A couple days after Rafael Nadal made his exit and Serena Williams narrowly avoided an upset of her own, multiple high seeds were bounced out of Wimbledon on Saturday. The biggest name to go was women’s No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova, who fell to No. 28 Jelena Jankovic. Kvitova started off strong, but faded fast and Jankovic punched her ticket into the Round of 16 with a three-set win, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
2015 Wimbledon results and scores: Roger Federer wins, Petra Kvitova upset on Saturday
Roger Federer moved into the Round of 16, but fellow No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova has made an early exit from Wimbledon.
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The other big name to make an exit is men’s No. 13 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who fell to No. 23 seed Ivo Karlovic. Karlovic, known as one of the hardest servers in tennis, has been playing great tennis for the tournament and took Tsonga out in four sets, 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(9). Women’s No. 10 seed Angelique Kerber also fell to a lower seed, dropping her match against No. 20 Garbine Muguruza. The first set was close and Kerber looked to take control in the second, but Muguruza closed things out beautifully to win, 7-6(12), 1-6, 6-2.
On the men’s side, unseeded competitor Dustin Brown dropped his match against No. 22 Viktor Troicki, ending a brilliant run. Brown was the man to upset Nadal in one of the best tennis matches we’ve seen in awhile. No. 9 seed Marin Cilic finished off No. 17 seed John Isner after the pair had play suspended in the fifth set on Friday.
High seeds continue to exit the tournament, but with Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams still in, the top seeds are intact. Below, we’ve got results from pertinent singles matches, with full results at the Wimbledon site here.
Men’s Singles
No. 2 Roger Federer def. Sam Groth, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2
No. 3 Andy Murray def. No. 25 Andreas Seppi, 6-2, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
No. 6 Tomas Berdych def. Pablo Andujar, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6(3)
No. 9 Marin Cilic def. No. 17 John Isner, 7-6(4), 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-7(4), 12-10
No. 12 Gilles Simon def. No. 18 Gael Monfils, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-2
No. 22 Viktor Troicki def. Dustin Brown, 6-4, 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3
No. 23 Ivo Karlovic def. No. 13 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(9)
No. 20 Roberto Bautista def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, 7-6(4), 6-0, 6-1
Vasek Pospisil def. James Ward, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 8-6
Women’s Singles
No. 28 Jelena Jankovic def. No. 2 Petra Kvitova, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki def. No. 31 Camila Giorgi, 6-2, 6-2
No. 20 Garbine Muguruza def. No. 10 Angelique Kerber, 7-6(12), 1-6, 6-2
No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Casey Dellacqua, 6-1, 6-4
No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky def. No. 18 Sabine Lisicki, 6-3, 6-2
No. 21 Madison Keys def. Tatjana Maria, 6-4, 6-4
Monica Niculescu def. Kristyna Pliskova, 6-3, 7-5
Olga Govortsova def. Magdalena Rybarikova, 7-6(4), 6-3
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