Wimbledon 2017: Rafael Nadal, Simona Halep enter last 16, Rohan Bopanna crashes out

Rafael Nadal kept up his bid for a third Wimbledon and French Open double, putting on an ominous show to beat Karen Khachanov 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(3) on Friday and reach the last 16. (TWITTER )

Updated on: Jul 08, 2017 9:33 AM IST

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Rafael Nadal kept up his bid for a third Wimbledon and French Open double, putting on an ominous show to beat Karen Khachanov 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(3) on Friday and reach the last 16. (TWITTER )

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Simona Halep powered past China’s Peng Shuai 6-4, 7-6(7) to enter women’s singles last 16. The second seed will now face Victoria Azarenka for a place in the quarter-finals. (Twitter )

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Venus Williams defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka 7-6, 6-4 to reach the fourth round. (AFP)

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Defending champion Andy Murray had to dig deep for a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 win over Italy’s Fabio Fognini. (AFP)

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Roberto Bautista Agut proved too solid for a listless Kei Nishikori (in pic), winning 6-4, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3 to reach Round 4. (Twitter )

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Rohan Bopanna-Edgar Roger-Vasselin lost 6-7(6), 3-6, 7-6 (5), 3-6 to Great Britain’s Ken Skupski-Neal Skupski in the second round. The match lasted two hours and 28 minutes. (AFP )

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Former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka fought back to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon with a gritty 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over British wild card Heather Watson. (Twitter )

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Seventh seed Marin Cilic needed just over two hours to beat American Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-4. The Croatian hit 40 winners to reach the round of 16 for the sixth time at Wimbledon. (Twitter )

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Defending French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko needed an hour and 20 minutes to see off Italian Camila Giorgi 7-5, 7-5 in the third round. (Twitter )

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Fourth seed Elina Svitolina took the last three games to record a 6-1, 7-5 win over German Carina Witthoeft in the third round match. (Twitter )