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Largely Unchallenged, the Big Three Stroll Into the Wimbledon Quarterfinals

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WIMBLEDON, England — With all 16 fourth-round singles matches on the schedule, the seventh day of Wimbledon is often called Manic Monday.

But the men’s marquee matches were more meh than manic. The so-called Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, showing no signs of slowing down, easily dispatched their opponents to advance to the quarterfinals without seeming to break a sweat.

That led to obvious questions about the staying power of Djokovic, Federer and Nadal, who have won the last 10 consecutive Grand Slam events despite being well into their 30s.