Iga Swiatek in action against Belinda Bencic in the 4th round of the Wimbledon Championships in London on 9 July 2023. EFE/EPA/ISABEL INFANTES/EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Iga Swiatek in action against Belinda Bencic in the 4th round of the Wimbledon Championships in London on 9 July 2023. EFE/EPA/ISABEL INFANTES/EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Djokovic-Hurkacz match suspended for curfew

by

London, Jul 9 (EFE).- Sunday’s marquee contest in the men’s draw at Wimbledon, pitting Novak Djokovic against Hubert Hurkacz in the round of 16, was suspended after two sets due to the 11:00 pm curfew.

Novak Djokovic battles Hubert Hurkacz in the 4th round of the Wimbledon Championships in London on 9 July 2023. EFE/EPA/ISABEL INFANTES EDITORIAL USE ONLY

The second-ranked Serb was leading 7-6, 7-6, when tournament officials concluded that the match could not be concluded in the time allowed, giving Poland’s Hurkacz a chance to regroup overnight.

Jessica Pegula in action against Lesia Tsurenko during the 4th round of the Wimbledon Championships in London on 9 July 2023. EFE/EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN/EDITORIAL USE ONLY

On the women’s side, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek had to save two match points to pull out a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 victory over Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and book her spot in the quarterfinals.

Jannik Sinner plays Daniel Elahi Galan in the 4th round of the Wimbledon Championships in London on 9 July 2023. EFE/EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN/EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Swiatek squandered multiple chances on the way to losing the first set on a tie-breaker.

Elina Svitolina celebrates after defeating Victoria Azarenka in the 4th round of the Wimbledon Championships in London on 9 July 2023. EFE/EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN/EDITORIAL USE ONLY

The Pole broke her opponent early in the second set, but Bencic rebounded and had successive match points in the 12th game, only for Swiatek to save both and force another tie-breaker.

Andrey Rublev celebrates his victory over Alexander Bublik in the 4th round of the Wimbledon Championships in London on 9 July 2023. EFE/EPA/ISABEL INFANTES/EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Bencic led 2-1 early before Swiatek won six consecutive points to level the match at a set each before rolling 6-3 in the final set.

Marketa Vondrousova hits a return against Marie Bouzkova in the 4th round of the Wimbledon Championships in London on 9 July 2023. EFE/EPA/NEIL HALL/EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Her adversary in the quarterfinal will be Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, who got past 19th-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 2-6, 6-4, 7-6.

Mirra Andreeva in action during her 4th round match against Anastasia Potapova at the Wimbledon Championships in London on 9 July 2023. EFE/EPA/NEIL HALL/EDITORIAL USE ONLY

World No. 4 Jessica Pegula of the United States had a relatively easy time Sunday against Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko, winning 6-1, 6-3 to set up a quarterfinal clash with Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 winner over compatriot Marie Bouzkova.

In a delayed third-round match, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva defeated Russian countrywoman Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 7-5, and will face 25-ranked Madison Keys of the US in the round of 16.

Among the men, Russian world No. 7 Andrey Rublev was pushed to five sets by Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan, but managed to prevail 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4.

He will have to wait for the conclusion of the Djokovic-Hurkacz duel to find out his opponent in the quarterfinals.

Eight-ranked Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Galan 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 and can begin preparing for Russia’s Roman Safiullin, who triumphed 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 over Canadian Denis Shapovalov.

EFE /dr