As the best players fall, Serena Williams lives on at Wimbledon



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"They would not be here without playing a good level here," she said. "I think it's very open with that.Every tournament, there are surprises that some seeded players lose.I think that there is always a big push on the seeded players.

Roger Federer, favorite of the men, has again progressed brilliantly by beating Jan-Lennard Struff, 6-3, 7-5, 6 -2-

The seeds of the men have resisted better than the ladies, but five of the top 11 came out, 11th seeded Sam Querrey had reached the semifinals last year and the quarter-finals the year before, but lost 5-7, 6-4 , 6-4, 6-2 against Gael Monfils on the central court.

At about the same time, another high-level man survived a thwarted offer on the No. 1 court with the lord. Conditions help Alexander Zverev, fourth seeded, was led in two sets, 2-1, when his match against Taylor Fritz was suspended Thursday due However, Zverev lost only three games in the restart Friday afternoon, winning, 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (0), 6-1, 6-2.

"The conditions were very different," said Fritz. . "Playing at night, the ball moved more slowly, no wind, no sun.The conditions were just different, and I was not well adjusted."

The defeats of Querrey and Fritz caused the American men leave on Friday, but two Americans later won places in the fourth round. . Mackenzie McDonald, 103rd, defeated Guido Pella, of Argentina, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (6). Pella beat Marin Cilic, third favorite, on Thursday.

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