Wimbledon: Hurkacz first man into last 16, meets Djokovic next

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, the No 17 seed, moved into the fourth round of Wimbledon by defeating Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 14 seed, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday afternoon.

The Pole has not dropped a set in his first three matches at Wimbledon this year. Earlier in the tournament, he won against Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas (6-1, 6-4, 6-4) and wildcard Jan Choinski (6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3)).

Hurkacz, ranked No 18, will face seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, next.

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Musetti, ranked No 16, beat Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (6-3, 6-1, 7-5) and Spaniard Jaume Munar (6-4, 6-3, 6-1) in the previous rounds of The Championships.

London (Grand Slam), other third-round matches (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 16.077.000)

• Jiri Lehecka vs. Tommy Paul
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Marton Fucsovics
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Stan Wawrinka vs. Novak Djokovic
• Denis Shapovalov vs. Liam Broady
• Andrey Rublev vs. David Goffin
• Guido Pella vs. Roman Safiullin
• Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Mikael Ymer
• Alexander Bublik vs. Maximilian Marterer
• Jannik Sinner vs. Quentin Halys

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