2023-07-06 16:48:19
Casper Ruud was eliminated in the second round of the tennis classic at Wimbledon. The three-time Grand Slam finalist lost to British wildcard player Liam Broady 4:6,6:3,6:4,3:6,0:6 on center court on Thursday. On the other hand, things went better for the Russian Andrei Rublew, who prevailed against Aslan Karazew in four sets after an initial phase of weakness. Olympic champion Alexander Zverev won his opening match in three sets.
Ruud, number four in the world, held a 2-1 lead against Broady, who was 138 places behind. After that, the Norwegian completely lost control of the game and received the maximum penalty in the fifth round. Ruud has never progressed past the second round at Wimbledon.
Rublew, who did not play in Wimbledon last year due to the ban on Russian and Belarusian players, improved after a mixed first set and finally won 6: 7(4), 6: 3, 6: 4.7 :5 against compatriot Karatsev. His opponent in round three will be determined in the game between David Goffin and Tomas Barrios Vera.
Zverev celebrated a successful comeback in Wimbledon after missing the tournament last year due to a serious foot injury. The German defeated Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer 6:4,7:6 (4),7:6 (5). He also put away the days of waiting due to the many rain interruptions.
Stan Wawrinka meanwhile played a duel with top favorite Novak Djokovic. In the second round duel with Tomas Etcheverry, who is 15 years his junior, the 38-year-old Swiss player had the upper hand with 6:3.4:6.6:4.6:2. It was the first time in eight years that Wawrinka has reached the third round of the Grand Slam tournament in London.
In the women’s category, former world number two Anett Kontaveit lost 6-1, 6-2 to Marie Bouzkova from the Czech Republic. The defeat was the last match of the tennis player from Estonia. The 27-year-old had already announced before the tournament that she would end her career due to disc problems.
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