Jo delivers a wake-up call after 3am exit
Generation game is next for Djokovic
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player has got past the third round of a Major since Kyle Edmund got to the last four here last year.
Muguruza said: “I seriously can’t believe there are people watching us at 3.15am. Like who cares?
“It was a very tough match, I think Johanna was also playing very good.”
The match, though, was still well off the record for the latest finish. Australian Lleyton Hewitt’s third-round win over Cypriot describing the prospect of a night match against Djokovic as “sick”.
But the 25th seed added: “Probably two years ago, I was just happy to be on the court [with the top players], get a couple of games.
“Now I’m thinking how am I going to give a fight to this guy, how am I going to win sets and potentially even the match.”
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev survived another lengthy battle at a Slam, staving off a fightback from Jeremy Chardy to win 7-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-7, 6-1.
Stan Wawrinka and Milos Raonic are both working their way back up the rankings after injury problems and contested a high-quality encounter which went the way of Canadian Raonic by three tie-breaks to one.
Kei Nishikori fought off a challenge from evergreen Ivo Karlovic. The giant Croatian Marcos Baghdatis at the 2008 tournament lasted until 4.34am.
Serena Williams reached the third round after beating former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-2 in 70 minutes. The American, who is seeking to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam, will play Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska in the third round.
World No1 Simona Halep survived a scare before beating American Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-7, 6-4. turns 40 next month and his first-round victory over Hubert Hurkacz made him the oldest man to win a main draw singles match here since Ken Rosewall in 1978.
He threatened to back it up with an upset of eighth seed Nishikori, coming back from two sets down to force a deciding set before eventually losing 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 5-7, 7-6.