Kiki Bertens v Venus Williams 6-2 6-7(5) 8-6

Venus Williams latest seed to tumble

Venus Williams became the latest seed to be struck down at Wimbledon as Kiki Bertens outlasted her in their third round match.

The five-time champion clawed her way back via a second set tie-break, but could not see it over the line as she fell 6-2 6-7(5) 8-6.

Just two of the top 10 seeds are left in the draw following the ninth seedsвЂ™ exit: Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova.

Bertens appeared to be cruising to a comfortable win after charging through the first set and earning a break in the second.

But the Dutchwoman crumbled near the finish line, surrendering a break when serving for the match and losing the resulting tie-break.

The momentum shifted to Williams, who immediately broke in the decider, but she could not maintain her advantage as Bertens soon levelled and stayed calm to book a belated victory.

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09/07/2018
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12:00 | WTA Wimbledon
12:30 | Karolina Pliskova v Kiki Bertens - WTA Wimbledon
12:30 | Camila Giorgi v Ekaterina Makarova - WTA Wimbledon
14:00 | Angelique Kerber v Belinda Bencic - WTA Wimbledon
14:00 | Kei Nishikori v Ernests Gulbis - ATP Wimbledon
14:00 | Mackenzie McDonald v Milos Raonic - ATP Wimbledon
14:00 | Roger Federer v Adrian Mannarino - ATP Wimbledon
15:30 | Gael Monfils v Kevin Anderson - ATP Wimbledon
15:30 | John Isner v Stefanos Tsitsipas - ATP Wimbledon
16:30 | Juan Martin del Potro v Gilles Simon - ATP Wimbledon
16:30 | Serena Williams v Evgeniya Rodina - WTA Wimbledon
18:00 | Karen Khachanov v Novak Djokovic - ATP Wimbledon
18:00 | Jiri Vesely v Rafael Nadal - ATP Wimbledon

10/07/2018
12:00 | ATP Wimbledon
12:00 | WTA Wimbledon
20:00 | France v Belgium - World Cup 2018 Semi-final

11/07/2018
12:00 | ATP Wimbledon
12:00 | WTA Wimbledon
20:00 | Croatia v England - World Cup 2018 Semi-final

12/07/2018
12:00 | ATP Wimbledon
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DERBY OF THE WEEK

France v Belgium

20:00
10/07/2018

W 2.55

D 3.25

W 3.10

The odds are correct at the time of publishing
08-07-2018 08:00 and are subject to change

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