Frenchman Ugo Humbert secured a spot in the Wimbledon round of 16 after a hard-fought four-set victory over USA’s Brandon Nakashima. This win sets up a highly anticipated clash against reigning Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday. Meanwhile, ninth-seeded Australian Alex De Minaur advanced to the fourth round following a walkover from French qualifier Lucas Pouille.
In a noteworthy development, Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu, the British duo scheduled to compete in the mixed doubles first round against Marcelo Arevalo and Zhang Shuai, were forced to withdraw. Raducanu’s withdrawal stemmed from stiffness in her right wrist, leading to their replacement by American pair Rajeev Ram and Katie Volynets.
As the day progressed, seven-time Wimbledon champion and second seed Novak Djokovic was set to face Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in the third round. Another highlight of the day was the third-round fixture between fourth-seeded German Alexander Zverev and local favorite Cameron Norrie.
The women’s singles witnessed top seed Iga Swiatek facing Yulia Putintseva, while fourth seed Elena Rybakina was set to take on Danish wildcard Caroline Wozniacki in the third round.
Other notable matches included: Ons Jabeur (TUN) vs Elina Svitolina (UKR), Ben Shelton (USA) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN), Danielle Collins (USA) vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA), and Holger Rune (DEN) vs Quentin Halys (FRA).
Wimbledon continued to deliver exciting action with several matches still ongoing. Among those were Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Alejandro Tabilo (CHI), Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) vs Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN), and Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Fabio Fognini (ITA).
