Latest news: Halep, top scorer for Saïl at Wimbledon



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

4:40 pm

Simona Halep has won the last 10 games to beat Saisai Zheng of China 7-5, 6-0 in the Second Season of Wimbledon.

Saisai led 5-3 in the first set but Halep pushed the score 5-5 and beat the rest of his opponent 126th.

Halep won her first Grand Slam title at

She lost in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2016 and 2017.

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15h50

Novak Djokovic overcame an apparent thigh problem to beat Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 6- 2, 6-3 and reach the third round at Wimbledon.

Djokovic called a coach and had his left leg massaged by leading 4-3 in the third set. But he easily served in the next game and once again beat Zeballos to close the match.

Rafael Nadal also advanced with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in the center.

Nadal won only 64% of points in his first serve and faced 13 break points – including three in the first match of the match – but he saved 11 and converted five to comfort victory. 2 hours, 23 minutes on the central court

The 11th French Open wins its third title at the All England Club and the first since 2010.

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3:10 pm

Guido Pella, d & # 39; Argentina, went from two sets to third seeded Stem Cilic at Wimbledon, beating last year's runner-up 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) and 7-5 in the second round. 19659017] Cilic headed for a routine victory before the match was suspended by the rain in the third set Wednesday but the former US Open champion could not find the same pace on Thursday .

"Yesterday he was playing so well, and hitting the ball so hard that I could not do anything," said Pella, ranked 82nd. "The rain has helped me a lot."

He reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time.

Cilic was vice-champion of Roger Federer last year and showed great form in beating Novak Djokovic. End of the Queen's Club season last month

His untimely exit paves the way for Federer to the finals even more, the No. 8 Kevin Anderson being the most-titled player of the Swiss team after the defeat of Grigor Dimitrov. in the first round

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14:55

Frances Tiafoe, a 20-year-old American, for the first time reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament, defeating Julien Benneteau of France 4 -6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at Wimbledon with the help of 22 ace.

The 52nd Tiafoe produced 52 winners and only 14 unforced errors by eliminating Benneteau, 36 years old. 19659026] Tiafoe defeated Fernando Verdasco, 30th seeded, in the first round

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14h35

John Isner, seeded number 9 Ace and saved two match points to reach the third round of Wimbledon for the fourth time.

Isner defeated Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (3), 7-5 Isner is the third-highest all-time Wimbledon – behind his own record in a three-day epic against Nicolas Mahut in 2010, which went to 70-68 in a match that was suspended by the rain on Wednesday. the fifth and is the longest tennis match in 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 then broke in the next game.

The tiebreaker match of the fourth set Wednesday after losing his temper following a video criticism 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 defeated Andreas Seppi to stage a third round with Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany at Wimbledon [19659035] The hard-serving Anderson hit 34 aces against the Italian to win 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4.

Kohlschreiber, 25th seeded, ousted Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) in a non-stop match

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

The match was suspended due to rain on Wednesday with Wawrinka leading 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 dropped to 224th following a knee surgery, was the only one to beat Grigor Dimitrov, sixth seeded, for his second Grand Slam win since Wimbledon last year.

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1:40 pm

Angelique Kerber, former Wimbledon finalist to oust American Claire Liu in the second round

The Kerber, 11th seed, took a decisive lead of 4-3 in the third set before winning a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 win against 18. Liu, the youngest player in the tournament, lost the 2016 final against Serena Williams.

Liu is in his first Wimbledon senior draw and faces a top-10 player for the first time. 237th, 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

The fourth day at Wimbledon is underway

Angelique Kerber, 11th seed, is among the first at All England. Club, facing the American Claire Liu

Later, Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep are in action while Marin Cilic, third seed, will try to conclude a match that was suspended by the rain Wednesday.

11:05

The triple champion Novak Djokovic will be in a somewhat unusual environment while he will attempt to reach the third round at Wimbledon

The 12-year-old Serb should play at the 2nd rank. when he will face Horacio Zeballos of Argentina on Thursday, having become more accustomed to appearing on the biggest center of the Court and the number 1 Rafael Nadal and the British hopefuls Johanna Konta and Kyle Edmund will play on the center court, while the first woman Simona Halep and male vice-champion Marin Cilic 1 Court

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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