LONDON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- "Swiss King" Federer defeated Italy's No. 23 seed Sonego in three straight sets on the 5th to reach the Wimbledon men's singles quarterfinals for the 18th time. British rising star Radulcanu withdrew from the women's singles quarterfinals due to physical discomfort.
On July 5, Federer returned the ball during the match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Han Yan
Entering the second week of Wimbledon on the same day ushered in the "Crazy Monday", according to the plan, the men's and women's singles quarterfinals should all be released. However, due to the sudden rain in the evening, the roofless No. 2 stadium could not be completed, and the match between the men's singles No. 2 seed Medvedev and the No. 14 seed Hulkach was interrupted after playing the fourth set, and it was necessary to score again in the morning of the 6th.
Federer and Sonego's match was also suspended by rain at 5:5 in the first set. The two returned to the court after closing the roof, and Federer broke as soon as he came up, taking the lead 7-5.
Federer was interviewed after the game on July 5. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Han Yan
Federer, who will turn 40 next month, is obviously not as sharp as he was at his peak, but he can still make his opponents look at the ball at key moments. Winning two more sets 6-4, 6-2, the 20-time Grand Slam title winner sent away his 26-year-old opponent in 2 hours and 11 minutes, waiting to compete with Medvedev or Hulkach for a place in the final four.
When he learned that his opponents in the next round needed to fight again tomorrow, Federer, who had reached the top of Wimbledon eight times, laughed and said that he did not have to worry about his opponent's physical strength, after all, he was a young man. He also joked: "Hopefully it will rain tomorrow." ”
Defending champion Djokovic also made it through, eliminating Chile's No. 17 seed Garin 6-2, 6-4 and 6-2, and will then play Hungary's unseeded player Fosovez.
On July 5, Djokovic returned the ball during the match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Han Yan
Fosovese beat Russia's No. 5 seed Rublev in five sets to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Rublev's compatriot Kachanov also finished five sets, but he won the showdown against American rookie Koda.
Also advancing to the men's singles quarterfinals are Italian Berrettini and two Canadians Shapovalov and Aliasim.
In the women's singles match, the particularly closely watched match between Radukanu and TomJanovic failed to really score high. Radukanu, who is half Chinese, is only 18 years old and does not shy away from the stage, and he won three consecutive rounds with a wild card for his first Grand Slam appearance. Facing the Australian who is 10 years older than himself on the 5th, the first set was tight but lost 4:6, and the second set began with obvious physical discomfort, and he did not stop touching his abdomen with his hands, and his face became ugly. When she was 3:0 down, the medical staff came in, took Raducannu out of the field for evaluation and brought back the news of her retirement.
On 5 July, Raducannu returned the ball during the match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Han Yan
Women's singles top two seeds Barty and Sabalenka continued to advance. 2018 Wimbledon champion, 33-year-old German Kerber, beat 17-year-old American girl Gauff.
Source: Xinhua News Agency