Wimbledon: Galan through to last 16 for first time in a Major, Sinner next
Daniel Elahi Galan won against Mikael Ymer 6-2, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1 on Friday and will play Italian Jannik Sinner, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan won against Swede Mikael Ymer 6-2, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1 to advance to the last 16 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday afternoon.
Galan, ranked No 85, will play Italian Jannik Sinner, the No 8 seed, next.
The Colombian beat Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, the No 24 seed (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) and edged out German qualifier Oscar Otte (6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3)) in the previous rounds of The Championships.
Ymer, ranked No 59, defeated Slovak Alex Molcan (6-3, 6-3, 6-4) and overhauled the situation against American Taylor Fritz, the No 9 seed (3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2).
Wimbledon (Grand Slam), other third-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 16.077.000, most recent results first):
- Laslo Djere vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Christopher Eubanks vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Jiri Lehecka vs. Tommy Paul
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Marton Fucsovics
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Holger Rune
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Alexander Zverev vs. Matteo Berrettini
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Nicolas Jarry
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Novak Djokovic
- Andrey Rublev (7) beat David Goffin (WC): 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-2
- Roman Safiullin beat Guido Pella: 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-0
- Denis Shapovalov (26) beat Liam Broady (WC): 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 7-5
- Alexander Bublik (23) beat Maximilian Marterer: 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Jannik Sinner beat Quentin Halys: 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
- Hubert Hurkacz (17) beat Lorenzo Musetti (14): 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4