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…
Tag: sport
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…
British number one Edmund cruises into second round
British number one Kyle Edmund cruises into second round Kyle Edmund looked in formidable form on centre court as he beat Jaume Munar 6-4 6-4 6-4 to reach his third successive second round at SW19. Tipped as Britain’s best hope in the men’s draw, Kyle Edmund only seemed in trouble early on. His Spanish opponent…
Djokovic too strong for resilient Kohlschreiber
Novak Djokovic got centre court matches underway as he began his campaign to win this year’s Wimbledon. Despite winning in straight sets, last year’s champion was forced to work hard against Philipp Kohlschreiber playing at his 15th successive Championships. Performing at his 60th Grand Slam singles event, the German underdog moved into the top 10…
Cross-Court Tennis 