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Patna : World No 138 in ATP rankings Ernests Gulbis, 29, Latvia, shocked World No 3 Alexander Zverev, 21, Germany, in a five-set marathon in third round of Wimbledon tennis championship on July 7, 2018, night, causing a major upset in the tournament. Gulbis defeated Zverev 7-6, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 to enter the Round of 16.
Gulbis hammered 18 Aces in the match to 8 by Zverev. But, Gulbis also committed 8 double faults to 5 by Zverev. Gulbis won 5 break points compared to 3 by Zverev.
World No 3 Jiri Vesely, 24, Czech Republic, too entered the Round of 16 defeating World No 16 Fabio Fognini, 31, Italy, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the third round. Vesely fired 17 Aces in the match to 5 by Fognini. Vesely won three break points while Fognini won just 1. Fognini committed 4 double faults to just 2 by Vesely.
World No 40 Karen Kachanov, 22, Russia, too entered Round of 16 beating World No 52 Frances Tiafoe, 20, USA, in a five-set thriller 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the third round. Kachanov hammered 33 Aces in the match to just 11 by Tiafoe. Kachanov committed 9 double faults to 10 by Tiafoe.
Three time champion Novak Djokovic, 31, Serbia, defeated Kyle Edmund, 23, UK, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to enter the Round of 16. Djokovic fired 18 Aces in the match to 11 by Edmund. Djokovic won 4 break points to 1 by Edmund.