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The world number 4. Casper Ruud is surprisingly eliminated in Wimbledon against a Brit. Andrei Rublev wins the Russian duel.
The top 10 players
Casper Ruud (DEN/ATP 4) vs. Liam Broady (GBR/ATP 142) 4:6, 6:3, 6:4, 3:6, 0:6Andrej Rublew (RUS/ATP 7) vs. Aslan Karazew (RUS /ATP 50) 6:7 (4:7), 6:3, 6:4, 7:5Taylor Fritz (USA/ATP 9) and Mikael Ymer (SWE/ATP 59) 6:3, 6:2, 3 :6, 4:6, 2:6
What a performance by local hero Liam Broady: The Briton surprisingly took fourth place in the world rankings in the second round. Casper Ruud beaten. After being 2-1 behind, the 29-year-old wildcard holder fought back against the Norwegian, who had been in the French Open final just under a month ago. In the 5th set, Ruud’s breath was completely out, the favorite – notoriously not a lawn fan – could be duped with 0:6. The joy at Broady and the home crowd was all the greater.
The Russian Andrei Rublev was able to celebrate his 50th victory in a Grand Slam tournament on Thursday. In a duel with compatriot Aslan Karazew, the 25-year-old overcame a phase of weakness at the start and was particularly convincing with his serves and his determined play on the net. After almost 3 hours he used his 1st match point and entered the 3rd round on Church Road.
Zverev complains about 2 difficult opponents
“He was a tough opponent. The rain was a tough opponent. I’m just happy to be back in Wimbledon, »said a relieved Alexander Zverev (ATP 21) after his first round win. With a sovereign but lackluster performance, the German defeated the qualifier Gijs Brouwer (NED/ATP 153) 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 4), 7: 6 (7: 5) after various rain delays in the past few days. On Friday, Zverev will face the Japanese Yosuke Watanuki (ATP 116), the conqueror of Marc-Andrea Hüsler.
Ymer shocks Fritz
Mikael Ymer (SWE/ATP 59) wins against Taylor Fritz (USA/ATP 9) after 5 sets with 3: 6, 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 and 6: 2. The Swede had to go well down in the first two sets against world number 9. The 24-year-old was only able to turn up the heat in the third set and secured victory after 2:48 hours with his first match point. In the third round, the Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan is waiting for the Swede.
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