After being challenged by Radek Stepanek in the second round, No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic returned to dominant form in the third round, advancing by Gilles Simon in three sets. Djokovic was one of a few top seeds to advance without issue and was joined by defending Wimbledon champion Andy Murray. The day wasn’t without upsets, however, led by No. 2 women’s seed Li Na, who lost in straight sets.
Wimbledon 2014 scores and results: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray advance, Li Na upset
Play continued from Wimbledon on Friday and while most of the top seeds advanced, one of the highest-seeded women is headed home early.
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Murray, the No. 3 seed, recorded his third straight three-set victory. He knocked off No. 27 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round. He will face No. 20 Kevin Anderson in the fourth round after Anderson knocked off No. 16 Fabio Fognini. Djokovic had a bit more work to do than Murray, but was still able to advance in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. The win sets him up for a fourth-round matchup against No. 14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. No. 6 Tomas Berdych was the highest-seeded men’s singles player to lose. He fell in straight sets -- 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) -- to No. 26 Marin Cilic.
On the women’s singles side, Na didn’t fare as well. She bowed out in the third round, losing in straight sets to Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova. The match was tightly contested, with both sets going to a tiebreaker. Zahlavova-Strycova advanced 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5). The other top seeds in action fared better with No. 3 Simona Halep, No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska and No. 6 Petra Kvitova advancing. Kvitova was pushed by Venus Williams, but ultimately prevailed 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5. It was not a good day for Americans with Williams, Lauren Davis and Victoria Duval all losing.
Men’s singles:
No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Gilles Simon
No. 3 Andy Murray def. No. 27 Roberto Bautista Agut
No. 26 Marin Cilic def. No. 6 Tomas Berdych
No. 11 Grigor Dimitov def. No. 21 Alexandr Dolgopolov
No. 14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Jimmy Wang
No. 15 Jerzy Janowicz def. Lleyton Hewitt
No. 20 Kevin Anderson def. No. 16 Fabio Fognini
No. 19 Feliciano Lopez def. Ante Pavic
Santiago Giraldo def. No. 30 Marcel Granollers
Jeremy Chardy def. Sergiy Stakhovsky
Leonardo Mayer def. Andrey Kuznetsov
Women’s singles:
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova def. No. 2 Li Na
No. 3 Simona Halep def. Lesya Tsurenko
No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Michelle Larche De Brito
No. 6 Petra Kvitova def. No. 30 Venus Williams
No. 23 Lucie Safarova def. No. 10 Dominika Cibulkova
No. 16 Caroline Wozniacki def. Ana Konjuh
Caroline Garcia def. No. 22 Ekaterina Makarova
Belinda Bencic def. Victoria Duval
Peng Shuai def. Lauren Davis
Tereza Smitkova def. Bojana Jovanovski
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