Serena Williams tops Julia Goerges in straight sets to reach Wimbledon 4th round, American Alison Riske upsets Belinda Bencic, Querrey wins
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local):
2:25 p.m.
Serena Williams beat Julia Goerges at Wimbledon for the second year in a row.
The seven-time champion defeated the 18th-seeded German 6-3, 6-4 on No. 1 Court. Williams beat Goerges in straight sets in the semifinals at the All England Club last year before losing to Angelique Kerber in the final.
The 11th-seeded Williams will next play Carla Suarez Navarro on Monday in the fourth round.
Top-seeded Ash Barty also advanced, beating Harriet Dart 6-1, 6-1 on Centre Court. The Australian will next face another unseeded player on Monday, Alison Riske of the United States.
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1:45 p.m.
Alison Riske of the United States earned a debut appearance in Wimbledon's fourth round with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 13 seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland.
The 55th-ranked Riske has won each of her matches in three sets this week.
She had never been past the third round in eight previous appearances at the All England Club, including a second-round loss to Bencic a year ago.
Riske will face No. 1 Ash Barty or Harriet Dart on Monday with a quarterfinal berth at stake.
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1:15 p.m.
Kei Nishikori recorded his 400th career tour-level win to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon.
The former U.S. Open finalist beat Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on No. 3 Court to make it into the second week for the third time in four years. He reached the quarterfinals last year for his best result at the All England Club.
Sam Querrey also advanced to the fourth round. The unseeded American, who reached the semifinals in 2017 after beating Andy Murray, defeated John Millman 7-6 (3), 7-6 (8), 6-3.
Querrey will play in the second week at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament for the fourth time.
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12:30 p.m.
Two-time champion Petra Kvitova is into the second week of Wimbledon for the first time since 2014.
The sixth-seeded Kvitova beat Magda Linette of Poland 6-3, 6-2 to reach the fourth round. It's the first time she's made it that far at the All England Club since winning her second title five years ago. She lost in the first round in 2018 and in the second round the previous two years.
No. 30 Carla Suarez Navarro also advanced, beating unseeded American Lauren Davis 6-3, 6-3. Davis only made it into the tournament as a lucky loser but upset defending champion Angelique Kerber in the previous round. She made a promising start against Suarez Navarro, breaking in the opening game. But the Spaniard, who has yet to drop a set this week, won the next three games and broke Davis again to start the second set.
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8:05 a.m.
Serena Williams is expected to play two matches at Wimbledon as Week 1 wraps up, first in singles and later with partner Andy Murray in mixed doubles.
The seven-time singles champion will face 18th-seeded Julia Goerges in the third round on No. 1 Court on Saturday, a rematch of a semifinal last year that Williams won.
Williams and Murray were supposed to debut as a team Friday, but that was postponed. They likely will get on court Saturday evening.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are scheduled for matches on Centre Court as third-round play concludes before Sunday's traditional day off.
Nadal faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, before Federer plays Lucas Pouille.
Also on Centre Court: French Open champion and No. 1 seed Ash Barty against unseeded Harriet Dart of Britain.