It was a story of surprise and disappointment on Centre Court on the second Monday at SW19, as two of the women’s fourth-round matches ended in both – for different reasons.
In the first match on a sunny but breezy afternoon, the defending champion Elena Rybakina took on Beatriz Haddad Maia, the underdog but nevertheless a two-time previous conquerer of Rybakina and a player who excels on grass. Last year, she won back-to-back grass-court tournaments (Nottingham and Birmingham).
