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Big heads fell on Thursday at Wimbledon. The defending champion, Spain's Garbine Muguruza (3rd in the world), fell in the second round of the tournament in front of the 47th World Cup, the Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck, victorious 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. Muguruza lost the thread of the game after a very hot first set. His service posed many problems for him. It was broken seven times in the match by the 24-year-old Belgian, who had never won a match in London before this year.
Nadal as boss
On Wednesday, Croatian Cilic took an option on the victory by leading 6-3, 6-1, 3-1. But the rain has ruined everything. The game was able to resume a few minutes, the time for Pella (82) to take the lead (4-3) in the third set before the arrival of a new downpour that had ended the day. Thursday, the Argentine, who had never won a game in London before this year, went wild and ended up having the skin of the 5th world (3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5) and, at the same time, creating a huge surprise.
Finalist last year, also finalist at the Australian Open and Queen's laureate during the preparation, Cilic was Scarecrow figure at the All England Club. But on court N.1, he felt less blows than the day before. "I was less precise, I missed easy balls and I gave him a chance to come back," said the winner of the US Open 2014. "The rain helped me a lot," admitted his Pella side. "I played differently today. I was more aggressive and put him in an uncomfortable situation. "Cilic was" not lucky with the rain ".
The Spanish champion did not have fun against Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin, 77th in the world, but he managed to do the job in three sets (6-4, 6-3, 6-4). It only misses a victory now to be sure to keep the throne of the ATP after the tournament. And even if his dad, Roger Federer, retains the trophy on July 15.
Clap end for Benneteau, Simon and Pair green again
He had "no legs" to dismiss Frances Tiafoe. Benneteau (36) lost in four sets (4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2) to American hope (20 years, 52nd worldwide). He still had the double Thursday, alongside Adrian Mannarino to extend his last stay in London.
After eliminations in the second round in the last two years (beaten by Dominic Thiem in 2017 and Dimitrov the year before), Simon has overcome the challenge by mastering the young Italian Matteo Berrettini (22 years, 81st) and his lead service (6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2). He will face Australian Matthew Ebden (51st), who ended the career of the indestructible Stéphane Robert (38) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-1.
Despite a damaged left knee (meniscus fissure), Paire managed the French performance of the day by dismissing Shapovalov, 25th World and Wimbledon Junior winner in 2016, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4, 7- 6 (7/3).
I did not have legs
Julien Benneteau
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