Canada's Andreescu, Shapovalov earn victories at Wimbledon
Canada's Denis Shapovalov defeated Gregoire Barrere of France 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in second-round men's singles play Thursday at Wimbledon.
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Wimbledon day four
LONDON : Highlights of the fourth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Thursday (times GMT):
Battling Svitolina knocks out Mertens
LONDON : Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Elina Svitolina continued her fine run in Grand Slams following her maternity break as the Ukrainian wildcard downed 28th seed Elise Mertens 6-1 1-6 6-1 on Thursday to move into the third round.
Wimbledon 2023: Elina Svitolina takes down Elise Mertens to set up Sofia Kenin clash in third round
Elina Svitolina motored into the third round at Wimbledon with another impressive victory by earning a three-set victory over 28th seed Elise Mertens. The Ukrainian, a Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2019, earned a comprehensive 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 victory over Mertens in 83 minutes. Ad Svitolina will face Sofia Kenin next, the former Australian Open champion who came through qualifying to stun seventh seed Coco Gauff in the opening round before beating China’s Wang Xinyu.
Wimbledon order of play on Thursday
:Order of play on the main show courts on the fourth day of the Wimbledon championships on Thursday(prefix number denotes seeding):
Venus's record 24th Wimbledon ends at first hurdle
LONDON: Five-time champion Venus Williams returned to Wimbledon a quarter of a century after her first win on the All England Club lawns but was unable to summon the old magic in a painful first-round defeat by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Monday (Jul 3).
Venus Williams said she was 'killed by the grass' after a worrying slip in her Wimbledon exit against Elina Svitolina
Venus Williams says she was “killed by the grass” following her first round exit at Wimbledon. She was beaten 6-4 6-3 by Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. Ad Williams — who is a five-time Wimbledon champion — was handed a wild card to compete in this year’s competition.
Venus Williams beaten by Elina Svitolina on Wimbledon return
Venus Williams suffered a nasty fall as her emotional Wimbledon return ended in Centre Court defeat to Elina Svitolina.