Wimbledon 2016: Saturday Results, Highlights, Scores, Recap from London
Sam Querrey sent shockwaves throughout Wimbledon on Saturday by completing a stunning 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) third-round upset of men's top seed and two-time defending tournament champion Novak Djokovic.
Most of the other top players in both draws advanced without much drama. The only other notable early exit came as Ekaterina Makarova knocked out 10th-seeded Petra Kvitova, who captured the women's Wimbledon title in 2011 and 2014.
Let's check out the full set of results from Saturday's action around the All England Club, followed by a review of the day's top storylines.
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Saturday's Singles Results
| - | Completed | - |
| G3 | (28) Sam Querrey d. (1) Novak Djokovic | 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 |
| G3 | (2) Andy Murray d. John Millman | 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 |
| L3 | (3) Agnieszka Radwanska d. Katerina Siniakova | 6-3, 6-1 |
| L3 | (4) Angelique Kerber d. Carina Witthoeft | 7-6, 6-1 |
| L3 | (5) Simona Halep d. Kiki Bertens | 6-4, 6-3 |
| G3 | (5) Kei Nishikori d. Andrey Kuznetsov | 7-5, 6-3, 7-5 |
| G3 | (6) Milos Raonic d. (27) Jack Sock | 7-6, 6-4, 7-6 |
| L3 | (9) Madison Keys d. Alize Cornet | 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 |
| G3 | (9) Marin Cilic d. Lukas Lacko | 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 |
| L2 | Ekaterina Makarova d. (10) Petra Kvitova | 7-5, 7-6 |
| L2 | (11) Timea Bacsinszky d. Monica Niculescu | 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| G3 | (11) David Goffin d. Denis Istomin | 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 |
| G3 | (19) Bernard Tomic d. (14) Roberto Bautista Agut | 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| L2 | (18) Sloane Stephens d. Mandy Minella | 3-6, 7-6, 8-6 |
| L3 | (19) Dominika Cibulkova d. Eugenie Bouchard | 6-4, 6-3 |
| G2 | (24) Alexander Zverev d. Mikhail Youzhny | 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 |
| L3 | (28) Lucie Safarova d. Jana Cepelova | 4-6, 6-1, 12-10 |
| L3 | Misaki Doi d. Anna-Lena Friedsam | 7-6, 6-3 |
| L3 | Yaroslava Shvedova d. Sabine Lisicki | 7-6, 6-1 |
| G3 | Steve Johnson d. Grigor Dimitrov | 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| G3 | Nicolas Mahut d. Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 7-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| - | Suspended: Finish Sunday | - |
| G3 | (7) Richard Gasquet leads Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 |
| G3 | (18) John Isner leads (12) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7-6, 6-3, 6-7 |
| G3 | (15) Nick Kyrgios tied with (22) Feliciano Lopez | 6-3, 6-7 |
| G3 | (32) Lucas Pouille leads Juan Martin Del Potro | 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 |
Day 6 Recap
Querrey won the first two sets Friday before the match was suspended as the weather woes in London continued to create scheduling havoc. When Djokovic bounced back to win the third set in routine fashion Saturday, it felt like the upset possibility was starting to slip away.
The 28-year-old American refocused in impressive fashion, though. He racked up 23 winners and 15 aces in the deciding fourth set en route to completing the shocking victory in a tiebreak. ESPN Stats & Info provided a note about the rarity of such a result by his countrymen:
Djokovic didn't look like himself for most of the match. He wasn't nearly as efficient as usual, finishing with 34 winners and 31 unforced errors while converting on just three of his 17 break-point opportunities, and he wasn't engaged as much as you'd expect late in the match.
Afterward, he refused to place the blame for the defeat on any type of physical or mental ailment, however, as Peter Bodo of ESPN.com relayed.
"I don't want to take anything out of victory from my opponent today," Djokovic said. "He played very well, and he deserved to win. I had my chances serving for the [fourth] set [at 5-4]. In the tiebreak, I was leading [3-1]. I Just wasn't feeling the ball as well as I wished. But that's sport."
His unexpected exit opened up the men's bracket. Andy Murray and Roger Federer are the most marquee players left standing, but it's fair to say nobody has looked unbeatable so far.
One player who is seemingly picking up steam heading into the second week is Milos Raonic. He's made it through the first three rounds without dropping a set. More importantly, his effort to add more variety to his game by coming to the net has been working well.
All of the numbers from his 7-6 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (1) victory over Jack Sock on Saturday point toward a legitimate contender. He tallied 60 winners with just 12 unforced errors to go along with 27 aces and a 72 percent success rate when coming to the net.
Matt Cronin of Tennis Reporters noted the rising star's budding confidence:
On the women's side, Kvitova came into Wimbledon without having enjoyed much success on the Grand Slam stage in 2016. She was eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open and the third round of the French Open.
The All England Club usually gets her back on track, though. She'd reached the quarterfinals in five of her last six appearances in the event, including the two titles. But Makarova took advantage of her sloppy play, which included 43 unforced errors and five double-faults.
BBC Tennis provided 18-time major singles champion Martina Navratilova's analysis of Makarova's 7-5, 7-6 (5) victory:
Madison Keys is the name to watch as the number of contenders continues to dwindle. The powerful 21-year-old American registered 41 winners and won 52 percent of the points when returning serve in a hard-fought 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Alize Cornet on Saturday.
Her road toward the final won't be easy, though. The bottom half of the draw still features her fourth-round opponent, No. 5-seeded Simona Halep, along with fourth-seeded Angelique Kerber and eighth-seeded Venus Williams, a five-time Wimbledon champion.
But Keys has the game to make a deep run and potentially win the title. Melissa Isaacson of espnW noted she sounds ready for the challenge.
"I feel like it was almost a restart button that's pushed, and it's almost two separate tournaments," Keys said. "I think everyone just gets a little bit more focused. The matches get tougher, because obviously you're playing people who have won multiple matches."
Looking ahead, the All England Club is going to see play on the middle Sunday for just the fourth time in history, per Howard Fendrich of the Associated Press. Tournament organizers are trying to get everything back on track after the constant rain delays caused a logjam.
Women's top seed Serena Williams will be the main attraction during the rare occurrence. She'll hope to avoid the same fate as Djokovic as she takes on Annika Beck in Round 3. The 21-time Grand Slam singles champion hasn't showcased top form so far, but that could change Sunday.
All match statistics courtesy of the tournament's official site.
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