Watson and Salisbury reach last 16 of mixed doubles

Great Britain's Heather Watson and Joe Salisbury booked their spot successful nan past 16 of nan mixed doubles connected different rain-affected time astatine Wimbledon.

Watson and Salisbury clinched a 5-7 6-3 10-8 triumph complete Belgium's Sander Gille and Nadiia Kichenok of Ukraine successful a lucifer held complete from Monday.

The British duo had resumed nan title a group down but 5-3 up successful nan 2nd and they quickly closed retired nan group to get themselves backmost connected level terms.

Watson and Salisbury, who will squad up astatine nan Olympic Games successful Paris later this month, past came retired connected apical successful a gruelling decider to clinch a gathering pinch Poland's Jan Zielinski and Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan.

Fellow Britons Charles Broom and Emily Appleton were knocked retired aft a 6-4 7-6 (7-3) first-round conclusion to Mate Pavic of Croatia and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine.

The mixed doubles last was meant to beryllium played connected Thursday but has been put backmost to Sunday owed to a backlog of matches aft a determination by Wimbledon bosses to revise nan schedule.