Defending champion Djokovic survived a nervy third set to defeat 114th-ranked American qualifier Denis Kudla 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) to book a place in the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the 55th time. Next up for Djokovic is Chilean 17th seed Christian Garin who defeated Spain's Pedro Martinez 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Murray suffered his earliest Wimbledon exit in 16 years when the two-time champion was knocked out by world No 12 Denis Shapovalov. Former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova made the last 16 for the third time with a 6-3, 6-3 win over fellow Czech Tereza Martincova. Sebastian Korda marked his Center Court debut with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Britain's Dan Evans.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 02, 2021 21:17 UTC