Rain permitting, the sixth day of this edition of Wimbledon will start at 12 amwhich will allow the third round that started on Friday to be completed with the victories of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Paula Badosa, among others.
In addition to the completion of matches that could have ended yesterday, this Saturday we will see players of the caliber of Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina in action. The one who will finally miss his third round match is Alex de Minaur.
The organization announced mid-morning that the Australian entered the round of 16 without playing due to the abandonment of his rival, the French Lucas Pouille.
The Frenchman almost retired in his second round against Thanasi Kokkinakisbut in the end it was the Australian who was abandoned when the score reflected 2-6, 7-5, 5-2 in his favor.
“I felt a pinch in my abs during a serve, my whole team told me to quit, I told myself, when you break, quitPouille admitted after the game.
The Frenchman finally overcame the pain and was forced to withdraw from the tournament, leaving De Minaur in the round of 16, where They will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Fils and Russian Roman Safiullin.
A total of 40 matches were postponed this Friday due to rain at Wimbledon.
The organization, due to persistent afternoon rain at Wimbledon, postponed five men’s singles matches, eight men’s doubles matches, six women’s doubles matches, five mixed doubles matches and 16 men’s doubles matches and feminine
The weather forecast is not very promising this Saturdaywhen the British network BBC expected rain throughout the day.
Source: La Verdad
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