Wimbledon 2025: Ben Shelton defeats Lorenzo Sonego, Mira Andreeva thumps Navarro
The victory also saw Shelton surpass the Wimbledon career-best of his father and current coach, Bryan Shelton, who reached the last 16 in 1994 before losing a five-setter to Christian Bergstrom. The younger Shelton, who has already reached Grand Slam semifinals at the US and Australian Opens, delivered a composed performance to break new ground on grass.On the women's side, 18-year-old Andreeva produced a commanding display to defeat American 10th seed Emma Navarro 6-2, 6-3 on Centre Court, with tennis legend Roger Federer watching from the Royal Box. The win makes Andreeva the youngest player to reach the women's quarterfinals at Wimbledon since Maria Sharapova in 2005.Andreeva dominated with her first serve and powerful groundstrokes, not dropping a single point on her first serve in the opening set. Navarro tried to mount resistance in the second, forcing some break points, but Andreeva maintained her composure and secured victory in straight sets.Speaking after the match, Andreeva admitted she lost track of the score on match point. 'Honestly, I kept telling myself I was facing a break point... and in the end, I completely forgot the score,' she said. 'I'm happy I did, otherwise I would have been three times more nervous.'Shelton is all set to go up against the winner of the Jannik Sinner vs Grigor Dimitrov while Andreeva will now face Switzerland's Belinda Bencic in the quarterfinals.- Ends
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