Gauff’s dream run continues; Humbert sets up Djokovic tie

TIL Desk Sports/ Fifteen-year-old Cori Gauff clawed her way back from a set and 5-2 down and saved two match points to beat Slovenia’s Polona Hercog 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-5 on Friday and reach the Wimbledon fourth round.

The American teenager, ranked 313th in the world, had earned a match on Centre Court after capturing the public’s imagination with her giant-killing exploits, including ousting former champion Venus Williams in the first round.

Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rapidly-rising star fizzled out at Wimbledon on Friday as the 18-year-old was comprehensively outshone by Frenchman Ugo Humbert in a tussle between the two youngest players left in the men’s draw.

Such is Auger-Aliassime’s obvious potential that the 19th seed had been touted as an outside bet to go all the way, but those predictions looked far-fetched as the Canadian was brushed aside 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 by 21-year-old Humbert in a one-sided third-round tie.

The French left-hander, ranked 66th in the world, had already achieved his best Grand Slam result before Friday’s win, and will now face Novak Djokovic in a “dream” last-16 tie. “Maybe the best match of my young career,” he said about the prospect of facing the world number one.