Wimbledon: Safiullin knocks out Pella, reaches last 16 for first time at a Grand Slam

Russian Roman Safiullin won against Argentinian Guido Pella 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-0 to move into the last 16 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.

Safiullin, ranked No 92, will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 26 seed, next.

Earlier in the tournament, the Russian defeated Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 20 seed (2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5) and Frenchman Corentin Moutet (7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4)).

Pella, ranked No 308, beat Croat Borna Coric, the No 13 seed (6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1) and edged out French qualifier Harold Mayot (2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-5) in the previous rounds of The Championships.

London (Grand Slam), other third-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 16.077.000, most recent results first):

• Laslo Djere vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Christopher Eubanks vs. Christopher O’Connell
• Jiri Lehecka vs. Tommy Paul
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Marton Fucsovics
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Holger Rune
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Alexander Zverev vs. Matteo Berrettini
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Nicolas Jarry
• Stan Wawrinka vs. Novak Djokovic
• Andrey Rublev vs. David Goffin: friday
• Denis Shapovalov vs. Liam Broady: friday
• Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Mikael Ymer: friday
• Alexander Bublik (23) beat Maximilian Marterer: 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
• Jannik Sinner (8) beat Quentin Halys: 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
• Hubert Hurkacz (17) beat Lorenzo Musetti (14): 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4