The last: Isner hits 64 ace to advance to Wimbledon

LONDON – The last of Wimbledon (all time local):

2:35 pm

John Isner, ninth seeded, hit 64 ace and a saved two match points to reach the third round of Wimbledon

Isner defeated Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (3), 7-5 in a match that had was suspended Wednesday by the rain.

Isner's total ace is the third best of all time at Wimbledon – behind his own record in a three-day epic against Nicolas Mahut in 2010, which went to 70-68 in fifth and is the most long tennis match of history. Isner had 113 aces in this match and Mahut hit 103.

Isner faced two match points against Bemelmans at 5-4 in the fifth set but held and broke in the next game

The fourth-game tiebreaker Wednesday after losing his temper following a video review that was against him.

This was Isner's first win in a five-set at Wimbledon since the Mahut match. He never reached the fourth round at the Grand Slam tournament.

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2:15 pm

The eighth head of the bill Kevin Anderson of South Africa beat Andreas Seppi to stage a third round with Philipp Kohlschreiber The German Anderson hit 34 as against the Italian to win 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4

The Kohlschreiber, 25th seeded, ousted Gilles. Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) in an uninterrupted service match

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13:55 pm

Stan Wawrinka failed to return to Wimbledon, losing to Italian Thomas Fabbiano 7-6 (7), 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the second round.

The match was suspended due to rain on Wednesday. Wawrinka led 6-5 in the third set, but Fabbiano quickly finished the win to tie his best Grand Slam result by reaching the third round.

Wawrinka, whose ranking fell to 224th following a knee surgery, came from one He was forced to beat Grigor Dimitrov, sixth seeded, for his second Grand Slam win since Wimbledon Last year.

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1:40 pm

The former Wimbledon finalist, Angelique Kerber, had to be eliminated in the second round by American Claire Liu

. Kerber, seeded 11th, took a 4-3 lead in the third set before winning 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. The 18-year-old Liu, the youngest player in the tournament

Kerber lost the 2016 final against Serena Williams.

Liu was at his first Wimbledon and faced a 10th ranked player for the first time. At No. 237, Liu was the lowest-ranked woman in the second round

Another Wimbledon finalist, Eugenie Bouchard of Canada, lost to Ashleigh Barty, 17th seed, 6-4, 7-5

. second place at Petra Kvitova in 2014.

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11h45

Day 4 at Wimbledon is underway

Angelique Kerber, 11th seed, is among the first to start. England Club, playing the American qualifier Claire Liu.

Later, the best Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep are in action, while third-seeded Marin Cilic will attempt to conclude a match that was suspended by the rain on Wednesday. –

11:05

The triple champion Novak Djokovic will be in an unfamiliar environment while he will attempt to reach the third round at Wimbledon.

The 12-year-old Serbian should play No. 2 Court when he faces Horacio Zeballos of Argentina on Thursday, having become more accustomed to appearing on the largest court in the Center and No. 1 in All England Club

Rafael Nadal, seeded, and two British hopefuls, Johanna Konta and Kyle Edmund, will play on center court, while first, Simona Halep, and runner-up Marin Cilic are on Court No. 1.

Meanwhile, Stan Wawrinka must clear a two-set deficit against Thomas Fabbiano to advance. Their second-round match was stopped by rain on Wednesday with Fabbiano leading 7-6 (7), 6-3, 5-6.

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