Resilient Ferrer outlasts Dolgopolov to make last 16


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 30 Jun 2013

David Ferrer of Spain celebrates after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - Fourth seed David Ferrer came through a punishing five-set test against Alexandr Dolgopolov to move into the last 16 in the evening gloom at Wimbledon on Saturday.

Ferrer eventually ground down the 26th seeded Ukrainian 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 2-6 6-1 6-2 in three hours 12 minutes.

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