Wimbledon 2023 Day 6 Highlights: Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Medvedev through to last 16 on rain-hit Saturday

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was 8-4 ahead in the fifth set tie-breaker, leaving him two points away from a best ever show at a Grand Slam. But young Holger Rune held his nerves to script a late twist in the tale, courtesy of Fokina's brainfade moment where he dished out an underarm serve. The no.6 seed won 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(10-8). He will next face the winner of Tiafoe vs Dimitrov with a possible Alcaraz quarterfinal clash on the cards

India's Rohan Bopanna alongside Gabriela Dabrowski are up against the combination of Ivan Dodig/Latisha Chan in round one of mixed doubles

Underway on Centre Court is Ons Jabeur vs Biana Andreescu with the winner set to face two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova. On Court 12, Eastbourne champion Madison Keys is up against Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk for a place in the last 16 where the winner will face winner of Potapova and Andreeva

It was a comfortable win for the reigning Australian Open champion as Aryna Sabalenka beat Anna Blinkova 6-2, 6-3 to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the second straight time. In his previous appearance, in 2021, she had made the semis. The world no.2 will next face Ekaterina Alexandrova

The world no.1 was down 1-4 in the fourth set but he fought back against Nicolas Jarry to script a 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-5 to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon for the second time in his career. Up next, the winner of Zverev vs Berrettini. 

Christopher Eubanks continues with his dream Grand Slam run at Wimbledon to reach the round of 16 after surviving three straight tie-breakers, in his 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 7-6(2) win against Christopher O'Connell. 

It will be a battle of the Mallorca Open winners in the fourth round as 2022 winner Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a match against 2023 winner Eubanks after his 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4 win against Laslo Djere

Jiří Lehečka staved off a valiant fight back from America's Tommy Paul to script a 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-7(5), 6-7(9), 6-2 win. The 21-year-old Czech scripted a second straight win against a top-20 player to reach the last 16 where he will be up against. Daniil Medvedev

Matches suspended due to rain:

Lehecka-Paul 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-7(5), *5-6

Eubanks-O'Connell, 7-6(5), *5-6

Rune-Davidovich, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0* 0-15

World no.3 Daniil Medvedev records his best Grand Slam result of the year at Wimbledon, as he beat Marton Fucsovics 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the last 16 in London. Up next, Lehecka or Paul.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been playing on each day since Tuesday, went a set up after winning the first 6-4 against Laslo Djere in the third-round tie. Meanwhile, Alcaraz stands a set away from making it to the fourth round as won the third set 6-3.

After being broken early in the second set and Jarry with a comfortable lead, Alcaraz broke back to force a tie-breaker. But the Chilean stalled the fightback from the Spaniard to take the second set 7-6(6).

Meanwhile, Medvedev bounced back after going a set down take 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 lead in the third-round tie against Fucsovics

Two-time champion Petra Kvitova bounced back after the rain delay to win all the three games thereafter to beat Natalija Stevanovic 6-3, 7-5 and reach the last 16 just for the 2nd time since her second title in 2014. That took her grass court streak to 8 wins this season. She will next face the winner of Ons Jabeur vs Bianca Andreescu

Jeevan and Balaji failed to full off a repeat of their Australian Open show against Dodig and Krajicek as they suffered a second straight first-round exit at a Grand Slam, after Roland Garros, after losing 6-7(5), 4-6

Play on outside courts resume!

The world no.1 and reigning US Open winner saved a break point to take the opening set 6-3 against Nicolas Jarry in 44 minutes.

World No.3 Daniil Medvedev went 4-6 down in the first set against Fucsovics. Neanwhile, as rain wreaks havoc in Wimbledon, oraganisers have revealed that rain won't resume before 7 PM IST.

Alcaraz is hoping to extend his grass court record to 8-0 in 2023 as he takes on Nicolas Jarry in the third round of men's singles on Centre Court under closed roof

Amid the rain delay, Daniil Medvedev continues with his Wimbledon campaign under the roof on Court 1 as he faces Marton Fuscovics for a place in the last 16

Kvitova-Stefanovic, 6-3, *4-5

Lehecka-Paul, 6-2, 7-6(2), *1-1 (15-30)

Eubanks-O'Connell, 2-1* 15-30

Jeevan/Balaji-Dodig/Krajicek 6-7(5), 3-4

Bia Haddad Maia beat Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour of play to move into the last 16. With the victory, she became only the second Brazilian to reach the R16 of the Women's Singles at Wimbledon and the first in 47 years, after Maria Bueno in 1976.

And all happens just before the rain suspends play everywhere!

We have the first result for the day: Ekaterina Alexandrova beat D Galfi 6-0, 6-4 to make the second week at the SW19 for the first time ever at a Grand Slam in her career. Alexandrova, who is 12-1 on grass this season, will next face Sabalenka or Blinkova

Jeevan and Balaji go down in the tie-breaker to lose the opening set against second seeded pair of Krajicek/Dogig. The French Open winners won 7-6(5).

Remember this Indian pair had in fact defeated combination of Dodig and Krajicek in their Australian Open opener in January in three sets.

All-India pair of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Sriram Balaji begin their men's doubles Wimbledon campaign against French Open winners and second seeded pair in Austin Krajicek/Ivan Dodig

Jiri Lehecka and Tommy Paul have kicked-off the proceedings in men's singles. 

Three women's singles matches – Natalija Kostić vs Petra Kvitová, Dalma Gálfi vs Ekaterina Alexandrova, and Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Sorana Cîrstea – are also underway. 

All the matches are third round clashes.

The International Tennis Federation has awarded Justine Henin its highest honor, the Philippe Chatrier Award.

Henin won seven Grand Slam singles titles, an Olympic gold medal, and was part of Belgium's team that won the Fed Cup — now called the Billie Jean King Cup — in 2001.