Alexander Zverev overcomes knee issue to win at Wimbledon - ESPN

Alexander Zverev overcame a knee problem, a marathon tiebreaker and nerves from seeing one of his sporting idols in the Royal Box in order to book a spot in Wimbledon's fourth round.

Zverev beat Cameron Norrie — the last British man in the tournament — 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (15) on Saturday after converting his sixth match point in the tiebreaker on Centre Court.

He'd needed treatment several times on his left knee following a tumble in the second set. He was also a bit starstruck from seeing Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, one of several major sporting figures in the Royal Box. Zverev is a massive fan of Bayern Munich, the German club that Guardiola coached from 2013-16.

«When I saw Pep I got so nervous for a few games there,» Zverev told the crowd after the win, before launching a personal appeal to Guardiola. «Bayern Munich needs a coach, man. And if you're tired of football, you can coach me on the tennis court anytime.»

Ben Shelton also reached the fourth round after the 14th-seeded American came through a third straight five-setter, beating Denis Shapovalov 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on No. 1 Court in a match that had been suspended overnight in the first set because of rain.

Shelton is the first man to win three consecutive five-set matches at Wimbledon since Ernests Gulbis in 2018. No one ever has won four five-setters in a row at any Grand Slam tournament in the Open era, which dates to 1968.

Other early winners included No. 16 Ugo Humbert, who set up a meeting with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz by downing Brandon Nakashima 7-6 (9), 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6) in a match that had been suspended before the fourth-set tiebreaker.

Andy Murray's plan to team up with Emma Raducanu in the mixed doubles ended before the