Wimbledon Day 6 round-up: Djokovic stunned by Querrey; Raonic, Halep, Radwanska march on

Sloane Stephens also wins her match early on Saturday as All England Club catch up following rain delays.

Sam Querrey celebrates after completing his stunning third round victory over world No 1 and two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic. Glyn Kirk / AFP

All the latest reports and results from Day 6 at the Wimbledon Tennis Championhips.

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Djokovic stunned by Querrey

Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic was sent crashing out by big-serving Sam Querrey, shattering his hopes of securing the first calendar Grand Slam in 47 years.

The world No 1, bidding for a fourth Wimbledon title and 13th major, suffered his earliest loss at a major since the 2009 French Open.

The 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) defeat, played out after an overnight suspension and two further lengthy rain interruptions, also ended Djokovic’s Open era record run of 30 successive wins at the majors and his streak of having reached 28 consecutive grand slam quarter-finals.

American 28th seed Querrey, the world No 41, goes on to face 34-year-old Frenchman Nicolas Mahut for a place in the quarter-finals.

Raonic powers through

Canadian sixth seed Milos Raonic defeated America’s Jack Sock 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 7-6 (7/1) to reach the last 16. Raonic, a semi-finalist in 2014, takes on Belgium’s David Goffin for a place in the quarter-finals.

Nishikori to face Cilic

Japan’s Kei Nishikori booked his spot in the last 16 at Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov on Saturday.

The fifth seed won 7-5, 6-3, 7-5 on the Court 3 show court. He faces Croatian ninth seed Marin Cilic for a place in the quarter-finals.

Zverev outlasts Youzhny

Teenage tennis starlet Alexander Zverev became the last man through to the third round after a marathon victory over Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny.

Germany’s Zverev, 19, the youngest player in the top 50, won 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 in three hours and 19 minutes on Court 8 in a match that was halted for a final time due to rain on Friday with Zverev 2-1 up in the final set.

Zverev, the 24th seed, last month became the youngest man to enter the top 30 since world No 1 Novak Djokovic back in 2006. World No 28 Zverev faces Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych in the round of 32.

Cilic overpowers Lacko

Croatian Marin Cilic made short work of Slovak qualifier Lukas Lacko, finishing their rain delayed third round match 6-3 6-3 6-4 with nine aces in the final set.

The 2014 US Open champion had already wrapped up two sets when rain set in on Friday and he was clearly in no mood to mess about on a blustery Court 12. The 6-foot-6 ninth seed pummelled Lacko from both sides of the court, winning 98 per cent of points on his first serve. He clinched with his 19th ace, wrapping up the match in and hour and 49 minutes. Cilic, 27, will next meet fifth seed Kei Nishikori of Japan.

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Halep marches on

World No 5 Simona Halep made it through to the fourth round with a straightforward victory over Kiki Bertens on Centre Court, despite a lingering Achilles problem.

The 2014 Wimbledon semi-finalist cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 win over the Dutch world No 28, watched by a wealth of British sports stars including members of England’s 1966 football World Cup-winning team. She faces either ninth seed Madison Keys or Alize Cornet in the round of 16 on Monday.

Kvitova crashes out

Two-time champion Petra Kvitova crashed out of Wimbledon on Saturday, losing 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) to Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova in the last second round match to be completed. The Czech, who was champion in 2011 and 2014, committed 43 unforced errors against Makarova, who will face Barbora Strycova for a place in the last 16.

Kerber into last 16

German fourth seed and Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber reached the Wimbledon last-16 on Saturday with a 7-6 (13/11), 6-1 win over compatriot Carian Witthoeft. Kerber will face Japan’s Misaki Doi for a place in the quarter-finals.

Radwanska to face Cibulkova

Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska reached the Wimbledon last-16 on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. The 2012 runner-up will face Dominika Cibulkova, the 19th seed from Slovakia, for a place in the quarter-finals.

DAY 6 RESULTS

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3rd round

Sam Querrey (USA x28) bt Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5)

Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

David Goffin (BEL x11) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1

Steve Johnson (USA) bt Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 6-2

Marin Cilic (CRO x9) bt Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

Kei Nishikori (JPN x5) bt Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 7-5, 6-3, 7-5

Bernard Tomic (AUS x19) bt Roberto Bautista (ESP x14) 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

Andy Murray (GBR x2) bt John Millman (AUS) 6-3, 7-5, 6-2

2nd round

Alexander Zverev (GER x24) bt Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2

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3rd round

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x19) bt Eugénie Bouchard (CAN) 6-4, 6-3

Simona Halep (ROM x5) bt Kiki Bertens (NED x26) 6-4, 6-3

Misaki Doi (JPN) bt Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 7-6 (7/1), 6-3

Angelique Kerber (GER) bt Carina Witthoeft (GER) 7-6 (13/11), 6-1

Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) bt Sabine Lisicki (GER) 7-6 (7/2), 6-1

Lucie Safarova (CZE x28) bt Jana Cepelová (SVK) 4-6, 6-1, 12-10

2nd round

Sloane Stephens (USA x18) bt Mandy Minella (LUX) 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 8-6

Timea Bacsinszky (SUI x11) bt Monica Niculescu (ROM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) bt Petra Kvitova (CZE x10) 7-5, 7-6 (7/5)

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