American prodigy Cori Gauff won a nerve jangling 3 set match over experienced Slovenian WTA player Hercog to keep her dream of a Wimbledon title alive Gauff came under pressure on serve early in the first set on as she double faulted and was forced to save a break point to take a 2-1 lead….
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Djokovic forced to battle against Hurkacz
2018 champion Novak Djokovic progressed to the fourth round after a testing Court One match against Polish youngster Hubert Hurkacz. The pair met for the first time at the French Open this year, when the Serbian took the match with ease 6-4 6-2 6-2. The Pole however appears more comfortable on grass courts than clay,…
Teen sensation Gauff to continue dream Wimbledon run against Hercog
15 year old Coco Gauff will take on world number 60 Polona Hercog last on Centre Court today. Playing for the first time at a Grand Slam, Gauff has never met the Slovenian before who is appearing in the Wimbledon third round for a second time in her career. Gauff has stolen headlines this week,…
‘Next Gen’ stars Auger Aliassime and Humbert set for battle
18 year old sensation Felix Auger Aliassime will take on fellow Wimbledon debutant Hugo Humbert in today’s third round match. Auger Aliassime sits second in the ATP’s 21 and under ‘Next Gen’ rankings , with French Humbert sitting ninth three years senior to his opponent. It is the first meeting between the pairing and prior…
Nadal gets the better of Kyrgios in four set thriller
Rafael Nadal played two brilliant tiebreaks to wrap up a big victory against Kyrgios on Centre Court last night. In their seventh meeting the Spaniard recorded his fourth victory against Kyrgios and first at a Grand Slam. The number two seed avoided an exit before the third round for a fourth time in his career,…
Federer sails past British young gun to reach third round
Roger Federer defeated Britain’s 20 year old Jay Clarke 6-1 7-6 6-2 in the third round at Wimbledon today. Having never lost to a wildcard at a Grand Slam, Federer had no intention of breaking that today, against Clarke who won his first Grand Slam match on Tuesday against former Boys Champion Noah Rubin. Prior…
Nishikori into sixth Wimbledon third round with ease
Eighth seed Kei Nishikori defeated British second round opponent Cameron Norrie on Centre Court in a match that lacked quality. Playing against each other for the first time, both men looked tight early on, each displaying a range of unforced errors. But at 3-2 up and having previously not won a point on the Japanese…
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…
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