So, a day that will be remembered for the end of Iga Swiatek’s 37-game winning run, and Nick Kyrgios’ bad-tempered and highly entertaining victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas is at its end. Back for more tomorrow.
Here’s the story of the day, per Reuters
- Australian Nick Kyrgios produced a stellar display to beat Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7) in a feisty encounter on Court One.
- Twice champion Rafa Nadal eased past Italian 27th seed Lorenzo Sonego 6-1 6-2 6-4 in just over two hours on Centre Court. The Spaniard takes on Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp next.
- Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa knocked out twice champion Petra Kvitova 7-5 7-6(4) to set up a last-16 clash with former world number one Simona Halep.
- Unseeded Frenchwoman Alize Cornet stunned world number one Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-2 to end the Polish player’s 37-match winning streak and reach the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time since 2014.
- Taylor Fritz beat Alex Molcan 6-4 6-1 7-6(3) to ensure there will be four American men in the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time since 1999. The 11th seed joined Tommy Paul, Brandon Nakashima and Frances Tiafoe in the last 16.
- Former world number one Simona Halep, the 2019 champion, made short work of Poland’s Magdalena Frech with a 6-4 6-1 win in 66 minutes. Up next for the Romanian is fourth seed Paula Badosa.
- Amanda Anisimova battled back after losing a tight opening set to down Roland Garros runner-up Coco Gauff 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1 for a WTA Tour-leading 13th three-set victory this year. “It’s my first time playing on Centre Court and it’s the most special day of my career,” Anisimova said.
- Australian 19th seed Alex de Minaur beat Briton Liam Broady 6-3 6-4 7-5 to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the first time in his career. He joined American Brandon Nakashima who powered past Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4 6-4 6-1.
- Earlier, Cristian Garin defeated Jenson Brooksby 6-2 6-3 1-6 6-4 and Botic van de Zandschulp overcame Richard Gasquet 7-5 2-6 7-6(7) 6-1.
- Last year’s quarter-finalist Ajla Tomljanovic rallied from a set down to complete a 2-6 6-4 6-3 victory over 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova.
- French debutant Harmony Tan continued her impressive run at Wimbledon by outclassing Briton Katie Boulter 6-1 6-1 to reach the fourth round.
Kevin Mitchell reports on Rafa Nadal’s rather testy victory.
Nick Kyrgios speaks after the game, he’s a mixture of vindicated, insolent and highly amusing.
Honestly, it was one hell of an atmosphere. He’s one hell of a plauer. I had my own tactics out there. I am just super happy to be through. He was getting frustrated, and tennis is a frustrating game. Whatever happens on the court, I love him. I am close with his brother. It’s amazing. Everywhere I go, i have full stadiums. Everyone in the media says I am bad for the sport, but I am clearly not.
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Kyrgios beats Tsitsipas 6-7 6-4 6-3 7-6!
A big ace for Kyrgios starts us off at 1-0, then it goes 1-1 on the Tsitsipas serve. Then, Tsitsipas misses a backhand down the line, he can only net. There’s some Kyrgios rage when he makes a mess of a forehand. Then Tsitsipas challenges a serve that’s called out. And successfully, he gets a point. Then comes a Kyrgios serve for 3-3. It’s soon 4-4, this is so so tight. Then there’s a roar as Kyrgios goes into a 5-4 lead, Tsitsipas grimacing. Then Tsitsipas send him the wrong way with a drive volley. Then it goes to 6-5, with a huge forehand. It’s match point on his opponent’s serve. First serve goes out, but the rally on second serve sees Kyrgios drift the ball out. Big serve from Tsitsipas, and it’s set point. Then Kyrgios serves and volleys to make it 7-7. Then, after a fine rally, he swats a backhand and hands himself match point. Tsitsipas will serve, and then Kyrgios, showing surprising delicacy, drops a beauty of a drop shot...the two actually shake hands. What a game, a modern classic, all the theatre. Well done, Nick Kyrgios, though there will be questions about his behaviour and gamesmanship.
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*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-6 Tsitsipas
Kyrgios’ body language seems to have deserted him, and at 0-30 he is exasperating. But still he makes it to 30-30. Then he cranks a forehand that sends Tsitsipas scuttling. Still, the Greek plays a huge forehand. Then Kyrgios claims advantage, and sets up the tiebreaker with a crunching ace.
Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 5-6 Tsitsipas*
Tsitsipas is angry with himself when he nets to make it 15-15. He’s happier with himself after a big serve for 30-15. Again for 40-15, and then a huge ace. New balls, please.
*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 5-5 Tsitsipas
The atmosphere is suddenly louder, and they seem to be on the side of Tsitsipas now. He makes it to 0-30, and then it goes to 15-30 via the usual bombs being unleashed. Then, a lazy backhand offers set point to Tsitsipas. It’s saved by a swinging backhand from Kyrgios, who then holds by drilling a forehand down and low where his opponent can’t dig it out from.
Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 4-5 Tsitsipas*
And, we’re back, and it’s a quick hold from Tsitsipas.
Nadal serves for the match, having rather angrily broken Lorenzo Sonego. He lands two match points, and gobbles up the first. Then he and Sonego have a heated chat at the net before then there’s a rather half-hearted embrace. The problem was grunting, apparently. From Nadal, of all people. Physician, heal thyself?
*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 4-4 Tsitsipas
Three break points to Tsitsipas, as he challenges a winner that was called out and receives the call in his favour. Then Kyrgios nets, before saving the first two break points. Then, after an overrule from the umpire, he clouts a service home, and then saves himself. Now, they are stopping play to bring on the roof.
Nadal meanwhile, has been broken in the third set, and he and Sonego seem to have fallen out about something. It’s all happening, and all a bit late on a Saturday evening.
*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 3-4 Tsitsipas
It starts at 0-30, and then goes to 15-40, and whipped forehand has landed two break points. They are blocked off by some fine play from Tsitsipas. Then comes an ace, and then a fine serve that can’t be returned.
*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 3-3 Tsitsipas
One slam dunk takes Kyrgios to 30-15 but then he makes a mess of two more of them, and has to watch Tsitsipas wallop a passing shot beyond him. No matter, he serves out. Tsitsipas has had one break point in the whole match.
Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 2-3 Tsitsipas*
A Tsitsipas hold, and Kyrgios is now shouting at his own box of advisors and family.
Meanwhile, another tennis star in a grump is Rafa Nadal, who is not happy his match with Sonego, where he needs two more games to win, has been delayed by the closure of the roof.
Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 2-2 Tsitsipas*
The Krygios serve is ticking over just fine.
The shock of the tournament so far.
Eight years after she beat Serena Williams, who was also then the world No 1, on the same No 1 Court, Cornet outplayed and out-thought Swiatek, something no one else had managed to do since Dubai. Tenacious, aggressive and daring, she was too good for Swiatek in every department and reached the fourth round of Wimbledon for the second time in her career, at the grand old age of 32.
Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 1-2 Tsitsipas*
Easy hold for Tsitsipas, so why not read Emma John’s Wimbledon diary?
Kubler knocks socks off in qualifier epic
The who-wants-it-most award goes to Jason Kubler, who faced Jack Sock in a five-set epic on court 18 that lasted four and a quarter hours. The last time two qualifiers competed against each other in the third round was 38 years ago and, given the stylish exhibition they put on, you’d barely have known they had already played 10 matches between them already in these championships. When Kubler was asked about the lack of ranking points in qualifying, he told interviewers he was just happy to earn himself $10,000. His latest victory brought him $230,000 (£190,000), which he says will be “a life changer”.
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Kyrgios* 6-7 6-4 6-3 1-1 Tsitsipas
Kyrgios holds again, though Tsitsipas is making some headway on his serve.
Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 0-1 Tsitsipas*
Tsitsipas is distracted, and playing distractedly, and he goes 0-40 down. Kyrgios, then hits the net with the third break point. Deuce. Then comes a double fault, and a further break point. That’s saved by a lovely drive volley. And then, oh no, Big Nick takes a fall, and looks to be in a lot of pain. He’s holding his hip, and will be OK to continue. He can’t take the break point and that’s a big hold for the Greek.
Rafa Nadal is 3-2 up and serving against Sonego. He’s on course.
Kyrgios leads 2-1 in sets on Tsitsipas
*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 6-3 Tsitsipas
Kyrgios gets a spot of luck in let-cording a drop shot at 30-15. There’s a sarcastic apology. Then Tsitsipas gets the ball on Kyrgios’s backhand and it’s 30-30, and then comes another flukey let cord, and there’s a sarcastic bow. He takes the set point with a low volley at the net.
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Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 5-3* Tsitsipas
Nice and easy hold from Tsitsipas. He now needs to save the set.
Nadal is 2-0 up in his match with Sonego. Those on Centre Court are missing out on the fireworks.
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*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 5-2 Tsitsipas
Nice, quick hold from Kyrgios and they can start shouting at the umpire. “Where is the towel, where is the banana?” says Big Nick, acting all self-entitled.
*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 4-2 Tsitsipas
“He doesn’t respect the opponent,” says a raging Tsitsipas to the umpire. Kyrgios, as per the rules, starts the game 15-0 up. He loses his cool as he attempts to smash a volley right at his opponent, showing no respect for Kyrgios. This is getting very silly. The ball goes out for that one but eventually he serves out to hold.
*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 4-1 Tsitsipas
Boos for Tsitsipas as gets a code violation and a point deduction, for being angry at an underarm serve. Kyrgios is getting at him, winding him up, and serving like a demon, too.
Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 3-1 Tsitsipas*
Chance of a break? Maybe, it goes to 15-30. Then Tsitsipas double faults to hand over a break point chance, only to cream a forehand that pulls him back level. Then, he can’t dig out a drop volley, and there’s another break point on offer. And with a crashing forehand, then Kyrgios has the lead in the match.
Rafa Nadal, meanwhile, after an hour and five minutes, is two sets up on Sonego.
*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 2-1 Tsitsipas
Rapid stuff once more from Kyrgios, he’s not given the ball boys and girls any chance to settle, let alone Tsitsipas. He still complains about the Tsitsipas “default” and the idea of “intent”. Tim Henman was once banished for something similar, the older heads may recall.
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Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 1-1 Tsitsipas*
The word “shit” is used by Kyrgios as he continues his dialogue with the ump. A “rude word”, as Johnny Rotten once told Bill Grundy. The tournament referee has arrived on the scene. More to follow. Oh, and amid all that, Tsitsipas held his serve.
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*Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 1-0 Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas goes out for a moment, comes back in and starts a row about towels. He’s lucky to be playing. Still, this has become a grudge match, and the crowd is very much on the side of Kyrgios and with a brutal forehand he holds his first service game of the third.
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Kyrgios wins the second set and all hell breaks loose!
Kyrgios 6-7 6-4 Tsitsipas*
Krygios gets a warning for swearing at the line judge. Pat Cash, on the BBC coverage, suggests he really ought to be chucked out, or defaulted. Still, it appears to be working for him, as he’s 30-30 and within two points of taking the set. Big serve from Tsitsipas takes it to 40-30, then comes one of those casual winners from Krygios. But then a Tsitsipas error and it’s set point. Kyrgios grabs it, and then Tsitsipas, in frustration, hits the ball into the crowd. Kyrgios then asks for his opponent to be defaulted. He demands a supervisor to come out. When that happens and they refuse to ban his opponent, he refuses to play. “What about Novak,” he says, referring to the US Open default. This is bonkers. Self-destruction by both players. Tsitsipas *did* hit the ball into the crowd.
*Kyrgios 6-7 5-4 Tsitsipas
Like a train, Krygios gets it back underway, races to 40-0, and finds himself pegged to 40-30. A second serve chance for Tsitsipas, and then comes deuce. A lack of concentration, and suddenly there’s a break chance offered by a woeful slice. That’s saved by a second serve ace at 112mph. Wow. Then comes another crasher, and a whipped winner. An amazingly casual shot but it ends up being a beaut. And a hold.
Nadal has gained a break on Sonego in the second set, he’s 2-0 up.
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Kyrgios 6-7 4-4 Tsitsipas*
A glimmer for Kyrgios at 15-30, but then comes a big serve from Tsitsipas but here’s a break point chance, only for that to be smothered by some excellent serving. Then comes a highly casual backhand to land deuce from the Aussie. Another one follows, but this one goes out. Then Tsitsipas clanks a backhand out of play only to improve on that with his next shot. A huge, swinging winner, and he ends up holding.
Kyrgios* 6-7 4-3 Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas picks a winner to go to 15-30 on Krgios’s serve. But he can’t return a blammed forehand, and Big Nick’s serve is holding firm.
Nadal has taken the first set 6-1.
Kyrgios 6-7 3-3 Tsitsipas*
Krygios is complaining about the speed of Tsitsipas’ challenge. The talk is of “common sense”, but he can’t break the Tsitsipas serve and can only chop into the net to hand over the game.
Nadal has a 5-1 lead in the first set with Sonego. All going to plan so far.
Kyrgios* 6-7 3-2 Tsitsipas
Krygios still at it over a challenged line call. The use of the word “idiot’? Perhaps so. Still, he serves out. They are racing along.
Kyrgios 6-7 2-2 Tsitsipas*
Nick Krygios’s running battle with the officials continues, though he is angry with himself at netting the ball from the baseline to fall 40-0 down. Tsitsipas serves and the metronomic pattern of play continues.
*Kyrgios 6-7 2-1 Tsitsipas
A similarly easy hold for Tsitsipas, then another for Krygios. They flew by.
Nadal meanwhile has broken Sonego, and is 3-1 up.
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*Kyrgios 6-7 1-0 Tsitsipas
Krygios, chunnering away at the ump still, holds his serve at the start of the second set.
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Kyrgios 6-7 Tsitsipas (* denotes next server)
Into the tie-break we go, and a double fault from Kyrgios hands Tsitsipas a 2-1 lead. Then comes a 4-2 lead, then 5-2. The Greek player has the advantage, and can serve out the first set. Krygios hands him set point with a wild thrash wide. Then, a challenge is called on a baseline shot from Krygios, and correctly. The first set belongs to Tsitsipas.
Sonego, by the way, holds his serve, after being given a Nadal chasing.
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Thanks, Will.
Rafa Nadal is on Centre Court against Lorenzo Sanego, and he’s already taken the first game off the Italian, who is aiming to equal his best performance at a slam by beating Nadal. Tall order, of course.
Kyrgios* 5-6 Tsitsipas (* denotes next server)
Kyrgios takes Tsitsipas to deuce after his opponent sends a loose shot well beyond the baseline. The Greek follows up with a booming ace before winning a storming rally. Kyrgios goes on a tirade against the umpire, which is very on brand. I’ll hand you back to John Brewin for the rest of the match.
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Kyrgios 5-5 Tsitsipas* (* denotes next server)
Kyrgios means business here. His serves are magnificently chunky, landing like meteorites all around his opponent.
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Kyrgios* 4-5 Tsitsipas (* denotes next server)
Tsitsipas responds with a similarly meaty service game, pummelling the ball down the court and leaving Kyrgios struggling to return.
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Kyrgios 4-4 Tsitsipas* (* denotes next server)
Oosh. Kyrgios thunders his first ace of the match, then follows up with another. He sees out the game with studied nonchalance.
Kyrgios* 3-4 Tsitsipas (* denotes next server)
Tsitsipas defends the break point deftly and powers through deuce to hold. Both men are bleeding points on serve at the moment without striking any decisive blows.
Over to Court No 1? Yeah, go on then. Kyrgios and Tsitsipas are evens at 3-3, but the Australian has a break point.
Badosa is magnanimous in victory, professing her admiration for Kvitova. “You can imagine, for me, stepping onto Centre Court for the first time and playing a legend like her is really, really special,” she says. “She’s been an inspiration for me in my career.”
Badosa beats Kvitova 7-5, 7-6
It’s all over on Centre Court, with Kvitova losing out on narrow margins. Badosa was that little bit more precise with her shot placement and merits her place in the fourth round.
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Kvitova takes the second set to a tie-break. In the meantime, Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas have got under way on Court No 1. It’s currently 1-1, with Tsitsipas being given a hard time on serve.
Badosa 7-5, 6-5 Kvitova* (* denotes next server)
Badosa holds to love. This is really quite tense now. Time for a drinks break. Phew.
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Badosa* 7-5, 5-5 Kvitova (* denotes next server)
Badosa wins a couple of early rallies to crank up the pressure on Kvitova. The world No 26 roars back with three points in a row to take the game.
Badosa 7-5, 5-4 Kvitova* (* denotes next server)
Kvitova digs out a couple of points on her opponent’s serve, but Badosa stays cool and manages to avoid deuce. Back to Kvitova, then.
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Badosa holds serve against Kvitova, surviving a flurry of break points. She was clinging on by her fingernails there, but cling on she did.
Hello, me again. Several punnets of strawberries later and things have got pretty wild. I’ll do my best to hold it together.
And with that, I leave the bunker for the next while as the excellent Will Magee takes the reins.
Some quotes from Liam Broady, who lost to Alex de Minaur in three sets in true plucky Brit style.
In the past I’ve been on Court One and Centre and it’s probably been more of a negative experience because I’ve not felt like I’ve been able to express myself. I mean, I remember I played Raonic on Court One. I think it was 5-0-1. I felt like I wanted the ground to swallow me up. I felt just awful. Whereas today I felt like I was playing well enough to be able to try and get the crowd involved.
The crowd were pretty incredible at the end. I mean, they helped me get the break back in the third as much as I got the break back I probably ended up getting into the rhythm of it once I was a break down in the third and obviously against someone like Alex, he’s a world-class grass-courter, it’s a little bit too late. I sent a racket off to get it done a couple of pounds tighter. The first couple sets I felt like the ball was flying off my strings a bit.
The racket only came back once I was a break down in the third. I brought it out and I just felt a lot more comfortable playing, felt like the ball was doing what I was trying to tell it to do. Like I said, the change was probably a little bit too late.
Over on Centre Court, that match between Badosa and Kvitiva continues to be close, and it’s 3-2 to Badosa, who won the first set.
Taylor Fritz beat Alex Molcan 6-4 6-1 7-6(3) to ensure there will be four American men in the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time since 1999. The 11th seed joined Tommy Paul, Brandon Nakashima and Frances Tiafoe in the last 16.
Swiatek, to her credit, signs autographs as she departs Court No 1, and it’s Cornet’s chance to leave the court to huge cheers.
I have no words right now, it reminds of the moment I beat Serena. I am a huge fan of Iga, she’s such an amazing player and a nice ambassador. This is the kind of match I am training for, it drives me. She feels a little less confident on grass. I guess I like the upset, it’s a really nice feeling now. I need to process. In France they say a good one always ages well and that’s what happened to me. I am playing one of the best seasons of my career. I am still motivated, I have the fire in me. See you in the next round.
Top seed toppled ✅@alizecornet produces a stunning performance to break world No.1 Iga Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/QcJOx0Ah3t
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2022
Cornet beats No 1 seed Swiatek 6-4, 6-2
Cornet races to 4-0, Swiatek a beaten woman, and she loses her run at 37. Elize Cornet has done it! Swiatek nets from the baseline and that’s it for her.
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The women’s draw may well be opening up for the likes of Anisimova.
*Swiatek 4-6 2-5 Cornet
And still Cornet comes, and claims two break points. The first is taken when Swiatek hoiks a baseline hit out of play. We are one game away from the shock of the fortnight.
Swiatek 4-6 2-4 Cornet*
And now a hold from Cornet. Swiatek has no answer to her.
Swiatek* 4-6 2-3 Cornet
Wow, Cornet takes another game, and with another winner on break point, a crasher of a forehand. The shock is very much on, and that 37-game winning streak is in very real danger.
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Swiatek 4-6 2-2 Cornet*
Cornet holds to love and Swiatek’s struggles have resumed.
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Swiatek* 4-6 2-1 Cornet
Cornet strikes back, taking the set back to serve with a crashing service return winner down the line. Lovely play, as was her stop/drop volley earlier in the game.
Badosa, having faced Kvitova serving out for the first set, ended up taking it 7-5.
Swiatek 4-6 2-0 Cornet*
Swiatek strikes to break, and she’s looking far more confident.
*Swiatek 4-6 1-0 Cornet
A clubbing backhand takes the first point of the second set for Cornet, and she gets to 15-30, too, and then deuce when she reads Swiatek’s power hitting and forces yet another error. She almost repeats the same trick, only for the Pole to plunder a winner with Cornet way out the back of the court. Swiatek is making her presence really felt, now and eventually prevails, her winner to hold a mirror of Cornet’s first winner.
Kvitova was serving for the set against Badosa, but ended up being broken. It’s 5-5 in the first on Centre Court.
Cornet takes the first set off Swiatek!
Swiatek 4-6 Cornet*
Cornet breezes to two set points, and, keeping her cool to work out where the ball is landing, she crashes an overhead home. There’s a shock on here, and Cornet has played much the better tennis, Swiatek making 17 unforced errors.
Swiatek* 4-5 Cornet
This time, Swiatek makes a correct challenge and Cornet will have to serve for the first set.
Swiatek 3-5 Cornet*
Cornet is not finding life as easy as previously but still manages to hold, Swiatek going long to hand her the game. Swiatek challenges the call on game point but her radar is way off, it was miles out.
Uncle Sam is having a good slam.
🇺🇸 @Taylor_Fritz97 beats Alex Molcan 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(3)
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2022
There are now four American men in the fourth round at #Wimbledon for the first time since 1999 pic.twitter.com/kjocwxkNjo
Swiatek* 3-4 Cornet
Better from Swiatek, if still a bitty showing from her. A break is really required in this next match.
On Centre Court, it’s Petra Kvitova, the 2011 and 2014 champion taking on Spain’s Paula Badosa, it’s the Czech who has the early advantage at 3-1 up.
Swiatek 2-4 Cornet*
A rather lazy lob reflects Swiatek’s continuing discomfort, but a swatting backhand takes her to 30-40 and another break point. Those rather tedious chants of “let’s go, Iga, let’s go” ring out but their heroine is stymied when Cornet stuns a volley at the net, and then balloons a service return out of bounds.
Cornet had points for 4-0, got broken but now saves a break point to hold for 4-2 vs. Swiatek.
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 2, 2022
Very interesting one on Court One.
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Swiatek* 2-3 Cornet
Better from Swiatek, and she’s back in it but must now try and get another break back from her opponent.
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Swiatek 1-3 Cornet*
The world No 1’s radar is not working. She’s made 11 unforced errors so far. Still, you don’t go on such a long winning run without overcoming some adversity or other, and she breaks back.
Simona Halep, meanwhile, is through, having beaten Magdalena Fręch 6-4 6-1.
Swiatek* 0-3 Cornet
A shock on our hands here? Cornet was once someone who Serena Williams had problems with.
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Swiatek* 0-2 Cornet
A decent hold from Cornet and Swiatek doesn’t look too happy on the grass surface.
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Iga Swiatek, the tournament favourite, in the women’s singles, is currently in the first game of her match with Alizé Cornet on Court No 1. And she suffers a break straight away.
Simona Halep, meanwhile, is a set up on Magdalena Fręch of Poland.
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Other news: Last year’s quarter-finalist Ajla Tomljanovic rallied from a set down to complete a 2-6 6-4 6-3 victory over 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova. American Brandon Nakashima powered past Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4 6-4 6-1. Cristian Garin defeated Jenson Brooksby 6-2 6-3 1-6 6-4. Jason Kubler, of Australia, beat American Jack Sock, 6-2 4-6 5-7 7-6 6-3
Amanda Anisimova says: “I think this is the most special day in my career. Winning today is so special, especially in front of a full crowd.” Harmony Tan awaits in the last 16.
Anisimova beats Gauff 6-7, 6-2, 6-1
Two big serves and Anisimova is 30-0 up. Then a cute drop volley cannot be returned, and she has three match points. The first is taken, as Gauff can only lay up her compatriot for the winner. She was devastating in the second and third set.
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Anisimova is in control now against Gauff, at 5-1 up in the third set, with Gauff serving and looking in trouble, and coughing up two break points, the first of which is seized. Anisimova will now serve for a place in the last 16.
Richard Gasquet, the French veteran, is out, having been beaten in three sets by Botic van de Zandschulp, the Dutchman. Sounds an eventful match.
Gosh Gasquet just hit 4 double faults in a game when serving for the set...
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 2, 2022
Botic van de Zandschulp ➡️ fourth round
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2022
The Dutchman is enjoying the grass court season, seeing off Richard Gasquet 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-1#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/UCv1Bw82ww
Cristian Garin, the Chilean, is the next opponent for De Minaur, who admits his “just relief. It was harder than what I wanted it to be. More than anything, it’s a relief to be in the second week of Wimbledon.”
Since you ask, and we got lost in that heightened excitement, Gauff and Anisimova are 1-1 on sets, and Anisimova has just broken in the third, and she’s 3-1 up.
De Minaur beats Broady 6-3, 6-3, 7-5
De Minaur serves with zest, trying to do better than his last service game, but he does make an error for 15-15. Then comes another for 30-30. The nerves jangling? Perhaps, as he is caught out by an odd bounce, and break point is presented. No such nerves when he cranks home an overhead to level it at deuce. Then, he nets again, with the court at his mercy for another break point to Broady. That’s saved by a disguised forehand winner, down the line and beyond. Then comes a double fault, the challenge of the call not paying off. That’s saved by some composed hitting when Broady is charging all over the court. And another break point as Broady soaks up the pressure in a long rally and De Minaur cracks. Again, saved, with a volley at the net. Finally, a huge serve gets him to his first match point, but an overhit backhand nixes that. Then comes another huge serve, and the second match point. And that’s also saved. Broady refuses to lie down but then commits an error in overhitting. A third match point, also saved, by some smart hitting and then a punched volley at the net. A fourth, and at last, Broady has to accept defeat, as he is unable to return another big serve.
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De Minaur 6-3, 6-3 6-5 Broady*
A long baseline rally is lost by Broady when he makes an error to hand over a 15-30 deficit. He then challenges, unsuccessfully, and has two break points to face. The first is taken by De Minaur, who whips the ball right to the toes of Broady, and now the Australian can serve once again to win the match.
*De Minaur 6-3, 6-3 5-5 Broady
Broady’s alive! Finally, he breaks. A glimmer at 0-30 when De Minaur nets from the baseline, and lots of roars from the home fans. But some fierce hitting a soft, deadening volley takes it to 15-30. Then comes two break points for Broady when De Minaur blams a forehand out. The first is saved by a punching forehand winner. The second is not, as the forehand goes out of bounds.
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De Minaur 6-3, 6-3 5-4 Broady*
An ace takes Broady to 40-15, but then a poor second serve offers up a chance for De Minaur to make it to 40-30, then comes deuce. De Minaur edges closer but makes a returning error at deuce, and the Broady sees out his service hold.
Anisimova now leads Gauff 4-1 in that second set.
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De Minaur* 6-3, 6-3 5-3 Broady
An easy hold for De Minaur, and now Broady must serve to save himself.
De Minaur 6-3, 6-3 4-3 Broady*
Broady relief as his forehand takes him to 40-15, when it looked to be heading out. He’s rather less happy when he’s sent round the house and can only clank the post of the net. Still, he holds, and his exit from the tournament is postponed for now.
Gauff breaks back and is 1-2 down, and serving against Anisimova.
Meanwhile, in fetching jacket, Cliff Richard is pictured in the crowd.
*De Minaur 6-3, 6-3 4-2 Broady
De Minaur being made to work on his serve. A forehand miss means it’s 30-30 but still he gets the job done.
Anisimova has broken Gauff, and it’s 2-0 in the second set.
De Minaur 6-3, 6-3 3-2 Broady*
Broady challenges a call when he thinks he’s landed an ace. He’s proved wrong, and has one challenge left. He ends up over the net when a delicate drop catches him out for 30-30. A decent serve arrives us at 40-30, and when taken to deuce, he holds his serve. He hasn’t, then, lost heart.
De Minaur* 6-3, 6-3 3-1 Broady
Broady’s roar getting louder and louder, and there’s still life in him. But De Minaur’s speed catches him out and he misses an overhead to be pulled back to 30-30. Then there’s some tomfoolery with the line judge who gets two calls wrong on the De Minaur serve, both of which are challenged. And after all that, Broady lands a break point at 30-40. But, from the baseline, with De Minaur set in motion, he can only net a backhand. And then De Minaur closes him down to serve out.
Gauff has taken the first set in that tie-break with Anisomova, the first set taking an hour and four minutes.
I’ve watched tennis for 35 years and I’ve never seen anyone as fast around a court as Alex De Minaur. #Wimbledon
— Calvin Betton (@Calvbetton) June 30, 2022
De Minaur 6-3, 6-3 2-1 Broady*
Broady double faults at 30-0 up but then gets to 40-15 with a topped backhand he clatters down the line for 40-15. De Minaur then cracks a winner from the baseline for 40-30, which seems to distract Broady who then nets for deuce. Still, he recovers himself and celebrates winning the game with a loud roar.
Anisimova and Gauff are now in a tie-break, their first set being something of an epic.
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De Minaur* 6-3, 6-3 2-0 Broady
De Minaur smells blood and gets a bit excited when spotting a chance to punch a winner home, and finds himself pegged back to deuce. Then Broady lands his first break point of the whole game when sending De Minaur round the houses. It comes and goes, as he is caught by De Minaur retrieving what looked like a lost cause and can only scoop the ball out. The call is challenged to no avail, and De Minaur serves out. A chance of an unlikely comeback is snuffed out.
De Minaur 6-3, 6-3 1-0 Broady*
Broady, sadly, seems to be losing heart. No disgrace in losing to an opponent who looks to have the tools to become a next big thing, particularly on grass. Three break points soon arrive, and though the first two are saved, Broady makes a mistake on a smash and ends up out of bounds. A shame.
Gauff has broken back, so it’s back with serve in that game with Anisimova at 5-4.
De Minaur* 6-3, 6-3 Broady
A brisk backhand takes it to 30-0, and then Broady goes for a winner, but misses the angle. Three set points, and the first is taken when Broady again overhits. That’s a long road back for the Brit.
De Minaur 6-3, 5-3 Broady*
Better serving from Broady now, and he has made De Minaur serve for the second set.
Anisimova has won four straight games and now leads the first set 4-3 and is serving.
De Minaur* 6-3, 5-3 Broady
Suddenly, Broady is bringing the noise, and he’s up to 0-30, working De Minaur’s backhand. But then De Minaur, pulling himself from the ground, somehow digs out a volley at the net for 15-30. Then comes a big serve for 30-30, then Broady overcooks from the baseline, and then does the same to hand control back. He’s yet to get to break point.
De Minaur 6-3, 4-3 Broady*
Big, gusty hold from the Stockport lad. A crashing, whipped overhead from De Minaur takes him to 30-0 up on his opponent’s serve, then Broady nets from the baseline to present three break points. The first is saved when Broady prevails in a rally by coming to the net. De Minaur’s powers of recovery take some grinding down, though he can’t return Broady’s next serve. Then, Broady sends De Minaur running, and then chops a backhand drop to go to deuce. Two fine serves cannot be returned and Broady punches the air in delight.
Anisomova, meanwhile, has broken back, and it’s back with serve at 2-3 with Gauff.
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De Minaur* 6-3, 4-2 Broady
Broady have De Minaur something of a scare there, only for the Australian to hold his serve in the end.
Good afternoon, all. Thanks, Will and Gregg, for their sterling service. I join the throng with both Liam Broady and Amanda Anismova in a bit of trouble. Some housekeeping: the denotes next server thing I shall abandon due to it confusing me with every change of server. *now denotes current server.
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De Minaur* 6-3, 3-2 Broady (* denotes next server)
Ah, hard luck Broady. De Minaur has broken again. And, with that, I’ll hand over to tennis aficionado John Brewin. Enjoy!
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Elsewhere, Coco Gauff has charged into a 3-0 lead against her fellow American Amanda Anisimova. Botic van de Zandschulp leads Richard Gasquet 2-1 in the third set, having won the first but lost the second, while Jason Kubler is 4-3 up in the fourth set against Jack Sock and Cristian Garín is 5-4 up in the fourth against Jenson Brooksby. Both Sock and Garín currently lead two sets to one.
De Minaur 6-3, 2-2 Broady* (* denotes next server)
De Minaur is a bit good, isn’t he? He holds to love, leaving Broady stranded with several thumping serves and ending on his eighth ace of the match for good measure.
De Minaur* 6-3, 1-2 Broady (* denotes next server)
De Minaur earns two break points but Broady defends them both, the latter with his first ace of the match. At deuce, Broady loses a stinging rally after being manoeuvred into the corner of the court, but hits back with another wicked drop shot which eludes De Minaur and sees out the game from there.
De Minaur 6-3, 1-1 Broady* (* denotes next server)
De Minaur powers to 40-0, but Broady puts up some resistance and wins a couple of points. He can’t quite take it to deuce, however, wafting an attempted backhand into the net.
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De Minaur* 6-3, 0-1 Broady (* denotes next server)
Broady fires some big first serves down the court, dropping a single point on the way to a hold. De Minaur ended the first set with six aces to Broady’s nil, so the British No 5 could do with more where that came from.
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First set: De Minaur 6-3 Broady
It’s a simple defence for De Minaur, who wins the game to love. Broady’s path to victory is now considerably longer.
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De Minaur* 5-3 Broady (* denotes next server)
Broady regains his composure on serve, but it may be too late to salvage the first set. De Minaur has the chance to serve it out.
De Minaur 5-2 Broady* (* denotes next server)
De Minaur races into a 40-0 lead and looks set for a love hold, but an exchange of venemous forehands ends with Broady lashing a winner down the line. It’s a temporary reprieve, however. The British hopeful tries an ambitious slice, but it sails beyond the baseline.
De Minaur* 4-2 Broady (* denotes next server)
Suddenly De Minaur ups the tempo and Broady is under severe pressure. The Australian earns three break points, wrapping up the game with a cross-court winner which his opponent can only spoon wide.
De Minaur 3-2 Broady* (* denotes next server)
De Minaur drops a single point on the way to another straightforward hold. Time for a drinks break.
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Over to De Minaur and Broady, then. Broady wins his second service game to love, finishing off with a gorgeous drop shot which leaves his opponent stretching in vain and almost stumbling into the net. The pair are level at 2-2 in the first set.
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Tomljanovic beats Krejcikova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Krejcikova battles hard in the final game, earning a break point but failing to take it. Tomljanovic earns advantage and then, after a brief rally, wins match point, slumping to the ground and grinning in a mixture of triumph and relief.
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Thanks, Gregg. I’m still trying to shake off the sugar rush after necking an entire punnet of strawberries and half a pint of double cream in preparation, so let’s start with the match report from Harmony Tan’s demolition of Katie Boulter earlier on.
Alex de Minaur and Liam Broady have just emerged to warm up on Court No 1. I’m going to hand over to Will Magee to bring you updates for the next hour or so. Bye.
Tomljanovic battles hard to hold serve and plays some lovely tennis to bring up two break points in the next game. A delicious backhand slice across court is too low for Krejcikova to retrieve. Tomljanovic has the break and leads 4-2 in the deciding set.
Gary Naylor has a view on the low attendances at Wimbledon.
Though you won't hear it from the government or its fawning media, Covid, suspected Covid and fear of Covid must be eating into these attendances @GreggBakowski.
— Gary Naylor (@garynaylor999) July 2, 2022
If you invested in home tech during lockdown, why not stay home and not pay astronomical sums for travel and hotels?
Krejcikova’s movement looks good after her medical timeout and the Czech holds serve after being pushed hard by her Australian opponent. There’s some heavy-hitting going on in this match now. It’s 2-2 on serve in the deciding set.
Here’s a flavour of the craft and skill on display from Harmony Tan as she routed Katie Boulter in straight sets earlier on.
Harmony Tan was having a lot of fun in her 51-minute victory over Katie Boulter ⚡
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2022
The Frenchwoman's brilliant run continues and she's into the second week of #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Lj9weEAhL9
Krejcikova is receiving a medical timeout. It looks like she may have blisters as she appears to be having strapping and a big old plaster attached to her instep. Or maybe there’s a strain in that area. It’s 2-1 on serve and the 13th seed appears to be fine to continue, which is good news for this absorbing match.
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Garin has taken a two-set lead over the young American 29th seed Brooksby on Court 3. The Chilean world No 44 made it into the last 16 here last year and looks like he’s going to repeat that feat.
Barbora Krejcikova has just taken a very long toilet break, which suggests she may have a problem after losing the second set. She left Tomljanovic waiting far too long and the crowd appear to have sided with the Australian as a result, who holds to 30 in the opening game of the deciding set. As suspected, Krejcikova does have a problem. She calls for the trainer but will first have to serve.
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The old-timer Richard Gasquet has clearly oiled his joints because he has started like a train against 21st seed Botic van de Zandschulp on Court 2, breaking his younger Dutch opponent and racing into a 3-0 lead. Gasquet is 36 and still ranked at a respectable 69.
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Tomljanovic wins the second set 6-4 to level the match against 13th seed Krejcikova at 1-1! The Australian blitzes a forehand away to break her opponent and make a real match of this. The world No 44 reached the last eight at SW19 last year. She is no pushover.
Sock holds to love to win the second set against Kubler 6-4 and level the match at 1-1. Sock has had an awful time with injuries and it’s hard to know how deep he might go here. He has been ranked as high as No 8 in his career and is still only 29. He’s now ranked 103 and certainly has the pedigree to beat Kubler (world No 99).
The crowds at Wimbledon look thin again this afternoon but, of course, they will likely swell when play gets under way on the show courts. The lower than expected attendances may be having a knock-on effect on temporary staff at the tournament. Here’s the story from Tobi Thomas.
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Right, so what are the scores on the board elsewhere? In the men’s singles Garin leads Brooksby 6-2, 3-1. Sock is a break up at 5-3 in the second set against Kubler, having lost the first set 6-2. And in the women’s singles Barbora Krejcikova is a set up against Tomljanovic but it’s on serve at 3-3 in the second set.
“I don’t believe [how well] I’m playing,” says Tan. “ It was emotional against Serena [in the first round] but I’ve just been playing match by match. Today was pretty good tennis. I don’t know why.” Tan will play either Coco Gauff or Amanda Anisimova, who play on Centre Court at 1.30pm, and neither of those will fancy that one. “Tan’s probably quite glad she can concentrate on this, rather than being distracted by the doubles,” writes Matt Dony, referring to the story below. Maybe Tan made a very good call after all.
Tan beats Boulter 6-1, 6-1 in 51 minutes!
Everything Tan hits appears to be landing on the line. Boulter looks discombobulated out there. She must feel like she’s playing a grand slam winner, not a player ranked only three places ahead of her. Boulter is made to stretch in vain to reach a cross-court backhand and Tan has a match point. Boulter double-faults. Oh dear.
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I thought this would be a close game. Tan holds to love and Boulter has to serve to stay in the match. Second set: Tan 5-1 Boulter.
Boulter is broken again. And what a point to win it for Tan, who is having a fine time out there. At 30-40, Tan retrieves a Boulter lob with a “tweener”, follows it up with a delicate volley and then whips a cross-court backhand towards the tramlines that Boulter can only get her racket frame to. This isn’t going to last much longer. Second set: Tan 4-1 Boulter.
In the other singles matches that started early today, 13th seed Barbora Krejcikova has won the first set against Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2, Australia’s Jason Kubler has won the first set against America’s Jack Sock 6-2 and Chile’s Cristan Garin has a one-set lead over 29th seeded American Jenson Brooksby after winning it, also 6-2.
Boulter stays in the opening rally long enough to force Tan into an error, the Frenchwoman hitting long. But two unforced errors in a row means the opportunity to ratchet up the pressure is spurned. Tan struggles with her first serve here, though, and Boulter is back in the game at 30-30 when Tan slices a backhand wide. A vicious forehand from Boulter brings up deuce but Tan finds her groove again to hold serve. Second set: Tan 3-1 Boulter.
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That’s better from Boulter. A hold to love after some varied and sharp serving. Now, can she put pressure on Tan’s serve? Second set: Tan 2-1 Boulter
This is just painful for Boulter. She can’t win a point, never mind a game. It’s an easy hold to love for Tan, with Boulter slashing wildly to give her the game. Second set: Tan 2-0 Boulter.
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The crowd is really trying to get behind Boulter but the Brit can’t turn the tide. She misses an easy volley at the net at 0-15 to give Tan some extra pep in her step and then Tan hits an extraordinary cross-court forehand that is called out. She challenges it and, yes, it just nicked the line. It’s 0-40 and Boulter can’t get back into the game. Tan breaks and leads 1-0 in the second set.
Tan holds to 15 to win the first set 6-1. The French world 115 doesn’t even look out of breath. She rattles out three aces in that game.
Boulter is broken again. Tan’s returns are incredibly sharp, exquisitely placed at the feet of Boulter who can’t get them back. It’s soon 15-40 and Boulter slams a frustrated forehand into the net. She has some thinking to do. It’s 5-1 to Tan in just 24 minutes.
It’s another comfortable hold to 15 for Tan. Boulter is still struggling with her tactics, unsure whether the best approach is to trade shots from the back of the court or come to the net and use her volleying prowess to good effect. Tan 4-1 Boulter.
Tan is threatening to race away with this first set. She’s got great variety in her game and is sending Boulter racing back and forth around the court. She holds her own serve comfortably to take a 3-0 lead and then pushes Boulter to the limit in the fourth game, with the Brit having to battle with everything she has to hold. Tan 3-1 Boulter.
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I will also be keeping my eye on 12th seed Barbora Krejcikova v Ajla Tomljanovic out on Court 12. It’s 2-1 to the Czech 2021 French Open champion and on serve.
Boulter is down an early break after a nervy opening service game, in which she double-faults and has a little misfortune when Tan enjoys two net cords. Then Boulter misjudges a Tan lob, leaving it only to watch it land in the court with room to spare behind her. It’s 2-0 to Tan.
We’re under way on Court 2. Tan serves first in an entertaining game which features a delicate Boulter lob and a “tweener” from her French opponent who holds to 15 to take a 1-0 lead in the first set.
Katie Boulter has made her way out on to Court 2 to warm up for her third-round match against Harmony Tan. It’s a lovely day for tennis, a very pleasant 20c at SW19 with a few fluffy clouds scattered around that shouldn’t threaten rain.
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So what has caused the resurgence in British tennis at SW19? Simon Cambers reports that the team spirit forged in lockdown, plus Andy Murray’s advice and Emma Raducanu’s achievements, has given everyone a lift.
Order of play for Saturday
(All times BST, seeds in brackets)
Centre Court
13:30: (11) Cori Gauff (USA) v (20) Amanda Anisimova (USA), (4) Paula Badosa Gibert (Spa) v (25) Petra Kvitova (Cze), (27) Lorenzo Sonego (Ita) v (2) Rafael Nadal (Spa)
Court 1
13:00: (19) Alex De Minaur (Aus) v Liam Broady (Gbr), (1) Iga Swiatek (Pol) v Alize Cornet (Fra), Nick Kyrgios (Aus) v (4) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre)
Court 2
11:00: Harmony Tan (Fra) v Katie Boulter (Gbr), Richard Gasquet (Fra) v (21) Botic Van de Zandschulp (Ned), Magdalena Frech (Pol) v (16) Simona Halep (Rom)
Court 3
11:00: Christian Garin (Chi) v (29) Jenson Brooksby (USA), Alex Molcan (Svk) v (11) Taylor Harry Fritz (USA), Petra Martic (Cro) v (8) Jessica Pegula (USA)
Court 4
11:00: (4) Gonzalo Bueno (Per) v Juan Manuel La Serna (Arg), Jeremy Jin (Aus) v (3) Mili Poljicak (Cro), Kristyna Tomajkova (Cze) v (10) Annabelle Xu (Can), (8) Edas Butvilas (Lit) v Mika Brunold (Swi), Alessio Basile (Bel) v (11) Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (Mex)
Court 5
11:00: Mia Kupres (Can) v Angella Okutoyi (Ken), Linda Klimovicova (Cze) v Michaela Laki (Gre), Paul Barbier Gazeu (Fra) v Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk (Nam), Julie Struplova (Cze) v Ella McDonald (Gbr), Aysegul Mert (Tur) v (3) Nikola Bartunkova (Cze)
Court 6
11:00: Patrick Brady (Gbr) v (15) Martyn Pawelski (Pol), Phoenix Weir (Gbr) v Alexander Blockx (Bel), Sarah Tatu (Gbr) v Celine Naef (Swi), Juan Carlos Prado Angelo (Bol) v William Jansen (Gbr), Talia Neilson Gatenby (Gbr) v Nina Vargova (Svk)
Court 7
11:00: Kalin Ivanovski (Mkd) v Luca Pow (Gbr), Henry Searle (Gbr) v (2) Jakub Mensik (Cze), Renata Jamrichova (Svk) v Jasmine Conway (Gbr), Joelle Steur (Ger) v Isabelle Lacy (Gbr), Benjamin Gusic Wan (Gbr) v Peter Privara (Svk)
Court 9
11:00 Amelia Waligora (Bel) v Anastasiya Lopata (Ukr)
Court 10
11:00: Irina Balus (Svk) v Andrea Obradovic (Ser), Peter Nad (Svk) v Jaden Weekes (Can), Ella Seidel (Ger) v Lucciana Perez Alarcon (Per), (4) Nikola Daubnerova (Svk) v Dominika Salkova (Cze)
Court 11
11:00 Sara Saito (Jpn) v Olivia Lincer (USA), (14) Lucija Ciric Bagaric (Cro) v Rose Marie Nijkamp (Ned)
Court 12
11:00: Ajla Tomljanovic (Aus) v (13) Barbora Krejcikova (Cze), Brandon Nakashima (USA) v Daniel Elahi Galan (Col)
Court 14
11:00 Hynek Barton (Cze) v Arthur Gea (Fra)
Court 15
11:00 Olaf Pieczkowski (Pol) v Ozan Colak (USA)
Court 16
11:00 Pedro Rodenas (Spa) v Matej Dodig (Cro)
Court 17
11:00 Dylan Dietrich (Swi) v (5) Nishesh Basavareddy (USA), Giorgia Pedone (Ned) v Amelie Van Impe (Bel)
Court 18
11:00: Jack Sock (USA) v Jason Kubler (Aus), Qinwen Zheng (Chn) v (17) Elena Rybakina (Kaz)
Preamble
Good morning. It’s already day six at Wimbledon – where did the week go? The show courts don’t get going until a bit later on, with Coco Gauff v Amanda Amisova on Centre Court at 1.30pm and Alex De Minar v Liam Broady on Court No 1 at 1pm.
It’s been a great week for British tennis, with Heather Watson and Cameron Norrie breaking new ground by reaching the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time in their careers and Broady and Katie Boulter have hopes of doing the same today. Boulter is not on a show court so I’ll be paying particular attention to her match against Frances’s Harmony Tan on Court 2 at 11am. It promises to be extremely tight, with Tan ranked 115 in the world and Boulter 118. Like her British opponent, Tan is looking to make the last 16 in a slam for the first time, too.
I’m looking forward to 4th seed Paula Badosa v 25th seed Petra Kvitova on Centre Court later, too. Kvitova has won Wimbledon twice and despite slipping down the rankings in the last couple of years, I feel she can go deep in 2022. And expect fireworks – and lots of entertaining chat – when Nick Kyrgios takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas on Court 1 later. Kyrgios just wants to be loved, you know.
