LONDON—Highlights of day six of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Saturday:
Berettini Marches On
Italian seventh seed Matteo Berrettini made short work of Aljaz Bedene, beating the Slovenian 6-4 6-4 6-4 for his 100th Tour-level match victory. He also equalled his best Wimbledon performance by reaching the round of 16.
Among the women, Czech Karolina Muchova advanced with a 7-5 6-3 victory over French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, while Ajla Tomljanovic beat Jelena Ostapenko 4-6 6-4 6-2 in an ill-tempered match.
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Kerber Storms Back To Eliminate Sasnovich
Former champion Angelique Kerber found herself a set down against Aliaksandra Sasnovich but benefited from a rain delay, after which she came out all guns blazing to win 12 of the next 13 games to advance to the last-16 with a 2-6 6-0 6-1 victory.
Play Suspended Due To Rain
Organizers said there will be no play on all outside courts before 11:30 a.m. (GMT) due to rain.
Play Gets Underway
Play on the sixth day of Wimbledon began under cloudy skies, with the temperature hovering around 19 degrees Celsius (66.2°F).
American teenager Coco Gauff will look to move into the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time when she takes on Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan on Centre Court, while top seed Ash Barty is up against Czech Katerina Siniakova.
Eight-times champion Roger Federer, who will face Britain’s Cameron Norrie, is also in action, along with second seed Daniil Medvedev who will take on 2017 finalist Marin Cilic.
