Day 4 and the conclusion of round 2. Wimbledon continues to conjure up some upsets and great tennis. In the ladies draw – Cornet, Tomljanovic, Badosa, Kvitova, Zheng, Rybakina, Krejcikova, Martic, Frech, Halep and Gauff all won their 2nd round matches in straight sets. The British crowd were behind their lady, Boulter, as she came back from a set down to knock out the 6th seed and last years runner-up in 3 sets. Tan backed up her win against Serena as she knocked out 32nd seed, Sorribes Tormo, in straight sets. Pegula struggled past unseeded Brit, Dart. She lost the first set and then went on to win in 3 sets. Number 1 in the world, Swiatek had a tight match against unseeded, Kerkhove, eventually coming through 6-3 in the 3rd set. The 20th seed, Anisimova, also struggled as she was another player to come from a set down to knock out fellow American, Davis.

In the men’s draw; Molcan, Fritz, Kyrgios, Sonego, Tsitsipas, Garin, Brooksby and Kubler won their 2nd round matches in straight sets. Gasquet and van de Zandschulp beat their respective opponents in 4 sets. Broady impressed in front of his home crowd as he knocked out 12th seed, Schwartzman in 5 sets. Nakashima also knocked out a seed as he beat last years semi-finalist, Shapovalov, in 4 sets. Nadal did not play his best tennis as he beat Berankis in 4 sets. Sock beat the in form Cressy in 4 sets while De Minaur beat Brit, Draper in 4 sets. De Minaur vs Draper was an amazing display of tennis. If you have a chance to watch some highlights, it’s well worth it.

Onto the fantasy leaderboard and we have a tie for first spot between ‘Grass Act’ and ‘My Dream Team’. ‘Magic Team’ sits in 3rd – 2 points behind the leaders. 1 point further back sits ‘Boris the Grand Slammer’ in 4th place. There is then a 4 way tie for 5th place between ‘Grassettini’, ‘Shot in the Dark 1’, ‘Team Kickbutt’ and ‘Stentastics’. The wooden spoon currently sits with ‘What a Raquet’ after ‘Obies’ and ‘2nd Choice’ both had a good day.

Results on Day 4

• Kyrgios beat Krajinovic(26) – 6-2; 6-3; 6-1
• Broady beat Schwartzman(12) – 6-2; 4-6; 0-6; 7-6(6); 6-1
• Nakashima beat Shapovalov(13) – 6-2; 4-6; 6-1; 7-6(6)
• Nadal(2) beat Berankis – 6-4; 6-4; 4-6; 6-3
• Sock beat Cressy – 6-4; 6-4; 3-6; 7-6(1)
• De Minaur(19) beat Draper – 5-7; 7-6(0); 6-2; 6-3
• Rybakina(17) beat Andreescu – 6-4; 7-6(5)
• Boulter beat Pliskova(6) – 3-6; 7-6(4); 6-4
• Tan beat Sorribes Tormo(32) – 6-3; 6-4
• Pegula(8) beat Dart – 4-6; 6-3; 6-1
• Swiatek(1) beat Kerkhove – 6-4; 4-6; 6-3
• Anisimova(20) beat Davis – 2-6; 6-3; 6-4

Jared

Jared matriculated in 2020 from Wynberg Boys High School in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. His passion for tennis afforded him the opportunity of travelling to Europe. He is a quizmaster and a fantasy organiser.