Andreescu, of Missisauga, Ont., Lost 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, while Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont. Lost 6-2, 4. -6, 6- 1, 7-6 (8-6) to American Brandon Nakasima on Thursday. Rybakina executed four aces on two of Andreescu and converted three of the four break points. Rybakina also earned 80 percent of its first serve points, while Andreescu earned 65 percent of its own. “I did not expect her service to be so good. She played well and reached a lot of balls. She was quite solid on both sides. She played a really great match,” said Andreescu. CLOCKS Andreescu expelled from Wimbledon:
Andrescu bounced in the second round of Wimbledon
No. 17 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan defeated Bianca Andrescu of Mississauga, OD. 6-4, 7-6 (5) and advanced to the third round of Wimbledon. 23-year-old Rybakina, 17th in the women’s draw, will then meet 19-year-old Chinese Qinwen Zheng in the third round of the tournament. Andreescu, 22, advanced to the second round of the All England Tennis Club for the first time in her career, beating American Emina Bektas 6-1, 6-3 in Tuesday’s first game. Shapovalov, 17th in the men’s draw, suffered eight double faults in his defeat by Nakashima. CLOCKS Shapovalov falls to Nakashima in the 2nd round:
Shapovalov overthrown in the 2nd round of Wimbledon
The 56th American Brandon Nakashima upset the 13th winner Dennis Sapovalov from Richmond Hill, OD, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6) to advance to the third round at Wimbledon. Nakashima will face Daniel Galan of Colombia in the next round. In the women’s doubles, Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos, third, advanced to the second round 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2 against Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium and Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Dabrowski and Olmos will then face Marta Kostyuk from Ukraine and Tereza Martincova from the Czech Republic.
Kvitova fights with her nerves in victory
Meanwhile, two-time champion Petra Kvitova has plenty of experience on the Wimbledon grass courts. But that does not mean that everything is easy for her in south-west London. He has spoken of being nervous when he comes to Wimbledon and showed some of those nerves on Thursday when he beat Ana Bogdan 6-1, 7-6 (5). It was a victory in a direct set, but the second set was not simple. Kvitova was leading 5-1 when Bogdan began to unfold game by game. Kvitova then had a match point while serving at 5-4, but failed to convert that opportunity and then the game itself, eventually leading to the tiebreak. “Especially some games in my service, they were very big games and mentally very difficult,” said the 25th Kvitova. “I think maybe that also took some energy from my service and I just did not succeed.” He still made it to the end, as he has done so many times in the past at Wimbledon. She won her first title in 2011 and added her second in 2014. But she was attacked at home in 2016 and injured by a knife in her left hand. He later underwent surgery and it took him more than five months to recover. Last week, she won the fifth title on the grass of her career at a tournament in Eastbourne, England. That should have given her enough confidence to go to this tournament and this match. “Somehow I did it,” Kvitova told the court. “I do not know how, but I did.” Kvitova will then face Paula Badosa. The fourth Spaniard defeated Irina Bara 6-3, 6-2. Sixth sports Carolina Pliskova, who reached the Wimbledon final last year, was eliminated at Center Court. The Czech player lost to the Briton who had wild card Katie Boulter 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. “My grandmother died two days ago. I just want to dedicate it to her.” A moving moment at the Cort Center for pic.twitter.com/48rzrM3OPR – @ Wimbledon The 25-year-old Boulter also beat Pliskova last week in a warm-up tournament in Eastbourne for her first win over a top-10 player. She broke for a 5-4 lead in the final set and converted her first match point with a volleyball winner. Boulter will face Harmony Tan in the next round. Tan eliminated seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in the first round and then beat 32nd Sarah Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday. Top Iga Swiatek also advanced – winning its 37th consecutive race. Swiatek defeated Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at No. 1 Court to improve their winning streak, the largest since Martina Hingis also won 37 consecutive games in 1997. He will then face Alize Cornet, who defeated American player Claire Liu 6-3, 6-3.
Kyrgios, Tsitsipas set for battle
In the men’s draw, Nick Kyrgios advanced to the third round for the sixth time in eight Wimbledon appearances. The undefeated Australian, who reached the quarter-finals of the All England Club in his 2014 debut, defeated 26th Philip Krainovic 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. It was a much easier match than the first round, when Kyrgios was led to five sets by the British wild card Paul Jubb. “Crossing the line in this first round was huge,” said Kyrgios. “I was kind of in my belt today. I just wanted to remind everyone that I’m pretty good.” Kyrgios will then face Stefanos Tsitsipas. The fourth Greek defeated Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 1 Court. Tsitsipas will play in the third round at the All England Club for the first time since 2018. He lost in the first round last year and in 2019. His best result at Wimbledon was to reach the fourth round in 2018. Rafael Nadal also went ahead, along with No. 11 Taylor Fritz of the United States. Nadal, two-time Wimbledon champion, second this year, defeated Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. No. 17 Roberto Bautista Agut from Spain withdrew from the tournament after testing positive for COVID-19. He was scheduled to play Daniel Elahi Galan of Colombia. No. 12 Diego Schwartzman was also excluded.
