Wimbledon 2023 Highlights: Broady stuns Ruud, Murray leads vs Tsitsipas

Wimbledon 2023 Highlights: Defending champion Elena Rybakinadefeated Alize Cornet in straight sets at Wimbledon 2023 on Thursday, 6th July 2023. The day witnessed one of the big upsets as fourth seed Casper Ruud bowed out from the tournament. Wildcard entrant Liam Broady stunned the two-time French Open finalist with a 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory. Murray leads 2-1 against Stefanos Tsitsipas and the action in the fourth set is set to resume on Friday.

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Men’s Singles

• Alexander Zverev BEAT Gijs Brouwer – 6-4, 7-6, 7-6
• Casper Ruud LOST TO Liam Broady – 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 0-6
• Daniil Medvedev vs Adrian Mannarino – Match Suspended
• Andy Murray vs Stefanos Tsitsipas – Match Suspended

Women’s Singles

• Elena Rybakina BEAT Alize Cornet – 6-2 7-6(2)
• Jessica Pegula BEAT Cristiba Bucsa – 6-2, 6-7, 6-3

Casper Ruud vs Liam Broady

British wildcard entrant Liam Broady stunned Fourth seed Casper Ruud in the second round. The Briton delighted the home fans with a stunning final two sets to seal a 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory and reach the third round for the second consecutive year.

This is Broady’s biggest win of his career and the biggest shock of Wimbledon 2023. Ruud has reached three of the last five Grand Slam finals but had struggled at Wimbledon in his three previous appearances. With the loss he has yet again failed to make it to the third round in his career’s four appearances at Wimbledon.

Alexander Zverev vs Gija Brouwer

Germany’s Alexander Zverev fired 20 aces past Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer to move into the Wimbledon second round with a hard-earned 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(5) win.

Daniil Medvedev vs Adrian Mannarino

Third seed Daniil Medvedev was two games from victory against Adrian Mannarino on Thursday evening before darkness descended on the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Up two sets to love, Medvedev led 4-2 in the third set before the Frenchman staged a late charge to extend the match into a second day of play.

Medvedev will take a 6-3, 6-3, 4-4 lead into Friday, with Mannarino to serve when the match resumes.

Andy Murray vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

Andy Murray will return to court on Friday needing one more set to reach the third round at Wimbledon for just the second time since 2017. The Scot was leading World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 6-4 on Thursday when play was suspended for the day on Centre Court at 10:38 p.m. The decision was made to stop the match given that a conclusion before the 11 p.m. curfew was very unlikely.

Women’s Singles

Elena Rybakina vs Alize Cornet

Defending champion Elena Rybakina booked her place in the Wimbledon third round but only after surviving a torrid second set against experienced Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, who needed a medical timeout after slipping late in Thursday’s contest.

On paper the 6-2 7-6(2) win looked comfortable enough but it was far from straightforward as Rybakina’s power game which initially looked devastating began to malfunction badly.

Jessica Pegula vs Cristina Bucsa

Pegula, the top-ranked American at World No.4, held off a second-set charge by 78th-ranked Bucsa of Spain before notching a comfortable 63-minute win on No.1 Court.

In the first meeting between the pair, Pegula was headed for a win in under an hour, holding two match points at 5-2 in the second set. But Bucsa crept back into contention, reaching 5-4 and 0-30 on the Pegula serve before the American was able to regroup and power to victory.

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