23rd seed Roberto Bautista Agut will face off with 26th seeded Guido Pella in an unlikely quarter final matchup. The two players have met twice before, with the Spaniard Bautista Agut winning on both occasions. Their first meeting was their only Grand Slam contest, coming at the 2017 Australian Open in the first round. The…
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MATCH PREVIEW. Nadal vs Querrey Wimbledon QF
Continuing his attempt to win a first Wimbledon title since 2010, Rafael Nadal will take on grass court specialist Sam Querrey in the Wimbledon quarter final. The two veterans have met five times in their careers, with world number two Nadal holding a 4-1 lead over the American. Their only Grand Slam meeting came nine…
MATCH PREVIEW. Federer vs Nishikori Wimbledon QF
Roger Federer will continue his bid for a 21st Grand Slam title as he faces world number seven Kei Nishikori in the quarter finals of Wimbledon. Despite being the eleventh time the two men have faced each other, they have only met once at a Grand Slam. In 2017 Federer got the better of his…
MATCH REPORT. Murray and Williams progress against 14th seeds to reach mixed doubles third round
Andy Murray and Serena have entertained Centre Court crowds again today, as they battled to a 7-5 6-3 victory against 14th seeds Fabrice Martin of France, and Raquel Atawo. Playing their first ever mixed doubles together, they are now into the third round of the draw, where they will face number one seeds Bruno Soares…
Record breaking teen Gauff set for toughest test yet
15 year old Coco Gauff is to play Simona Halep on Court One today, in what will be seen as her hardest match yet. Stealing headlines last week, the teenage sensation has made it to the second week of her first ever Grand Slam tournament. Ranked at 313th in the world, Gauff was given a…
Andy Murray and Serena Williams triumphant in mixed doubles
Andy Murray and Serena Williams have won their first Wimbledon mixed doubles match against Alexa Guarachi and Andreas Mies 6-4 6-1. The highly anticipated match was put on Centre Court after Roger Federer won in just over two hours against Frenchman Lucas Pouille. On his Wimbledon return following hip surgery earlier this year, Murray lost…
Federer cruises into fourth round for the 17th time with Pouille win
Roger Federer beat France’s Lucas Pouille 7-5 6-2 7-6 on Centre Court today, to record his 350th Grand Slam win. Both competitors held serves confidentiality early on. Pouille, unfazed by his first time on Centre Court, had a break point opportunity at 3-3 but skewed a forehand wide before being at the end of some…
Nadal brushes sluggish Tsonga aside to reach Wimbledon fourth round
World number two Rafael Nadal crushed France’s Jo Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 6-3 6-2 to reach the second week of Wimbledon. The man from Mallorca made an intense start to the contest, and broke the French serve early on. At break point a rather flat Tsonga hit a forehand down the line wide causing him to…
Federer to take on 27th seed Frenchman for fourth round spot
Eight time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer will continue his bid for a 21st Grand Slam title as he takes on France’s Lucas Pouille on Centre Court today. Meeting in the third round the two have only met once before in 2014, when Pouille was aged only 21. Federer got the better of the man from…
Andy Murray to partner Serena in highly anticipated mixed doubles
On his Wimbledon return Andy Murray will partner six time Wimbledon singles champion Serena Williams today in the mixed doubles. Playing against German Andreas Mies and Chilean Alexa Guarachi, the match was originally scheduled for yesterday. However due to the length of other matches, most noticeably the sensational teenager Coco Gauff’s win against Polona Hercog,…
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