Wimbledon 2015 |
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Venue: All England Club Dates: 29 June - 12 July |
Play: Outside courts 11:30 BST; Centre Court and Court One 13:00 BST |
French Open champion Stan Wawrinka also went through but last year's semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov is out.
Canada's seventh seed Milos Raonic lost in four sets to 20-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Kyrgios beat Raonic, another 2014 semi-finalist, 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 and will play Richard Gasquet for a place in the quarter-final, after the Frenchman beat Bulgarian Dimitrov 6-3 6-4 6-4.
Wawrinka, the Swiss fourth seed, beat Spain's Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-3 6-4 and faces Belgian 16th seed David Goffin next.
Signing an artificial leg
As he left the court, he was inundated with requests for autographs - including one more unusual one.
"This gentleman gave me his artificial leg and I hope my signature will make him feel good," he said.
"It has been great so far. I was hoping I could play better and better as the tournament progresses and that is what is happening. As we are moving on, I feel more confident.
"My serve was very good today. I won a lot of free points and that takes away a lot of pressure. Maybe it looks like I haven't been tested but I have. I have played a couple of good players. It will get harder."
Perfection for Stan
The 30 year-old Swiss, who beat Djokovic in the French Open final at Roland Garros, was barely knocked out of his stride as he continued his quest for a first Wimbledon title.
"I have the results so far - three sets each match. That's why I'm saying it's perfect matches. In grand slams, you have to win and to win in three sets, it's great," said Wawrinka, a Wimbledon quarter-finalist in 2014.
"I'm playing better and better. I've been serving really well since the beginning of the tournament, being really aggressive. It was a really solid match, I'm really happy with it."
Gasquet too strong for Dimitrov
The 29-year-old took less than two hours to defeat last year's semi-finalist, maintaining his perfect record against the Bulgarian.
The 21st seed was in top form on Centre Court and needed only a service break in the second game to close out the first set, with the second set following a similar pattern.
Raonic bows out
Raonic couldn't repeat last year's win over Kyrgios as he went down in four sets to the 26th seed."The feet led to everything else. The feet are, I'd say, the instigator," said Raonic, who underwent foot surgery in May, which kept him out of the French Open.
Raonic, 24, who had won both their previous matches, was struggling physically in the match that lasted for more than two hours.
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