22:53 – Wimbledon – Alison Van Uytvanck creates the sensation. She eliminates the defending champion in the second round

Alison Van Uytvanck (WTA 47) has signed a tremendous feat. Thursday night, the Belgian N.3 simply beat in three sets the Spanish Garbine Muguruza, 3rd world and defending champion: 5-7, 6-2 and 6-1. She managed that performance in 1:51 of play. Alison Van Uytvanck had warned. She had to have fun in this game that offered him the opportunity to challenge the defending champion. She has undoubtedly fulfilled this goal. In contrast to the Spanish who was immediately shaken. She already had to recover a very compromised situation in the initial set. Led 4-2, Muguruza has recovered. She won the following three service games from Van Uytvanck. Despite a new break conceded to 4-5, the resident of Geneva 24 snatched the first set 5-7 after 47 minutes. The result was totally to the advantage of the Grimbergeoise 24 years already very good in the first round against the Slovenian Polona Hercog (WTA 64). Serving well, striking long, Van Uytvanck pushed the native of Caracas, Venezuela, regularly at fault. Which had the gift of annoying the winner of the "Championships" twelve months ago. The games scrolled but not at all in the direction desired by the hierarchy. "Ali" made the break three times in the second inning (6-2) and again twice in the third to conclude his first match point (6-1)! The last two sets only lasted 64 minutes. In the third round, Van Uytvanck will face Estonian Anett Kontaveit (WTA 27), 22, winner of the American Jennifer Brady (WTA 74) 6-2, 7-6 (7/4). In five participations, this is the first time that Van Uytvanck reached the third round at Wimbledon his best ever result in 17 Grand Slam tournaments after his quarter-final at Roland Garros in 2015. (Belga)

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