05Jul
Roger Federer reached the fourth round at Wimbledon for a record-extending 18th time on Saturday by defeating Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on Centre Court.
The eight-time Wimbledon champion had a slight wobble in the third set when he missed two break points at 5-5 and was then broken at love by Norrie.
After trading breaks in the fourth set, Federer broke again for a 5-4 lead.
He will play No. 23-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of Italy on Monday.
Norrie was the last British man left in the tournament.
Also, fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev defeated American Taylor Fritz 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (4) and No. 7 Matteo Berrettini advanced past Aljaz Bedene 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Nick Kyrgios had to retire with an abdominal injury after the second set of his third-round match versus No. 16 Felix Auger-Aliassime. Kyrgios told a trainer he couldn’t serve properly and was worried about tearing a muscle.
“It’s getting worse and worse,” Kyrgios said. “I’m trying but I can’t even … I can’t serve anymore. I can’t do it.”
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Kyrgios won the first set 6-2 but lost the second 6-1 on No. 1 Court.
Afterward, Kyrgios stated he will likely also pull out of his mixed doubles pairing with Williams due to the injury, saying he needs time to recover.
“It’s heartbreaking, honestly,” Kyrgios said. “I haven’t had that much fun in a long time. I just got goosebumps thinking [about] the fact I might have to tell Venus Williams I can’t play mixed doubles because of injuries. It’s brutal for me. I’m respectful in the fact that I’ve now taken another day of her time. She’s been here. She could have been planning other things. It’s brutal.”
He added that he would be open to reuniting with Williams at the US Open.
The men’s singles started on a more light-hearted note when Kyrgios stepped onto the court only to realize he left his grass-court shoes in the locker room.
His mishap forced the two players to stand around for a couple of minutes before they could start their warm-up.
“The one day I thought I was being a professional,” Kyrgios joked.
A Wimbledon employee reunited him with the right shoes.
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