Roger Federer avoided getting the Rafael Nadal Wimbledon treatment after dodging elimination on Friday in London.
The match finished 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-1 in favor of Federer.
Federer found himself in a hole as he was down by two sets at the beginning of the competition.
At one point, he was a score away from elimination. After exchanging points with the French, Julien Benneteau, he proved too much in the final moments of the fourth set.
In the fifth set, the players once again traded points, but Federer ran away with the victory.
In other action, Maria Sharapova and Kim Clijsters advanced to the fourth round.
Angelique Kerber defeated American Christina McHale in two straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
The other ladies to advance to the fourth round include, Shuia Peng (34), Jana Cepelova (178), who defeated 28th ranked Anabel Medina Garrigues, Camila Giorgi (145) upset Nadia Petrova (20).
On the men's side there were a few upsets too.
Richard Gasquet from France, who is ranked 19th in Wimbledon defeated the Spaniard, Nicolas Almagro (11) in three straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
A bigger upset in the men's third round was witnessed as Mikhail Youzhny (33) defeated Janko Tipsaveric (8). Youzhny from Russia won in four sets 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Somewhat proving ranks are relevant to competition was German Florian Meyer (29) who escaped the third round with a victory over 136th ranked Jerzy Janowicz.
This draw, similar to Federer's went down to the wire as it took five sets to decide the winner. The scores were 7-6, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.
As you can see, Meyer had to make a comeback after being down by a set in the fourth.
