Italian Jasmine Paolini reaches Wimbledon fourth round as Elise Mertens shocks second seed Elena Rybakina
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Jasmine Paolini storms into Wimbledon’s last 16 as Elise Mertens shocks second seed Elena Rybakina
LONDON — Italian second seed Jasmine Paolini and Belgian 25th seed Elise Mertens produced the headline results on Centre Court’s younger sibling on Saturday, as Wimbledon’s third round delivered two seismic upsets that reshaped the women’s draw.
Paolini, 28, required just 52 minutes to dispatch Greek fifth seed Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-2 on No 3 Court, sealing her place in the fourth round with clinical precision. The Italian broke Sakkari’s serve twice in the opening set, racing to a 4-0 lead before closing out the first set in 28 minutes. A second break in the third game of the second set put Paolini 3-0 up, and she never relinquished control, converting her third match point with an ace. “I felt very solid from the first point,” Paolini said after the match. “The grass suits my game, and I’m happy to be back in the second week.”
The bigger shock came on No 1 Court, where Mertens, 30, ended the Wimbledon title ambitions of Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina in straight sets. The Belgian, ranked 25th, defeated the second seed 7-6(4), 6-1 in 92 minutes, becoming the highest-ranked player to fall so far at the All England Club. Rybakina, who lifted the trophy in 2022, had not advanced beyond the last 16 at SW19 in any of her previous five appearances. “I have no words,” Mertens told reporters. “[Rybakina] is an incredible player, she’s won Wimbledon in the past, so a really tough opponent. I tried to keep a little pleasure and a little smile just to relax myself a bit.”
Mertens will face Czech 21st seed Marie Bouzková in the fourth round after the Prague native came from a set down to defeat Liudmila Samsonova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. The Belgian’s victory means Aryna Sabalenka retains the WTA world No 1 ranking regardless of her own progress, as the Belarusian entered the tournament 947 points clear of Rybakina. “This is definitely one of the biggest wins of my career, especially here at Wimbledon,” Mertens added.
In the men’s draw, Italian Flavio Cobolli recovered from a medical timeout at the end of the first set to force a tie-break in the second against Karen Khachanov, but ultimately fell 6-0, 7-6(4), 6-3. Cobolli, who had called a medical timeout after the opening set, looked physically compromised throughout the second stanza and could not convert any of his three break points in the decider.
Meanwhile, Australian Alex de Minaur, the fifth seed, eased past American Zachary Svajda 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, while Germany’s Alexander Zverev began his third-round match against David Giron with an early break on No 18 Court. The German, bidding to become the first man to win Wimbledon after lifting the French Open since Roger Federer in 2009, moved into the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory.
Princess Kate returned to Wimbledon on Saturday, mingling with fans in the famous queue and later watching British wildcard Arthur Fery defeat Finland’s Otto Virtanen 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 on Court 18. The Princess of Wales, who has been gradually resuming public duties following her cancer treatment, was seated alongside former Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman.
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