalist Taylor Fritz entered the fourth round with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(5) win over Lorenzo Sonego.

1755 FERY OUTLASTS BERGS

Wildcard Arthur Fery, the last British singles player left in the draw, reached the fourth round after a thrilling 2-6 7-5 2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(5) victory over Belgium’s Zizou Bergs.

1700 ANISIMOVA CRASHES OUT

Last year’s runner-up Amanda Anisimova was knocked out in the third round after fellow American Madison Keys fought back from a set down to secure a 3-6 6-2 6-3 victory. 

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1650 ZVEREV WINS, NOSKOVA PREVAILS

Second seed Alexander Zverev took down American Marcos Giron in straight sets to book his place in the last 16, winning the match 6-2 7-6(4) 6-4. 

Czech ninth seed Linda Noskova survived a stern test from veteran Romanian Sorana Cirstea, recovering from a set down to prevail 2-6 6-3 7-6(11-9).

1620 COBOLLI WINS MARATHON BATTLE

Flavio Cobolli outlasted Karen Khachanov in a five-set thriller as the Italian ninth seed and the 2026 French Open finalist won the marathon battle 0-6 7-6 (4) 6-7 (5) 6-2 6-2 in four hours to advance to the last 16.

1455 DEFENDING CHAMPION SWIATEK CRASHES OUT

Defending champion Iga Swiatek suffered a shock third-round exit at Wimbledon as rising Filipina Alexandra Eala stunned the third-seed Pole 7-6(9) 6-2 to reach the last 16.

1415 PAOLINI BEATS SAKKARI

Italian 13th seed Jasmine Paolini overwhelmed Greece’s Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-2 to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon.

1343 MERTENS OUSTS SECOND SEED RYBAKINA

Belgian 25th seed Elise Mertens beat Australian Open champion and world number two Elena Rybakina 7-6(4) 6-1. She will next face Czech 21st seed Marie Bouzkova.

1303 QUALIFIER KRUEGER REACHES LAST 16

American Ashlyn Krueger beat Daria Snigur 6-3 6-2 to become the only qualifier in the fourth round in the women’s singles this year. She faces 12th seed Marta Kostyuk next.

1248 DE MINAUR DEFEATS SVAJDA

Australian fifth seed Alex de Minaur marched into the fourth round with a 6-2 5-7 6-2 6-4 win over American Zachary Svajda.

1150 KOSTYUK BEATS NAVARRO

French Open semi-finalist and Ukrainian 12th seed Marta Kostyuk beat Emma Navarro 6-2 4-6 6-1.

1007 PLAY UNDER WAY

Play got underway under sunny skies at the All England Club, with the temperature around 23 degrees Celsius.

WIMBLEDON ORDER OF PLAY ON SATURDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)

CENTRE COURT (Play begins at 1230 GMT)

29-Alexandra Eala (Philippines) v 3-Iga Swiatek (Poland)

6-Amanda Anisimova (U.S.) v 26-Madison Keys (U.S.)

Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) v Matteo Berrettini (Italy)

COURT NUMBER ONE (Play begins at 1200 GMT)

25-Elise Mertens (Belgium) v 2-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)

Marcos Giron (U.S.) v 2-Alexander Zverev (Germany)

17-Frances Tiafoe (U.S.) v 10-Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan)

COURT NUMBER TWO (Play begins at 1000 GMT)

23-Emma Navarro (U.S.) v 12-Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine)

19-Karen Khachanov (Russia) v 9-Flavio Cobolli (Italy)

6-Taylor Fritz (U.S.) v Lorenzo Sonego (Italy)

(Compiled by Aadi Nair, Chiranjit Ojha and Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra, Pritha Sarkar and Clare Fallon)