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Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic Advance with Saturday Wins

James Dudko
Jul 8, 2017

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both won in straight sets on Centre Court at 2017 Wimbledon on Saturday to qualify for the tournament's fourth round.

Federer beat Mischa Zverev, while Djokovic had too much for Ernests Gulbis. They will be joined in the next round by Milos Raonic and Tomas Berdych, who were also notable winners in the men's bracket.

The women's event saw top seed Angelique Kerber survive a scare against Shelby Rogers, while Agnieszka Radwanska also made it through.

For a look at the full results and final scores from Saturday in London, go to the tournament's official website.

Federer booked his familiar spot in Round 4 in typically comprehensive fashion. He dispatchedย Zverevย in style after outlasting the German in a tiebreak to win the opening set.

Afterward, the 35-year-old said he's feeling good ahead of the second week, per the official Wimbledon Twitter account:

Federer will now faceย Grigorย Dimitrovย in the next round, after the 13th seed beatย Dudiย Sela emphatically in straight sets, dropping just two games en route to victory.

Earlier,ย Djokovicย progressed after beatingย Gulbisย in straight sets. A tiebreak was needed in the third asย Gulbisย fought bravely to stay in the match, despite being slowed by a back problem during the second set.

However,ย Djokovicย stayed strong to earn the result his accomplished performance merited. The Serb has made a habit of reaching the second week of Wimbledon, per BBC Sport:

Djokovicย will now face Adrianย Mannarino, who ensured Gaelย Monfils' dubious distinction of never having reached the second week of Wimbledon goes on.

Mannarinoย came back brilliantly from 2-1 down to eventually beat his fellow Frenchman in five sets.

Sixth seedย Raonicย stayed in touch during a tiebreak against Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the first set. Canadianย Raonicย took the set 7-6 (3), decisively snatching momentum away from Ramos-Vinolas.

From there, it was comfortable stuff forย Raonic, who captured the next two sets without too much fuss. As usual, a powerful service game definedย Raonic's performance, per the Wimbledon official Twitter account:

Raonicย will also be joined in the draw by Tomasย Berdych, after the 2010 finalist saw off Spain's Davidย Ferrerย in straight sets.ย Berdychย will face Dominicย Thiemย in the next round after the Swiss player progressed thanks to a straight-sets win over American Jared Donaldson.

There was also an impressive showing from Alexanderย Zverev, who beat Sebastianย Ofner. Precocious 20-year-old Germanย Zverevย has been flawless through three rounds:

The day also saw Samย Querreyย wrap up his upset win over Jo-Wilfriedย Tsonga. They had started on Friday, andย Querreyย finished the job well on Saturday.

As ATP Media Info noted,ย Querrey's last major upset at Wimbledon stretched over two days:

Over in theย WTA,ย Radwanskaย ensured a last-16 meeting withย Svetlanaย Kuznetsovaย but only after she rallied from a set down againstย Timeaย Bacsinszky.

Radwanska's meeting withย Kuznetsovaย won't be the marquee matchup of the next round in the women's event, though. Instead, the distinction will belong to world No. 1ย Kerber's meeting withย Garbineย Muguruza.

Likeย Radwanska,ย Kerberย had to overcome early adversity against 70th-ranked Shelby Rodgers. She dropped the first set 4-6 and had to survive a tiebreak in the second.

As Benย Rothenbergย of theย New York Timesย noted,ย Kerberย wasn't playing up to her billing as theย WTA's top-ranked player at the tournament:

However, the German recovered to take the tiebreak 7-6 (2), before a 6-4 win in the third sentย Kerberย through.

There was an even better comeback when Carolineย Wozniackiย beat Anettย Kontaveit.ย Wozniackiย lost the first set and forced some key breaks of serve to survive in the second before winning 6-2 in the third.

As ESPN's Brad Gilbert noted,ย Kontaveitย should rue the chances she squandered:

Things remain tough to predict in the women's bracket, while familiar contenders such asย Djokovicย and Federer are returning to their best form in the men's event.

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