'Nadal too boring' Wimbledon fans hit out at BBC schedule as Nick Kyrgios snubbed

WIMBLEDON fans have been left unhappy as they are unable to watch Nick Kyrgios' blockbuster third round against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

from Daily Express :: Tennis Feed https://ift.tt/eq0ZU4c

Wimbledon Day Five: Kyrgios debates fine, Djokovic annoyed, Tsitsipas' training partner

WIMBLEDON Day Five saw Novak Djokovic in action while plenty of other interesting match-ups took place.

from Daily Express :: Tennis Feed https://ift.tt/tAGsrom

Sinner Outserves Isner, Sets Alcaraz Showdown At Wimbledon

Jannik Sinner will face Carlos Alcaraz in a fourth-round Wimbledon blockbuster after a nearly flawless performance on Friday against John Isner.

The American broke the world record for career aces in the second game of the match, but Sinner dominated from there in a 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3 victory. The Italian did not face a break point in his two-hour, 20-minute triumph.

[ATP APP]

Sinner will now play Alcaraz in a battle of former Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals champions. Alcaraz, who dismissed Oscar Otte in the third round, defeated Sinner in their only previous ATP Head2Head meeting 7-6(1), 7-5 at last year's Rolex Paris Masters.

But the 20-year-old Sinner will be confident after his performance against Isner, who ousted two-time champion Andy Murray in the second round. The 10th seed withstood 24 aces from his opponent and converted two of his four break points.

Sinner arrived at the grass-court major without a win at The Championships. But he has battled past two former Top 10 players in Isner and Stan Wawrinka, also earning a win against Swede Mikael Ymer in the second round.

from Tennis - ATP World Tour https://ift.tt/lSq3pbr

Carlos Alcaraz sets sights on new historic Wimbledon rivalry to match Djokovic vs Nadal

CARLOS ALCARAZ wants his Wimbledon fourth round to be the start of a new rivalry.

from Daily Express :: Tennis Feed https://ift.tt/B6kxQFP

Tiafoe, Paul Continue American Success With Third-Round Wimbledon Wins

After eight American men advanced to the Wimbledon third round — the most to reach that stage of a Grand Slam since the 1996 US Open — Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul ensured at least two will be among the last 16 with Friday victories.

"We are damn good," a smiling Tiafoe said of the American contingent. "We're playing great tennis. I think we always feed off each other. We all believe it, all believe we can be even doing better than what we are doing currently. One guy does well, the next guy wants to step up. It's all good. I think we've just got to keep going."

[ATP APP]

Tiafoe, the 23rd seed, came through a 3-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(3), 6-4 battle with Alexander Bublik to advance to the fourth round for the first time at SW19. After dominating both tie-breaks, the American surrendered an early break advantage and needed a clutch ace to save a break point at 4-4 in the fourth set.

That sparked a late surge as he won seven of the match's final eight points, sealing victory with his third break of the match on No. 2 Court.

"I think just getting that hold at four-all was so big," Tiafoe said in his post-match presser. "Hitting that ace down break point was massive... Just giving myself a chance to have him 4-5 following me, and then he blinked again. One bad game from him."

The American fended off a slew of underarm serves down the stretch to avenge a loss to Bublik last week in Eastbourne, when he dropped a 6-0 third set.  

"I knew it was going to be a little bit of a different match today," Tiafoe said. "Third round at Wimbledon, we were both going to give it our all.

"He's a tough player. He serves so big. On grass, [it's] not easy to return that. He's going to pull out some Kyrgios-esque [shots] at times, which he did at the end of the fourth. He can make it complicated for a lot of guys."

Tiafoe next faces former World No. 7 David Goffin, a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5 winner against Ugo Humbert on Friday.

Paul enjoyed a more straight-forward victory on Wimbledon's No. 3 Court, dismissing Jiri Vesely 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Making his Wimbledon main-draw debut, the 30th seed has won all nine sets he's played this week, dropping just seven games in each of his last two matches.

Tommy Paul is on a RUN 👏 pic.twitter.com/uVwU9VjENk

— USTA (@usta) July 1, 2022

The 25-year-old saved all seven break points against him on Friday, including three in his opening service games in sets two and three. He converted on four of his nine chances on the return.

Paul, through to the fourth round at a major for the first time, awaits the winner of countryman Steve Johnson's matchup with British ninth seed Cameron Norrie.

[NEWSLETTER FORM]

from Tennis - ATP World Tour https://ift.tt/VD8Yz3O

Carlos Alcaraz continues to threaten Djokovic with statement Wimbledon win vs Oscar Otte

CARLOS ALCARAZ is through to the second week of Wimbledon for the first time in his young career.

from Daily Express :: Tennis Feed https://ift.tt/vIYCqSd

Coco Gauff sets up all-American Wimbledon third round clash after straight-sets win

COCO GAUFF is into the third round at Wimbledon after a 6-2 6-3 win over Romanian player Mihaela Buzarnescu.

from Daily Express :: Tennis Feed https://ift.tt/dYROIZq