American teenager Coco Gauff saved two match points en route to extending her fairytale run at Wimbledon ©Getty Images

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The 15-year-old beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog in three sets ©Getty Images
The 15-year-old beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog in three sets ©Getty Images
Hercog took the first set and led the second 4-1, but she was unable to see out the match ©Getty Images
Hercog took the first set and led the second 4-1, but she was unable to see out the match ©Getty Images
Gauff's mother Candi and French tennis coach Jean-Christophe Faurel could scarcely believe what the youngster had achieved ©Getty Images
Gauff's mother Candi and French tennis coach Jean-Christophe Faurel could scarcely believe what the youngster had achieved ©Getty Images
Awaiting Gauff in the last 16 is Romania's former world number one Simona Halep, who defeated Belarus' Victoria Azarenka today ©Getty Images
Awaiting Gauff in the last 16 is Romania's former world number one Simona Halep, who defeated Belarus' Victoria Azarenka today ©Getty Images
Defending men's singles champion and world number one Novak Djokovic, right, claimed a hard-fought win over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, left, to reach the fourth round ©Getty Images
Defending men's singles champion and world number one Novak Djokovic, right, claimed a hard-fought win over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, left, to reach the fourth round ©Getty Images
There was a shock loss, however, for fourth seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa ©Getty Images
There was a shock loss, however, for fourth seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa ©Getty Images
Argentina's Guido Pella was his conqueror as the South American progressed to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time ©Getty Images
Argentina's Guido Pella was his conqueror as the South American progressed to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time ©Getty Images
Tenth seed Karen Khachanov also crashed out ©Getty Images
Tenth seed Karen Khachanov also crashed out ©Getty Images
The Russian was ousted by Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut ©Getty Images
The Russian was ousted by Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut ©Getty Images