American Wimbledon Successes On Day 4

[4] Jessica Pegula had a much easier day at the office. She defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-1, 6-4. [10] Frances Tiafoe got past the qualifier, Dominic Stricker. Tiafoe won 7-6(11), 6-4, 6-2. Sofia Kenin is building on her first round upset of [7] Coco Gauff. She won her second round match against Xinyu Wang 6-4, 6-3. [16] Tommy Paul defeated former top ten player, Milos Raonic. Raonic won the third set, but Paul was not interested in losing the match. Paul won 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 6-4.

Disappointment For American Fans

[9] Taylor Fritz led 2:0 sets, and the match was postponed to the next day. Unfortunately, for Fritz, he did not show up the next day. He lost 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 2-6. This is certainly a blow to the American; however, every experience, good or bad, can teach us a valuable lesson when we keep and open heart and mind.

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Other Seeds Who Lost Their Way

Wildcard Liam Broady, ranked one hundred and forty-two, upset [4] Casper Ruud. Broady won the first set, but things seem to be going Ruud’s way after he took the second and third sets. Broady was not ready to go home just yet. The Brit dug deep to get the upset of the tournament. He won 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.

Sixteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva does it again. The teenager upset [10] Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 4-0 [RET].  [12] Veronika Kudermetova lost to Marketa Vondrousova 3-6, 3-6. [16] Karolina Muchova lost to Jule Niemeier 4-6, 7-5, 1-6. [17] Jelena Ostapenko lost in a three-set battle to veteran Sorana Cirstea. Cirstea came back to win after dropping the first set 4-6, 7-7(6), 6-4.

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[18] Francisco Cerundolo did not ride his wave of confidence into the third round. The Argentinian lost relatively easily to Jiri Lehecka 2-6, 2-6, 2-6. [32] American Ben Shelton lost in for sets after winning the first set. He lost to Laslo Djere.

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