Friday day five of Wimbledon saw joy for Britain as both Cameron Norrie and Heather Watson recorded impressive wins.
It marks their furthest appearance at a Grand Slam.
Norrie, on Centre Court, comprehensively beat American Steve Johnson in straight sets 6-4, 6-1, 6-0.
The loss of just one game in the final two sets, with a bagel final set.
The British number one must surely fancy himself as the dark horse at this year’s tournament.
With the overwhelming support of the home crowd, surely, he has every chance.
And then Heather Watson, now 30, has also broken new ground.
She beat 21-year-old Kaja Juvan of Slovenia on Court One in straights 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.
The former British number one clinching a tight first set proving decisive.
Alcaraz and Sinner continue to impress
The world of tennis often looks forward to assess which players can carry the game into the future.
And two stars haven’t failed to impress this week.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, possibly not on his strongest surface, has performed well on grass.
He overcame Germany’s Oscar Otte in a comfortable straight sets victory 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.
Italy’s Jannik Sinner also looks at home on the grass.
After John Isner had impressively overcome Britain’s Andy Murray on Wednesday, this appeared to be a difficult match for the young Italian.
But Sinner came through unscathed in two hours and 20 minutes, taking a straight sets win 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
And defending champion Novak Djokovic enjoyed a very easy win against countryman Miomir Kecmanović.
His opponent playing a poor first set without winning a single service game.
Djokovic winning 6-0, 6-3, 6-4.
It was also a good day for the American’s Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul and Jack Sock who all made it through.
Shocks – Sakkari and Kerber out
A huge shock occurred on the women’s side as Greece’s Maria Sakkari was beaten by 34-year-old Tatjana Maria.
The veteran German winning in straight sets 6-3, 7-5.
But it was contrasting fortunes for Germany’s Angelique Kerber, champion four years ago, as she was beaten by Elise Mertens.
The Belgian triumphing 6-4, 7-5.
But impressive grass-court performers Caroline Garcia and Jeļena Ostapenko made it through to round four with assured victories.
