WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff advanced to the Wimbledon fourth round for a second consecutive time, advancing to play 2018 champion Angelique Kerber of Germany.
Gauff won 6-3, 6-3 over Kaja Juvan on Centre Court. Gauff finished with 21 winners and broke her opponent five times.
Kerber, who beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 2-6, 6-0, 6-1, is her opponent in the round of 16 on Monday.
Later Saturday, Roger Federer advanced to the fourth round of Wimbledon for a record-extending 18th time, beating Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on Centre Court.
The eight-time Wimbledon champion had a slight wobble in the third set when he missed two break points at 5-5 and was then broken at love by Norrie. After trading breaks in the fourth set, Federer broke again for a 5-4 lead.
He will play No. 23-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of Italy on Monday. It’s the 69th time that Federer has reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, also a record.
For Gauff, it’s the second time she’s reached the second week at Wimbledon after her breakthrough performance in 2019, and she has already become a Centre Court regular.
Kerber trailed 5-1 in the first set when a rain delay interrupted play for about 90 minutes and then dominated her opponent when play resumed. The German is the only former women’s champion left in the draw. Sasnovich advanced from the first round when Serena Williams had to retire with an injury in the first set.
Gauff isn’t the only teenager making a splash at Wimbledon this time. Emma Raducanu is suddenly stealing some of the spotlight.
Raducanu became the youngest British woman in the Open Era to reach the fourth round at the All England Club by beating veteran Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 7-5.
For Raducanu, who is playing in her first Grand Slam tournament, it’s an unexpected run that has given the British crowd an instant new favorite.
”Who’d have thought?” Raducanu asked. “When I was packing to come into the bubble, my parents were like, ’Aren’t you packing too many match kits?’ I think I’m going to have to do some laundry tonight.”
Raducanu was given a wild-card entry into the tournament but looked right at home playing on No. 1 Court, winning eight straight games to take a 3-0 lead in the second set. But she struggled to put away Cirstea, failing to convert three straight break points in the next game. She was then broken and missed another five break points at 4-3 in a marathon game that lasted nearly 15 minutes.
And she needed three match points in the final game before Cirstea netted a forehand.
French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova beat Anastasija Sevastova 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-5.
In men’s play, No. 7-seeded Matteo Berrettini advanced with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over Aljaz Bedene. Roger Federer was playing Cameron Norrie of Britain on Centre Court.
Nick Kyrgios had to retire with an injury after the second set of his third-round match against No. 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime. Kyrgios appeared to struggle with an abdominal injury and told a trainer he couldn’t serve properly and was worried about tearing a muscle.
“It’s getting worse and worse,” Kyrgios said. “I’m trying but I can’t even … I can’t serve anymore. I can’t do it.”
Kyrgios won the first set 6-2 but lost the second 6-1 on No. 1 Court.
The Australian is also playing mixed doubles with Venus Williams.
The men’s singles started on a more light-hearted note when Kyrgios stepped onto the court only to realize he left his grass-court shoes in the locker room.
His mishap forced the two players to stand around for a couple of minutes before they could start their warmup.
“The one day I thought I was being a professional,” Kyrgios joked.
A Wimbledon employee reunited him with the right shoes.
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