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It's Day 6 at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Club on U.S. Independence Day.
U.S. stars Amanda Anisimova (6) and Madison Keys (26) are facing off, with Taylor Fritz (6) on court and Frances Tiafoe (17) later.
Defending champion Iga Świątek (3) was beaten by Alexandra Eala (29), 21, with Elena Rybakina (2), Emma Navarro (23) also out.
Seven-time singles champion Serena Williams, 44, has withdrawn from the doubles alongside sister Venus, 46, due to a knee injury.
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Madison Keys spoke on court after triumphing and discussed how she tried to take the initiative.
💬 “Well, it's actually my first time on this court ever!
“After that first set, I tried to dig deep, I didn't want my first time to end that way. I wanted to at the very least get myself back in and be competitive. I was able to change the momentum.
“When you're playing someone like Amanda, you have to try to take the initiative first, trying to neutralize that and trying to hit hard through the middle and get on the front foot first.
“It would be absolutely amazing to make it one step further and it's the one Slam (where) I've never made the semifinals. If I make it there we can talk about the next step!
“I have no plans (for the Fourth of July). If you're not in the States, it's just another day.”
FINAL: Keys 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Anisimova
That will do it! Anisimova pings one wide and Keys screams ‘come on!’ upon her victory.
Anisimova, the sixth seed, is out. Keys, 26th seed, is through.
She will face ninth seed Linda Nosková in the round of 16.
Keys now, 15-0 up as Anisimova nets a return and Anisimova swings her arms around exaggeratedly in frustration.
Good scrambling from Anisimova but Keys fires a winner past her opponent even after she guesses correctly which way the ball is going. 30-0.
Outstanding return. 30-15. A few isolated shouts of ‘come on Amanda’ from around Centre Court.
Anisimova does well, but Keys does better, flicking one into the corner for 40-15 and two match points.
Jiří Lehečka, the 13th seed, finishes off Jaume Munar in four sets: 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. The 24-year-old Czech makes it to the round of 16 for the first time. He will face No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev.
Anisimova wins a point in a crucial service game and says ‘let's go, come on’ tersely to herself.
Then she responds to a fine shot from Keys with a cute pickup half-volley but Keys storms in and whacks a winner away.
Anisimova holds, but it's back over to Keys, who is serving for the match.
Down here on Court No. 3 and Czech player Linda Nosková (9) has just fallen to the floor in relief after defeating Romania’s Sorana Cîrstea in what was a hugely entertaining game, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(9), in the heat.
This was such a tough match,” Nosková said after winning via tiebreak. “I was expecting a tough battle, not like this. I'm so happy and relieved I got it at the end.”
The two are well acquainted, having played each other five times this year alone.
Second-seeded Alexander Zverev rolls through American Marcos Giron in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-4.
Zverev converted only four of 16 break points, but that was enough for the win in straights.
She is one game from the match at 5-2.
Anisimova in a hole here.
Amanda Anisimova holds serve and pulls back to 4-2 in the third set. She’s still down a break, so this next service game for Madison Keys is huge.
Linda Nosková, the ninth seed, finishes off Sorana Cîrstea, No. 17, winning a super tiebreak in the third set 11-9.
Nosková lost the first set 6-2 but rallies for the win. The 21-year-old is through to the round of 16 for the first time in her career.
Amanda Anisimova, whose face is slightly reddened by the exertion of playing on an open-roof Centre Court with the sun beating down on it, is now locked in a fascinating battle with fellow American Madison Keys.
One break of serve could be enough for either of these big-serving players to triumph.
Anisimova, 30-15 as she pushes a volley fractionally wide. An unusually long rally ends in Keys ripping a zippy low-trajectory forehand down the line, stunning shot.
Keys forces Anisimova into the bottom-right corner, Anisimova sort of slips and makes the wrong contact on the ball. She knew it immediately, and it flies long.
30-40 and break point… wow, a fantastic backhand winner down the line from Keys and she shouts “come on!”. Excellent game from Keys.
Bergs is taking a medical timeout.
The physio is taping his toes.
In this heat, it's no surprise they're hot and sweaty, and rubbing or blistering must be hard to ignore when things are not going your way.
Fery is keeping British hopes alive here. After being 4-1 down, he takes the fourth set 7-6(4).
Bergs looked comfortable, on course to wrap the match up, but Fery just kept chugging away, never letting his level drop and perhaps knowing that Bergs could not sustain his big hitting.
No-one is leaving Court 18.
There was a really sweet moment a little earlier when Alexandra Eala was walking out of Centre Court after her match.
Dozens of fans from the Philippines gathered and were chanting “Alex, Alex, Alex” and she waved down and blew them a kiss.
It was some win for Eala, the No. 29 seed, against the reigning champion, Iga Świątek.
She is the superstar of her country right now.
Anisimova, 1-0 down on serve in the deciding set, goes 0-30 down with a(nother) wild swing.
30-all, then 40-30 and she roars “Come ON!” while crouched in celebration.
Eesh, another shot considerably past the baseline. Deuce.
She works Keys around the court very well, showcasing good point construction, advantage… but she pings a backhand into the top of the net. Deuce again.
Ad-Amanda Anisimova again… and Keys' return is inches wide. 1-1 in the decider.
Sorana Cîrstea and Linda Nosková are headed to a super tiebreak to decide their match.
Cîrstea won the first set 6-2, and then Nosková rallied to win the second set 6-3.
First to 10 (maybe) advances!
“Can you please come down off the bins”, says security.
Everyone wants a peek at this match now.
We’re heading to a fourth-set tiebreak on Court 18.
Bergs holds his nerve after double faulting to gift Fery a break point to take the set but Bergs keeps him at bay.
And wow, what a point! Fery manoeuvres Bergs around the court from corner to corner before coming out on top in the volley exchange.
The crowd are on their feet as he leads 4-1 in the tiebreak. Nicely done.
For Eala, who announced herself on the WTA Tour last March with a win over Świątek to reach the Miami Open semifinals, this was an even more eye-catching result. A victory that will introduce her to a much wider audience, having never previously made it beyond the second round of a Slam.
Now, aged 21, she is in the fourth round of Wimbledon, and has shown why there is so much excitement around her. She showed off the angles and spins she can generate, in particular with her lefty forehand.
Eala is already a megastar in the Philippines, with fans flocking to her matches wherever she plays, and on Saturday she well and truly introduced herself to Centre Court.
A fourth-round match against Jasmine Paolini on Monday awaits, and beyond that the sense that she is beginning to make good on the rich potential she undoubtedly has.
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