Wimbledon Round Two: Tsitsipas Upsets Murray, Broady Wins in Five Sets

Spherical two at Wimbledon is full, and the story of the spherical was Stefanos Tsitsipas defeating Andy Murray in a match that spanned two days.

Whereas Murray left Centre Court docket disillusioned, fellow Brit Liam Broady walked off the courtroom with an enormous smile, having defeated Casper Ruud in 5 units, profitable the ultimate set 6-0 to make the third spherical.

The highest two seeds have been additionally examined, however each prevailed in straight units, with Alcaraz defeating Muller and Djokovic seeing off Jordan Thompson, who induced him issues within the second and third units.

Alongside Ruud, seeds to fall included Fritz, who by some means misplaced to Ymer, Cam Norrie, Alex de Minaur and the Eastbourne winner Francisco Cerundolo.

You’ll be able to see the complete outcomes under.

Wimbledon 2023 Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Broady Beats Ruud

Few had excessive expectations for the Norwegian at Wimbledon, given his report on grass and his lack of preparation, however to see him bagelled by Broady was a shock even for me.

Nonetheless, the grass is Broady’s greatest floor, making the Junior Wimbledon closing many moons in the past, and he performed very effectively, with significantly better motion than Ruud, who was hardly ever in the best positions because the Brit received 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.

Once I went to mattress final evening, I used to be having a take into consideration what I’d say if I received the match, and I don’t actually know what to say now; it’s a fairly terrifying, exhilarating expertise popping out on Centre Court docket at Wimbledon. It’s been my dream since I used to be 5 years outdated. Broady on his win

Ymer Finishes Fritz

Taylor Fritz blew a 2 set and a break lead over Mikael Ymer because the Swede hit again to win by means of  3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

Fritz has not had an excellent grass courtroom swing however did handle to beat the in-form Hanfmann in 5 units in spherical 1, however got here unstuck right here in what was a disappointing loss as Ymer doesn’t have a lot pedigree at this stage.

Tsitsipas Overcomes Murray

Stefanos Tsitsipas got here from behind to win a curfew-affected match in opposition to Andy Murray 7-6(3), 6-7(2), 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4.

Play was suspended because of the 11 pm curfew, with the Greek down two units to at least one, and Murray was beginning to get the higher hand.

Nonetheless, on resumption, Tsitsipas got here out firing; his forehand is a critical weapon, and after profitable the fourth set tiebreak with some aggressive play, he dominated the fifth to return by means of,

It’s by no means straightforward in opposition to Andy, I do know everybody loves him right here. It was a troublesome recreation, and I used to be impressed together with his stage. Having had two surgical procedures, I used to be very impressed together with his stage right now and want him the very best. It was nerve-wracking. It’s troublesome when you may have grown up watching him play on this courtroom. I seemed as much as him; I seemed as much as Novak, Roger, Rafa. These 4 guys formed the sport and are the explanation I’m the participant I’m right now. You might be coping with a whole lot of issues. To start with, you might be going through Andy Murray and are down. You need to provide you with options, which was probably the most difficult half. You might be coping with somebody who returns plenty of balls in… I needed to work additional exhausting right now to get the victory. Tsitsipas on going through Murray.

Different Matches of Word

Berettini Takes Out De Minaur: Again-to-back wins for the Italian, and he’s discovered some type to take out the fifteenth seed.

Medvedev Mutes Mannarino: Mannarino is a tough buyer on grass, however Medvedev confirmed good focus to return by means of in straight units.

Eubanks Knocks Out Norrie: The American proved he was a power on grass, profitable Mallorca, and Norrie had no actual solutions to his recreation.

Wimbledon 2023 Spherical of 32 Matches

Prime Half

Backside Half

Who do you assume has performed effectively thus far? Does an Alcaraz vs Djokovic closing look seemingly? Let me know within the feedback.