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Novak Djokovic, a three-time winner, played in the quarter-finals of a Slam for the 44th time with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Kyle Edmund, the last remaining Briton.
Despite being widely considered a Grand Slam threat, it was another disappointment for Zverev whose run at the quarterfinals at Roland Garros last month remains his best performance at the majors.
Gulbis, a former world-famous number 10 Vanquished by Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the 2014 French Open tournament, he will play for the first time at Wimbledon during the 11th attempt.
The 29-year-old will face either Australian Nick Kyrgios or Japanese Kei Nishikori for a spot in the quarter-finals.
Saturday's win was his third successive five-setter having also played three games in qualifying.
"It's a good day, it's been a great match for me," said Gulbis who before Wimbledon had won a single game on tour in 2018.
He shot 18 aces and 61 winners Zverev who said that he had the impression of having been "disconnected" in the fourth set. "I did not think I could win after losing the third set, but he was tired and I played smarter," adds Gulbis
. Defeat for Halep means that Karolina Pliskova, at number seven, is the only top 10 women to reach the fourth round.
This is the first time in the Open that none of the top five ladies has won the last 16.
Hsieh, the world number 48, beat 2-5 in the last set and saved a match point when the Romanian served for the match at 5-3 in the deciding match.
Hsieh's first appearance in 16th at Wimbledon, where she will face Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
"It's my first win against a world number one," said Hsieh, 26. I was back from 2-5 in the last set but the crowd pushed me to fight. "
Halep was left at his lost chances.
-" Unprofessional "Halep –
" I was leading the match, I was standing and I could not finish it, "said the semifinalist of 2014.
" This was an unprofessional attitude on my part today.
Nadal has reached the last 16 for the eighth time, making sure to keep the world number one.
The 11th winner of the Roland-Garros tournament and candidate for an 18th place in career will then against Jiri Vesely, of the Czech Republic, not cashed
"said Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion.
Djokovic was furious when he was denied a break from duty in the seventh match of the fourth set on the center court when the ball bounced twice before Edmund hit what was deemed winner
But the Serb managed to refocus after a long complaint to referee Jake Garner.
"I had 100 years ago convinced that it was a double rebound," said Djokovic.
"It was an important point." I asked the chair umpire how is it possible that he plays this shot if he has not done so? Djokovic then plays the number 40 of the Russian world, Karen Khachanov
Juan Martin del Potro made the last 16 for the first time in five years when the fifth-seeded Argentine beat Frenchman Benoit Paire 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3
The former winner of the US Open, who played in the semi-finals in 2013, then faces Gilles Simon,
Van Uytvanck who followed his defeat to defending champion Garbine Muguruza defeating Anett Kontaveit, the 28th-seeded Estonian, 6-2, 6-3.
Belgium's Bencic, former top 10 player whose rank slipped among the top 300 the year after wrist surgery, made the fourth round for the second time with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) win knew Spain Carla Suarez Navarro.
Bencic, now at 56 in the world, faces two- Angelique Kerber, Grand Slam champion, who swept Naomi Osaka of Japan.
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