Wimbledon 2015 Results: Friday Scores and Saturday Bracket Predictions

Friday at Wimbledon 2015 had more than its fair share of perfunctory matches completed within the minimum number of sets.

Many of the world's top players in the men's and women's singles draws dominated. But there was one truly epic, yet-to-be-completed battle, and some notable upsets were scattered throughout the day at the All England Club in London to keep things interesting.

No. 17 John Isner held strong against No. 9 Marin Cilic on Friday, pushing the Croatian to a fifth-set tiebreaker before the match was called for darkness. The epic match, which has already lasted four hours, 16 minutes, will resume Saturday, per the tournament's official Twitter account:

If you just so happen to be puttering around London, enjoying some strawberries and cream, and happen to run into either of these two, congratulate and thank him for this epic early-round performance—and remind him to get some rest.

No. 26 Nick Kyrgios notched a big win over No. 7 Milos Raonic in four hard-fought sets, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-3. The young Australian burst onto the scene at Wimbledon 2014, and he looks poised for a deep tournament run here this year, even if he's getting on-court advice from unusual sources, per TSN's Mark Masters:

On the women's side, unranked upstarts Coco Vandeweghe and Zarina Diyas took care of No. 22 Samantha Stosur and No. 14 Andrea Petkovic, respectively, in two sets apiece.

Here's a full look at Friday's scores, followed by some predictions for Saturday's bracket:

Men's Singles	Score
Ladies' Singles	Score
No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 27 Bernard Tomic	6-3, 6-3, 6-3
No. 21 Richard Gasquet def. No. 11 Grigor Dimitrov	6-3, 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Stan Wawrinka def. Fernando Verdasco	6-4, 6-3, 6-4
No. 26 Nick Kyrgios def. No. 7 Milos Raonic	5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-3
No. 16 David Goffin def. Marcos Baghdatis	6-3, 4-6, 6-2
No. 14 Kevin Anderson def. No. 24 Leonardo Mayer	6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-3
Denis Kudla def. Santiago Giraldo	6-2, 6-7 (3), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 9 Marin Cilic vs. No. 17 John Isner (suspended)	7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-7 (4), 10-10
No. 1 Serena Williams def. Heather Watson	6-2, 4-6, 7-5
No. 4 Maria Sharapova def. No. 29 Irina-Camelia Begu	6-4, 6-3
No. 6 Lucie Safarova def. Sloane Stephens	6-3, 3-6, 6-1
No. 16 Venus Williams def. Aleksandra Krunic	6-3, 6-2
Coco Vandeweghe def. Samathan Stosur	6-2, 6-0
No. 23 Victoria Azarenka def. Kristina Mladenovic	6-4, 6-4
Zarina Diyas def. No. 14 Andrea Petkovic	7-5, 6-4
Belinda Becic def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands	7-5, 7-5

Complete scores can be found at Wimbledon.com.

Saturday Bracket, Predictions 

Men's Singles	Court	Prediction
Ladies' Singles	Court	Prediction
No. 2 Roger Federer vs. Sam Groth	Centre Court	Federer in three
No. 3 Andy Murray vs. No. 25 Andreas Seppi	Centre Court	Murray in three
No. 18 Gael Monfils vs. No. 12 GIlles Simon	No. 1 Court	Monfils in five
James Ward vs. Vasek Pospisil	No. 1 Court	Ward in four
No. 6 Tomas Berdych vs. Pablo Andujar	No. 2 Court	Berdych in three
No. 22 Viktor Troicki vs. Dustin Brown	No. 3 Court	Brown in four
No. 13 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. No. 23 Ivo Karlovic	No. 3 Court	Tsonga in four
No. 20 Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili	Court 12	Agut in three
No. 9 Marin Cilic vs. No. 17 John Isner (continued from Friday)	No. 1 Court (Friday)	Isner in five
No. 2 Petra Kvitova vs. No. 28 Jelena Jankovic	Centre Court	Kvitova in two
No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki vs. No. 31 Camila Giorgi	No. 1 Court	Wozniacki in three
No. 20 Garbine Muguruza vs. No. 10 Angelique Kerber	No. 2 Court	Muguruza in three
No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky vs. No. 18 Sabine Lisicki	No. 2 Court	Lisicki in two
No. 21 Madison Keys vs. Tatjana Maria	Court 12	Keys in two
Kristyna Pliskova vs. Monica Niculescu	Court 18	Pliskova in three
No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Casey Dellacqua	Court 18	Radwanska in two
Madgalena Rybarikova vs. Olga Govortsova	Court 18	Rybarikova in three

Full order of play for Saturday can be found at Wimbledon.com.

No. 20 Garbine Muguruza vs. No. 10 Angelique Kerber

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It's the second straight third-round Grand Slam meeting between No. 20 Garbine Muguruza and No. 10 Angelique Kerber, making this one of the more intriguing Saturday matchups in the women's draw.

Muguruza got the better of Kerber at Roland Garros, beating her 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 for her first win against the German in four attempts. The 21-year-old Muguruza is one of the sport's rising stars, but she stumbles from time to time, most recently losing to unheralded Johanna Konta in the round of 16 at the Aegon International in Eastbourne.

Kerber's recent grass record is stronger than Muguruza's. The German won the Aegon Classic in Birmingham in preparation for this tournament, dropping just two sets in all and defeating Karolina Pliskova in the final in three tough sets.

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She's also been in brilliant form at Wimbledon, drubbing compatriot Carina Witthoeft 6-0, 6-0 in the first round and needing just two sets to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second round. Kerber's also one of a wave of Germans to reach the third round at Wimbledon:

Diyas bounced Petkovic from Wimbledon Friday, but the other three have chances to move on. 

Muguruza hasn't been as impressive as Kerber at the All England Club, needing three sets to take care of Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the second round. It will be a difficult third-round battle for both, but Kerber has the advantage of experience—she reached the Wimbledon semis in 2012, whereas this is already Muguruza's best performance in three tries here—and the motive of revenge to best her younger opponent Saturday.

Prediction: Kerber in three set

No. 13 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. No. 23 Ivo Karlovic

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After a dazzling run to the 2015 French Open semifinals, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's Wimbledon crusade got off to a shaky start, as he needed five sets to take care of the 32-year-old Gilles Muller in the first round. He recovered to handily defeat Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the second round. Wimbledon showed highlights of his easy win:

Tsonga moves on to face an opponent built like few others in the world of tennis in the massive Croatian Ivo Karlovic.

Karlovic may be 36 years old, but the 6'11" behemoth can match Tsonga's considerable power and win easy points with a grass-singeing serve. Karlovic smacked 53 aces in his five-set second-round win over Alexandr Dolgopolov on Thursday. He also happens to do his best work on grass, notching a 52-29 career record on verdant courts with two titles.

Tsonga hasn't done any recent work on grass, as Wimbledon.com's Alix Ramsay noted abdominal strains kept him from grass-court competition after the French Open:

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Erring on the side of caution, Tsonga eased his way here via the practice courts and gave his injury time to heal. The medicine clearly worked as there was little sign that the Frenchman was anything but fighting fit. There was no hangover from his epic five-setter against Gilles Muller in the first round and there was plenty of evidence to prove just why the world No.12 can be such a threat on these courts.

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At 30 years old, Tsonga is also getting up there in years, and his recent form makes him one to follow in this tournament. His willingness to put his body on the line and utilize the serve-and-volley approach has made him an entertaining draw and a markedly tough out, but he's never been able to bust up the dominance of the Big Four in men's tennis.

Sports Illustrated noted Tsonga's struggles on break points both in the French Open and against Muller:

Against Ramos-Vinolas, Tsonga won four of nine break points, per Wimbledon.com. An ace machine like Karlovic will prove to be an excellent test for Tsonga's ability to break service. Tsonga will win this match, but how well he does it could end up being predictive of how he will fare in further rounds once he faces tougher competition.

Prediction: Tsonga in four sets