British pair Cameron Norrie and Heather Watson took a step into the unknown on Friday and followed Novak Djokovic into the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Norrie and Watson had never made the last-16 at a grand slam before but both came through tough tasks on paper in straight sets to keep four home players in the singles tournament at the All England Club.
Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Ons Jabeur were among the top seeds to ease to wins on day five but Maria Sakkari suffered a shock loss to Tatjana Maria.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the best of Fridayโs action.
Game Recognises Game! โฝ๏ธ ๐ค๐ค ๐พ@the_LTA | @ManCity | #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/1WDUy7m7md
โ ATP Tour (@atptour) July 1, 2022
That Ons elegance ๐๐
๐ฅ: @Wimbledon | @Ons_Jabeur pic.twitter.com/O9SD4CLc1c
โ wta (@WTA) July 1, 2022
35 wins in a row on Centre Court for @DjokerNole ๐#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/BRbTp2KyBo
โ Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 1, 2022
Venus Williams made a triumphant return to Wimbledon on Friday night when she partnered with Jamie Murray to beat Alicja Rosolska and Michael Venus in the mixed doubles. It was the 42-year-oldโs first competitive appearance since August but a 6-3 6-7 (3) 6-3 success means the five-time singles winner at the All England Club will be back in action again.
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