Highlights of the sixth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Saturday (times GMT):
Play was set to resume on Centre Court and Court One where the roofs have been closed.Danish sixth seed Holger Rune fought back from a set down and saved two match points to beat Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-6 in a third-round thriller that took almost four hours.Second seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Russian Anna Blinkova 6-2 6-3 in the third round.
Play was suspended for a second time on the outer courts due to rain. Holger Rune and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina waited a few minutes for the rain to stop before the umpire suspended play due to the slippery court.Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev came from a set down to beat Hungary's Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 and reach the fourth round.
Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-2 to move into the fourth round for the first time in her career, just as the rain arrived and the covers came on.Play began under cloudy skies, with the temperature hovering around 24 degrees Celsius. Britain's only singles survivor Katie Boulter will face defending champion Elena Rybakina, while men's top seed Carlos Alcaraz will also be in action on Centre Court.
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