Wimbledon 2023, Stefanos Tsitsipas folds Andy Murray in the fifth set. Novak Djokovic in the round of 16
Wimbledon 2023, Stefanos Tsitsipas folds Andy Murray in the fifth set. Novak Djokovic in the round of 16
Busy day at Wimbledon, where nineteen men’s and eighteen women’s singles matches were played. Among both men’s and women’s singles, second-round matches delayed by rain in recent days were completed; in addition, the eight third-round matches from the lower part of the men’s draw and the eight also from the third round, but from the upper part, of the women’s draw were staged.
Among the men, the second-round match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and home favorite Andy Murray resumed and ended. In the end the Greek managed to edge out the former world No. 1 and Championships triumphant in 2013 and 2016 by the score of 7-6 6-7 4-6 7-6 6-4 after and hour and 40 minutes of great battle. Advancing were Holger Rune, 6-3 7-6 6-4 to Roberto Carballes Baena, Daniil Medvedev, 6-3 6-3 7-6 to Adrian Mannarino, Carlos Alcaraz, 6-4 7-6 6-3 to Alexandre Muller, and Andrey Rublev, 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-2 to David Goffin.
Among the women, almost all the big names advanced: Petra Kvitova, 6-2 6-2 to Aliaksandra Sasnovich; Aryna Sabalenka, 2-6 7-5 6-2 to Varvara Gracheva; Bianca Andreescu, 6-2 4-6 7-6 to Anhelina Kalinina; Victoria Azarenka, who won 6-2 6-4 the women’s big match of the day against Daria Kasatkina, Belinda Bencic, 6-3 6-1 to Magda Linette, Elina Svitolina, 7-6 6-2 to Sofia Kenin, Ons Jabeur, 6-1 6-1 to Zhuoxuan Bai, Iga Swiatek, 6-2 7-5 to Petra Martic. The only one out was Caroline Garcia, defeated 7-6 4-6 7-6 by Marie Bouzkova, one of the loose cannons of the women’s circuit.
At the end of the day came Novak Djokovic’s victory over Stan Wawrinka by the score of 6-3 6-1 7-6.The defending champion and the Swiss winner of three career Grand Slam tournaments played on the roof-covered Central Court. The match lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes and ended almost at midnight Italian time, the Serb clinching a place in the round of 16 on his way to 31 consecutive matches won at Wimbledon.
