Jessica Pegula Dashes British Hope

[8] Jessica Pegula defeated Harriet Dart 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. [11] Taylor Fritz defeated Alastair Gray 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-3. [11] Coco Gauff dispatched of Mihaela Buzarnescu in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. [29] Jenson Brooksby defeated Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets. The first two sets could have gone either way; however, Brooksby tightened up his game to get the 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-3 victory. [20] Amanda Anisimova defeated fellow country woman, Lauren Davis, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Rafael Nadal’s Quest For The Grand Slam

If Rafael Nadal wants to increase the likelihood of winning Wimbledon, he needs to start playing with more conviction and less timidity. Also, stop squandering his break point opportunities. For Pete’s sake, he has got to stop spending so much time on court. He is not twenty anymore and the toll of these long matches is cumulative. This mid-match loss of focus has got to stop.

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Today Nadal played a little over three hours to secure the victory, which is fairly long for a four-set match on grass. In his first round match, he was pushed to a little over three and a half hours. He has not played competitively on grass this season and usually gets better with practice; however, these long matches may take a toll.

Women Seeds Who Lost Their Way

Katie Boulter is into the third round of a major for the first time in her career. That was her reward with her 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 defeat of [6] Karolina Pliskova. Harmony Tan continues her winning ways at Wimbledon; today, she defeated [32] Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 6-4.

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Diego Schwartzman Ousted By British Player

[12] Diego Schwartzman lost in five sets despite leading two sets to one. Liam Broady is into the third round of a major for the first time of his career with the 6-2, 4-6, 0-6, 7-6(6), 6-1 defeat of Schwartzman. [13] Denis Shapovalov lost to American Brandon Nakashima 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-7(6). Nick Kyrgios defeated [26] Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. [17] Roberto Bautista Agut withdrew from the tournament.

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