2023-07-06 22:04:34
The 4th day of Wimbledon had several surprises in store with the eliminations of Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz, while the French did not particularly shine.
Posted on 07/06/2023 11:15 Updated on 07/07/2023 00:04
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Andy Murray challenges world number 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas, during the second round of Wimbledon, July 6, 2023. (TETSU JOKO / AFP)
Finally a full day at Wimbledon. After three first days disrupted by rain, the 4th day of Wimbledon offered a spectacle, Thursday July 6, with the last matches of the first round and the rest of the second round. A busy day to the point that it was night this time that interrupted the match between Adrian Mannarino and Daniil Medvedev, while the Russian led two sets to zero. The clash between Andy Murray, double winner of Wimbledon, and Stefanos Tsitsipas, 5th in the world, will also resume on Friday as the darling of the British public leads two sets to one.
Alizée Cornet’s tears
While holding off defending champion Elena Rybakina in the second set, the Frenchwoman slipped and injured her hip and knee. In tears, Alizée Cornet fought to the end, without being able to create the feat once morest the third in the world, for what was her 66th consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Arthur Fils will have to wait for him to win his first Grand Slam match, once once more eliminated by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (n°31) as at Roland-Garros a month ago. While also playing his first round on this fourth day, Ugo Humbert fell by the wayside, defeated in five sets by Jason Kubler. It’s also over for Harold Mayot, Grégoire Barrère and Corentin Moutet who lost in the second round, just like Diane Parry who mightn’t go the distance once morest Petra Martic despite winning the first set.
Quentin Halys and Caroline Garcia save the honor
The French will still have done better this year at Wimbledon than at Roland Garros with at least two qualified for the third round. Author of a big match, Quentin Halys dismissed Aleksandar Vukic in three sets and will be, for the first time in his career, at the rendezvous of a third round in the Grand Slam. It also goes for Caroline Garcia who had to fight until the super tie-break to overcome the Canadian Leylah Fernandez.
Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz already outside
Finalist at Roland-Garros, the Norwegian Casper Ruud lost in five sets once morest the Briton Liam Broady, 142nd in the world, just like the ninth in the world Taylor Fritz who nevertheless led two sets to zero once morest Mikael Ymer. In one of the last late games of this first round, Alexander Zverev qualified by defeating Gijs Brouwer.
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