The 17th seeded American Sloane Stephens advanced to Wimbledon’s fourth round for the first time Saturday with a win over Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic.
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And at the recent French Open, Stephens made it to the fourth round before she was beaten by Maria Sharapova.
Stephens faces 19-year-old Monica Puig of Puerto Rico next.