Wimbledon: Sensational comeback from Struff, Görges shines



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Jan-Lennard Struff has pioneered a third round of a major tournament for the first time in a marathon match against Croatian Ivo Karlovic. The reward is a duel with Roger Federer. Julia Görges was also allowed to encourage the body of Andrea Petkovic, as in Paris last time.

After almost four hours of merciless fighting, Jan-Lennard Struff beamed with both arms. In a thrilling thriller of five sets, the Warsteiner at Wimbledon had the Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic with 6: 7 (5: 7), 3: 6, 7: 6 (7: 4) 7: 6 (7: 4), 13 : 11 shot. As a reward, Struff made his third round debut for the first time in his 20th game in a Grand Slam tournament – and now meets superstar Roger Federer.

The statistics ended with a mbadive fight. The 39-year-old 39-year-old Karlux's 39-year-old aces met Struff with 31. There were only two breaks in the match. Struff, who had already beaten against Argentine Leonardo Mayer at the inauguration on Monday in a five-match match, managed the second run and had the best end after 3:55 hours.

2013-17 @Struffitennis won only one match in #wimbeldon

He came back from 0: 2 twice to reach 6: 7 3: 6 7: 6 7: 6 and 13: #Karlovic

Propaganda on the spot #zverev made in Paris. #Struff playing #Federer while he's done #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/qi1CXlf0OJ

– Jannik Schneider ( @schnejan) 4 July 2018

It's time for Struff against defending champion Federer who had already beaten Slovak Lukas Lacko, finalist at Eastbourne's qualifying tournament last week, 6: 4, 6 : 4, 6: 1. Last Struff had faced the Swiss at the Australian Open in January and had lost as well as during the first encounter at the grbad tournament in Halle / Westphalia two years earlier. In both games, but Tiebreaks were played.

Wimbledon: Görges first German in the third round

Immediately before Struff was Julia Görges moved in as the first German in the third round of the clbadic London lawn. The 29-year-old defeated Belarussian Wera Lapko 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, for the first time since 2012 in London.

The first drama of the day saw the arrival of Andrea Petkovic in the morning. Affected by health problems, the Darmstadt lost 4: 6, 3: 6 against the Belgian Yanina Wickmayer

Wimbledon: Petkovics Body Attacks

The 30-year-old girl hid her face under a towel including a tablet brought no relief. In the second sentence, she then asked for a longer medical break, during which she turned into a bag

Medical Timeout #petkovic on Court 17 at 4: 6 2 : 3 against Wickmayer. Watch the bath. Stomach and circuit problems. But it continues #wimbledon [1945 pic.twitter.com/3JIx6ETfyR

– Jannik Schneider (@schnejan) July 4, 2018

"The doctors have" After two rallies, the legs were already completely empty. "In the afternoon, however, she had physically recovered a bit – at least, she was fit enough to impose herself on the side of the room. Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the first double round against Carina Witthöft (Hamburg) and Maria Irigoyen (Argentina)

The American tennis queen Williams, the first time since the end of her career Baby break at the lawn of the London major At the start, meanwhile, the Bulgarian Wiktorija Tomowa at 6: 1, 6: 4 no chance.Their next opponent determined in the evening the German Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau) and Kristina Mladenovic (France). the score of 2: 6 and 0: 3 there was the first rain of the tournament

First pl uie in #Wimbledon – also the lost match of Tatjana #Maria against Kiki #mladenovic on the Center Court is interrupted. The roof remains open for the moment – 2: 6, 0: 3 pic.twitter.com/0bdP8azweA

– tennis MAGAZINE (@tennismagazin) July 4, 2018

From the German point of view in the evening, Philipp Kohlschreiber (Augsburg / No.25), whose match was interrupted at the score of 7: 6, 6: 6 and 5: 3 in the tie-break for Kohlschreiber against Gilles Muller.

The two best German players Alexander Zverev (Hamburg / Nr. 4) and Angelique Kerber contest their second round matches on Thursday. The other eight Germans had already failed Monday and Tuesday at their first hurdle. (SID, JS)

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