In their seventh ever meeting, world number two Rafael Nadal will take on Nick Kyrgios in the last match on Centre Court. The pair met for the first time at Wimbledon in 2014 when Kyrgios, aged 19, upset the 2010 champion defeating him in four sets. The often controversial Kyrgios called Nadal ‘super salty’ in…
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Federer to take on emerging British talent
Roger Federer will continue his 2019 campaign as he meets British wildcard Jay Clarke in round two on Court One. The eight time Wimbledon champion has never lost to a wildcard at any of the Grand Slams, but will be expected to face loud home support for the 20 year old who is bidding to…
Djokovic steams into round three after simple Kudla win
Novak Djokovic reached the third round of Wimbledon for the 14th time after he beat America’s Denis Kudla. The world number one made light work of his opponent who has only gone past the second round once, when he reached the fourth round at SW19 in 2015. The match lasted only 93 minutes as Djokovic…
Young Gun Opelka shocks Wawrinka in five set marathon
Reilly Opelka pulled off an upset on day three at Wimbledon, as he beat 22nd seed Stanislas Wawrinka in a thriller that ended 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-4 8-6. The 2015 Boys champion is playing just his fourth men’s Grand Slam event and has made his first third round with this win. He served an outstanding…
Queens champion Lopez to face 10th seed Khachanov
Queens Singles and Doubles champion Feliciano Lopez will be the second match on Court One today, in a tough match up with Russia’s Karen Khachanov. 37 year old Lopez has three times been a quarter finalist at Wimbledon, though his most recent came eight years ago. He will hope that the sensational week he had…
Djokovic aiming to make third round for 11th time in a row
Novak Djokovic will be up last on Centre Court today, as he looks to continue his 2019 Wimbledon campaign. His opponent will be 111st ranked American Denis Kudla, whom Djokovic has never faced before. The world number one started slowly in his first round match falling a break behind to German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first…
Wawrinka to continue hunt for career grand slam
Stanislas Wawrinka is bidding to become 9th man to win all four major tournaments. His potential path to a first Wimbledon success today meets 6ft 11″ American youngster Reilly Opelka. First up on Court Two the pair have never played each other before. Wawrinka lost in the second round at Wimbledon last year to qualifier…
Nadal breezes past Sugita to set up Kyrgios tie
Rafael Nadal won comfortably in his opening match of Wimbledon 2019, beating Japan’s Yuichi Sugita 6-3 6-1 6-3 Not contesting a grass court tournament in the build up to this year’s Championships showed early on for the Spaniard, who lost 11 points in a row to find himself 0-2(0-40) down. However Sugita as not played…
Roger Federer fights back to beat Wimbledon debutant Harris
Roger Federer kicked off his 2019 Wimbledon campaign on Centre Court as he came from a set down to beat South African Lloyd George Harris 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2. RogerFederer is bidding to become the first ever man in the Open Era to win five grand slam titles after turning 30. Harris, who on the…
Nick Kyrgios through to Wimbledon second round after topsy-turvy five setter
Nick Kyrgios overcame compatriot and childhood friend Jordan Thompson 7-6 3-6 7-6 0-6 6-1 in what was a very unscripted affair. Nick Kyrgios made his name when he beat Rafael Nadal as a 19 year old at the 2014 Wimbledon, whilst Thompson is still yet to win a match at Wimbledon despite being in the 1st round for…
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