Gauff faces Kerber in clash of generations
from the crowd who have taken her to their hearts.
“I’m just trying to stay here as long as possible. I’m just having such a blast,” Raducanu, the youngest British woman to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon in the professional era, told reporters after her stunning win over Romanian Sorana Cirstea.
Seventeen-year-old American Gauff 's progress to the fourth round is no surprise, seeing that two years ago she made a sensational debut, reaching the same stage as a qualifier.
Her return as 20th seed has been impressive with three straight-sets victories setting up a clash of the generations against the 33-year-old 2018 champion Angelique Kerber. The pair have never played against each other but the impressively-mature Gauff said that will not be a problem. “I’m just so early in my career that pretty much everyone I play is a first-timer,” Gauff said.
Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic has enjoyed a gentle route to the last 16 as he chases
a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title and will be a big favourite to beat Chile's Cristian Garin in today’s Centre Court opener.
Meanwhile, Wimbledon will feature capacity crowds on its two biggest courts for the quarter-finals, semifinals and finals, the All England Club announced
on Sunday. The tournament is part of the Government's Events Research Programme and operated at 50 per cent capacity for the first week. Centre Court, with a capacity of just short of 15,000, and Court One, which holds 12,345, will see full crowds from tomorrow through to next Sunday.