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Filipinos unite and rally behind their sporting heroes when they take center stage. If the streets once emptied whenever Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring on a Sunday morning, quiet evenings have now turned into celebrations because of Alex Eala.

As we enter Wimbledon Week 2, a record number of American women remain in the draw, including Pegula, Gauff and Keys. And one man: Fritz.

Taylor Fritz became the last American standing at Wimbledon on Saturday after he moved on to the final 16. He will face Alexander Bublik.

While Serena Williams indicated in her injury post that she would play again, her team is still awaiting details.

Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, has withdrawn from doubles competition at Wimbledon due to a right knee injury, she announced Saturday.

Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, was upset in the third round by Elise Mertens 7-6 (4), 6-1 at the grass-court Grand Slam on Saturday.

Naomi Osaka has been on a hot streak at Wimbledon and has yet to drop a set. Up next: world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka will face each other in the fourth round of Wimbledon after both players won in straight sets Friday. Coco Gauff also advanced with a three-set win over Claire Liu.

Serena and Venus Williams are scheduled to play their opening-round doubles match Saturday after organizers pushed it back to give Serena time to deal with a knee problem she sustained during her loss in singles.

Novak Djokovic defeated Arthur Rinderknech on Centre Court for his 105th match win at Wimbledon, which ties him with Roger Federer on the men's list for most singles match victories.