The German Davis Cup doubles Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz are in the round of 16 in Wimbledon without a fight. It benefited from an injury to Norway’s Casper Ruud.
The singles finalist of the French Open was unable to play the game planned for Sunday (July 8th, 2023) with his doubles partner Willian Blumberg from the USA due to shoulder problems. Ruud was eliminated in the singles in the second round and had already complained about shoulder problems there.
Medvedev and Kvitova in the round of 16
Meanwhile, Russian tennis pro Daniil Medvedev has reached the round of 16. The 27-year-old won against the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 4 and thus survived the third round of the classic lawn for the second time in his career.
In the women’s category, Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic made it into the round of 16. The 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion defeated Serbian Natalija Stevanovic 6-3, 7-5. The German women were all eliminated early in the third Grand Slam tournament of the season.
Alcaraz one lap further
World number one Carlos Alcaraz has made it into the round of 16 after a tough struggle. The Spaniard had a lot of trouble with Chile’s Nicolas Jarry, whom he was only able to defeat after 3:56 hours 6:3, 6:7 (6:8), 6:3, 7:5. He now meets Alexander Zverev or Matteo Berrettini (Italy).
Alcaraz already had their backs to the wall in the 70-minute hard-fought fourth set, but Jarry couldn’t maintain his lead after a break. At 5:6, the number 25 seeded Chilean lost his serve for the second time and ended the match a little later with a backhand error.