Wimbledon: Sinner and Djokovic as favorites, Swiatek in danger... The program for the end of the 3rd round this Saturday, July 5

Having had a very quiet first two rounds, world number 1 Jannik Sinner opens the day at 2:30 p.m. against Spaniard Pedro Martinez. And seven-time winner Novak Djokovic will close the day on Centre Court against his compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic. Ben Shelton (seeded 10th) played… 70 seconds on Friday, just enough time to land three aces and a service winner to earn the final game needed to clinch a victory against Rinky Hijikata (6-2, 7-5, 6-4). The young American hasn't really drawn on his reserves and is favored by the predictions against Gaël Monfils's conqueror, Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, on Court 1.

Just like the Australian Alex de Minaur (seeded 11) against the surprise August Holmgren, from the qualifiers. The knockout of Quentin Halys in the first round and the Czech Tomas Machac in the ^second round, after more than 4h30 of combat and 4 tie-breaks disputed, the 27-year-old player never ceases to surprise. Just like the veteran Marin Cilic, 36, knockout of the local, world ^number 4 Jack Draper, who will try to confirm against the Spaniard Jaume Munar, another surprise guest.

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In the women's draw, Iga Swiatek, seeded 8, will try to take revenge in the second round against American Danielle Collins, against whom she surprisingly lost in the ^third round of the WTA 1000 in Rome last May. The Polish player, who has only reached the round of 16 in London twice, will try to prove that she has green feet. In a lower part of the draw, where outsiders like Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Karolina Muchova have fallen, the Polish player could be green again after her defeat in the semi-finals of Roland-Garros, her favorite tournament.

Center Court, from 2:30 p.m.

Jannik Sinner (ITA, n°1) - Pedro Martinez (ESP) Iga Swiatek (POL, n°8) - Danielle Collins (USA) Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) - Novak Djokovic (SRB, n°6)

Court No. 1, from 2 p.m.

Mirra Andreeva (RUS, n°7) - Hailey Baptiste (USA) Barbora Krejcikova (CZE, n°17) - Emma Navarro (USA, n°10)

Ben Shelton (USA, n°10) - Marton Fucsovics (HON)

Short No. 2, from 12 p.m.

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Clara Tauson (DAN, n°23) - Elena Rybakina (KAZ, n°11) Alex De Minaur (AUS, n°11) - August Holmgren (DAN)

Short No. 3, from 12 p.m.

Daria Kasatkina (AUS, n°16) - Liulia Samsonova (RUS, n°19)Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, n°19) - Sebastian Ofner (AUT)

Court No. 12, from 12 p.m.

Flavio Cobolli (ITA, n°22) - Jakub Mensik (CZE, n°15)Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) - Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS, n°18)

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Court No. 18, from 12 p.m.

Belinda Bencic (SUI) - Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)Marin Cilic (CRO) - Jaume Munar (ESP)

Court n°14, not before 1:30 p.m. Brandon Nakashima (USA, n°29) - Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)