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Wimbledon 2021 Day 5: British No.1 Evans sent packing by debutant Korda
Wimbledon Day 5: Here is a look at all the results of Wimbledon 2021 Day 3 matches, with Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, and Madison Keys in action.
WELCOME TO DAY 5 OF WIMBLEDON 2021: Action at the All England Club in London resumes on Friday as the likes of Novak Djokovic, world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka, and Madison Keys will be in action on the premier grass-court event. Yesterday saw another upset as No. 3 Elina Svitolina became the sixth top-10 seeded woman to be eliminated in the first two rounds at Wimbledon. She was defeated by Poland's Magda Linette 6-3, 6-4.
6-time champion Roger Federer also advanced to the third round as he beat France's Richard Gasquet 7-6(1), 6-1, 6-4. Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev also progressed with easy wins.
1) Pliskova advances
Eighth seed Karolina Pliskova recorded an easy win over Tereza Martincova on Court Two to move into the last-16 at Wimbledon.
2) Ankita Raina crashes out
Ankita Raina and partner Lauren Davis could get past the duo of Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula as they crashed out of the tournament.
3) Swiatek beats Begu
Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek showed her dominant self as she crushed Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1 6-0 to advance to the next round.
4) Rublev wins
Fifth-seed Andrey Rublev eased through to the third round as he defeated Italian Fabio Fognini 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-2.
5) Schwartzman sent packing by Fucsovics
Unseeded Hungarian Marton Fucsovics beat ninth seed Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 to move into the second week of Wimbledon for the first time in his career. He will meet Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev for a place in the quarter-finals.
6) Mirza and Bopanna beat Raina and Ramkumar Ramanathan
Sania Mirza and mixed doubles partner Rohan Bopanna eased through to the second round after beating Ankita Raina and Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-2, 7-6 in the ongoing Wimbledon Championships.
7) Another upset
Former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza has crashed out of the tournament after suffering a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 defeat to Tunisia' Ons Jabeur. By beating the 11th-seeded Muguruza, a two-time major title winner, Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the fourth round at the All England Club.
8) Djokovic eases into fourth round
It wasn't smooth sailing for Novak Djokovic as he had to come back in the third set to beat American Denis Kudla 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7).
9) Andy Murray ousted
The 10th-seed Denis Shapovalov picked up an easy win against his third-round opponent Andy Murray. The Brit lost the encounter in straight sets as Shapovalov won the match 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
10) British No.1 Evans ousted
Wimbledon main draw debutant Sebastian Korda reached the last 16 on Friday with an impressive 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory over British number one Dan Evans on Centre Court.
