Wimbledon: Rublev books spot in last 16, Bublik next
Andrey Rublev won against David Goffin 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Friday evening and will face Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 23 seed, in the next round
Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 7 seed, beat Belgian wildcard David Goffin 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-2 to advance to the last 16 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday evening.
Rublev, ranked No 7, will play Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 23 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the Russian won against Australian Max Purcell (6-3, 7-5, 6-4) and edged out Aslan Karatsev (6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4, 7-5).
Goffin, ranked No 123, won against Hungarian lucky loser Fabian Marozsan (6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0) and Chilean qualifier Tomas Barrios Vera (7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-2, 6-0) in the previous rounds of The Championships.
London (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
- 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
- Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Mikael Ymer: friday
- Alexander Bublik beat Maximilian Marterer: 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Jannik Sinner (8) 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