Rafael Nadal has become used to getting sanctioned for slow play, but on Thursday at Wimbledon he was warned for wasting time before a ball had even been hit in anger. The world number one was preparing for his Wimbledon second round match against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin on Centre Court.However, veteran umpire Carlos Bernardes issued a warning to the 17-time Grand Slam title winner who was still sitting on his courtside chair."I didn't know but I don't see a clock here. I don't see that countdown. It's more difficult for me to understand what's going on," said the 32-year-old Nadal after his 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win. 
Alexander Zverev avoided a shock Wimbledon exit as the world number three battled back to beat American youngster Taylor Fritz 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (0/7), 6-1, 6-2 on Friday. Zverev had just lost the third set when bad light forced play to be suspended late on Thursday evening. But the 21-year-old German has plenty of practice at scrambling out of trouble after three times winning from two sets to one down at the recent French Open.He staged another impressive escape act on Court One, winning the final two sets to move into the third round.Zverev will face Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis for a place in the last 16. 
Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer advanced to the Wimbledon last 16 without dropping a set after a 6-3 7-5 6-2 win over German Jan-Lennard Struff on Friday.Federer, seeking a record ninth Wimbledon title, eased through the first set before the big-serving Struff put up more of a fight in the second. 
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Serena Williams serves against Evgeniya Rodina on July 9. Serena Williams won her fourth-round match 6-2, 6-2.
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Nadal handed time violation - before match!
Rafael Nadal has become used to getting sanctioned for slow play, but on Thursday at Wimbledon he was warned for wasting time before a ball had even been hit in anger. The world number one was preparing for his Wimbledon second round match against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin on Centre Court.However, veteran umpire Carlos Bernardes issued a warning to the 17-time Grand Slam title winner who was still sitting on his courtside chair."I didn't know but I don't see a clock here. I don't see that countdown. It's more difficult for me to understand what's going on," said the 32-year-old Nadal after his 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win.
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2018. Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winninh his So Nadal , whose 17 Grand Slam titles are eclipsed by Federer’s 20 and the 23 owned by Williams, had a lot to live up to in the warm late afternoon sunshine.
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2018 Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the fourth round match against Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely REUTERS/Tony O'Brien.
© REUTERS/Tony O'Brien Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2018 Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the fourth round match against Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely REUTERS/Tony O'Brien The bar was set absurdly high by the time Rafael Nadal walked onto Centre Court on Monday but the Spaniard responded with a sensational 6-3 6-3 6-4 defeat of Jiri Vesely to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
His great rival Roger Federer had already maintained his regal progress earlier on the showcourt and Serena Williams then followed with another thumping win.
Zverev wins battle of Wimbledon's rising stars
LONDON (REUTERS) - The bar was set absurdly high by the time Rafael Nadal walked onto Centre Court on Monday (July 9) but the Spaniard responded with a sensational 6-3 6-3 6-4 defeat of Jiri Vesely to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
The powerful Vesely broke for a 3-2 lead when a rare Nadal forehand error drew gasps of surprise from the crowd. The Spaniard hit back immediately though and sealed victory on his third match point when Vesely served at 4-5. Nadal will face either Argentina’s fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro or
Nadal, whose 17 Grand Slam titles are eclipsed by Federer's 20 and the 23 owned by Williams, did not disappoint in the late afternoon sunshine as he dissected fellow left-hander Vesely with a typically rumbustious display.
The 32-year-old was made to work just hard enough by the Czech, who is clearly more dangerous than his 93rd ranking suggests but he never looked in any danger of not booking a last eight spot -- which he did for the first time since 2011.
A single break of serve was all Nadal required in the opening set and he broke twice in the second.
At times it appeared the number two seed was playing on his beloved clay, such was the spin and bounce he extracted from the turf, but there was a brief hiccup in the third set.
The powerful Vesely broke for a 3-2 lead when a rare Nadal forehand error drew gasps of surprise from the crowd.
Ruthless Federer marches on with another straight-sets win
Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning his men’s singles match against Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely , on day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis World number one Nadal has now reached the last eight in four consecutive Grand Slams for the first time since 2011 but he will not want to stop there.
Rafael Nadal [PA]. Nadal broke Lopez, ranked 23rd for the tournament, once in each of the three sets to record a 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory that showed Elsewhere, Stanislas Wawrinka followed up his win over Andy Murray by prevailing in a five-set epic against Sam Querrey to reach the last eight of a grand
The Spaniard hit back immediately though and sealed victory on his third match point when Vesely served at 4-5.
Nadal will face either Argentina's fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro or Frenchman Gilles Simon in the quarter-finals.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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Her best is not enough
Madison Keys of the United States in action against Evgeniya Rodina of Russia on July 6. Keys lost the match 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.
Halep knocked out at Wimbledon, Nadal advances
Top-ranked Simona Halep couldn't capitalize on her chances and was knocked out by Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan at Wimbledon on Saturday, losing 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the third round. Halep served for the match at 5-3 in the final set and had a match point in the next game, but the French Open champion faltered both times. The 48th-ranked Hsieh saved the match point with a backhand winner before holding for 5-5 and broke Halep in the next game. The Romanian then had two more break points at 6-5 but couldn't take advantage.The top-seeded Halep's exit means only one of the women's top-10 seeds remains in the tournament — No.
Rafael Nadal beats Marin Cilic in four sets to reach the US Open quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows - follow live text commentary. Belinda Bencic defeats Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-4 to reach last eight . Osaka will lose world number one ranking Rafael Nadal is asked what keeps his motivation for tennis alive.
Ten-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal moves into the Last updated on. 4 June 20184 June 2018.From the section Tennis . Rafael Nadal won the French Open in His compatriot Juan Martin del Potro also moved into the last eight with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over American ninth seed John Isner.
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Power play
Angelique Kerber of Germany in action against Claire Liu of the US on July 5. Kerber won 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Who will emerge from the chaos of the women's Wimbledon draw?
Maybe we can hold off on scaling back to 16 seeds at Grand Slams.For all that, the remaining women's draw, wide-open though it may be, still features plenty of talent (a testament to the depth of women's tennis right now) and a handful of players who can realistically win the title.
World No 1 Nadal breezed past Gael Monfils yesterday as he looks to claim yet another clay-court title following his successes in Monte Carlo and Barcelona earlier this Nadal is playing for a place in the last eight against the winner of Borna Coric’s intriguing clash with Dominic Thiem onEstadio 3.
Rafael Nadal is one of the most expressive tennis stars on the tour. “Then probably going to be relaxing a little bit at home. But the Spaniard was glad just to have made it past the fourth round, his exit point in two of his last three appearances at Wimbledon, and into the last eight for the first time
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Doin' it in style
Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans in action during the second round match against John Isner of the U.S.
Pliskova last of women's top-10 seeds to lose at Wimbledon
The last of the women's top-10 seeds has been knocked out at Wimbledon.Kiki Bertens followed up her win over Venus Williams by beating No. 7 Karolina Pliskova on Monday to reach the quarterfinals for the first time.Bertens hit seven aces and saved eight of the 10 break points she faced to win 6-3, 7-6 (2) and complete the latest upset in the women's draw.She beat the ninth-seeded Williams in the third round after coming from a break down in the third set.Bertens next faces 13th-seeded Julia Goerges, who beat Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-3, 6-2 to secure her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance.
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Top-ranked Simona Halep couldn't capitalize on her chances and was knocked out by Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan at Wimbledon on Saturday, losing 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the third round. Halep served for the match at 5-3 in the final set and had a match point in the next game, but the French Open champion faltered both times. The 48th-ranked Hsieh saved the match point with a backhand winner before holding for 5-5 and broke Halep in the next game. The Romanian then had two more break points at 6-5 but couldn't take advantage.The top-seeded Halep's exit means only one of the women's top-10 seeds remains in the tournament — No. 
Maybe we can hold off on scaling back to 16 seeds at Grand Slams.For all that, the remaining women's draw, wide-open though it may be, still features plenty of talent (a testament to the depth of women's tennis right now) and a handful of players who can realistically win the title. 
The last of the women's top-10 seeds has been knocked out at Wimbledon.Kiki Bertens followed up her win over Venus Williams by beating No. 7 Karolina Pliskova on Monday to reach the quarterfinals for the first time.Bertens hit seven aces and saved eight of the 10 break points she faced to win 6-3, 7-6 (2) and complete the latest upset in the women's draw.She beat the ninth-seeded Williams in the third round after coming from a break down in the third set.Bertens next faces 13th-seeded Julia Goerges, who beat Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-3, 6-2 to secure her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance. 
Kerber set for sustained success after Wimbledon title .
The changes Angelique Kerber has made on the court helped her win a first Wimbledon title. Video by CBS Sports
See also:
Nadal handed time violation - before match! 
Zverev wins battle of Wimbledon's rising stars 
Ruthless Federer marches on with another straight-sets win 
Halep knocked out at Wimbledon, Nadal advances 
Who will emerge from the chaos of the women's Wimbledon draw? 
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