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A misfiring Swiatek found her range in the decider to beat
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-4 4-6 6-3 and extend her winning
streak to 37 matches, while Nadal kept his hopes of a calendar
Slam alive with a 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 win over Ricardas Berankis.
Nick Kyrgios sent down 24 aces and hit 50 winners in a
commanding display to thrash Serbia's Filip Krajinovic 6-2 6-3
6-1 and set up a meeting with world number five Stefanos
Tsitsipas, who brushed aside Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-3 7-5.
The biggest casualty in the women's draw came in the form of
Karolina Pliskova, with the 2021 runner-up going down 3-6 7-6(4)
6-4 to Britain's Katie Boulter.
There was more delight in store for the home fans as Liam Broady
took out Argentine 12th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-2 4-6 0-6
7-6(6) 6-1 to reach the third round of the grasscourt major for
the first time.
Seeds on the men's side continued to tumble as Denis Shapovalov,
a semi-finalist last year, exited the tournament on the back of
a 6-2 4-6 6-1 7-6(6) defeat by American youngster Brandon
Nakashima.
However, it was plain sailing for two former women's champions
as Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep notched up straight-set wins,
while Coco Gauff once again reminded the Centre Court crowd of
her immense talent with a 6-2 6-3 win over Romania's Mihaela
Buzarnescu.
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Highlights on day four of the Wimbledon tennis championships on
Thursday (all times GMT):
2046 GAUFF TOO STRONG FOR BUZARNESCU
French Open finalist Coco Gauff cruised into the third round
with a 6-2 6-3 win over unseeded Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu.
1900 NADAL DOWNS BERANKIS
Spanish second seed Rafa Nadal overcame a third-set wobble and a
brief rain delay to beat Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis 6-4 6-4
4-6 6-3 and stay on course for a third Wimbledon title.
1730 HALEP THROUGH IN STRAIGHT SETS
Romanian former champion Simona Halep saw off Kirsten Flipkens
7-5 6-4 in what was the 36-year-old Belgian's last singles match
on the Tour.
1652 SWIATEK SINKS PATTINAMA KERKHOVE
World number one Iga Swiatek survived a minor scare to oust
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove of the Netherlands 6-4 4-6 6-3 to win
her 37th match in a row.
1650 SHAPOVALOV KNOCKED OUT
Canadian 13th seed Denis Shapovalov, a semi-finalist last year,
fell to a 6-2 4-6 6-1 7-6(6) defeat by American Brandon
Nakashima.
1535 BROADY TAKES OUT SCHWARTZMAN
British wildcard Liam Broady stunned 12th seed Diego Schwartzman
of Argentina 6-2 4-6 0-6 7-6(6) 6-1 to reach the third round at
Wimbledon for the first time.
1513 PEGULA SURVIVES DART SCARE
American eighth seed Jessica Pegula overcame a stuttering start
to clinch a 4-6 6-3 6-1 victory over Briton Harriet Dart.
1458 TAN ROLLS PAST SORRIBES TORMO
Unseeded Frenchwoman Harmony Tan, Serena Williams' conqueror in
the opening round, stormed into round three with a 6-3 6-4 win
over Spanish 32nd seed Sara Sorribes Tormo.
1450 KREJCIKOVA OVERCOMES GOLUBIC
Former Roland Garros winner Barbora Krejcikova won back-to-back
matches for the first time since the Australian Open as she beat
Swiss Viktorija Golubic 6-3 6-4.
1435 BOULTER UPSETS PLISKOVA
Briton Katie Boulter came from a set down to stun 2021 finalist
Karolina Pliskova 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 and advance to the third round.
1425 TSITSIPAS SEES OFF THOMPSON
World number five Stefanos Tsitsipas sailed into the third round
with a 6-2 6-3 7-5 win over Australia's Jordan Thompson. The
Greek will take on Nick Kyrgios next.
1420 ANDREESCU'S COMEBACK CUT SHORT BY RYBAKINA
Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu exited in the second
round after going down 6-4 7-6(5) to Kazakh 17th seed Elena
Rybakina.
1305 KYRGIOS OVERPOWERS KRAJINOVIC
Serbian 26th seed Filip Krajinovic was no match for Nick Kyrgios
as the Australian breezed into the third round with a 6-2 6-3
6-1 win.
1240 FRITZ EASES PAST GRAY
American 11th seed Taylor Fritz produced an impressive display
to knock out Briton Alastair Gray 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3.
1150 KVITOVA DOWNS BOGDAN
Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova continued her fine run on
grass this season with a 6-1 7-6(5) win over Romanian Ana Bogdan
to move into round three.
1120 BADOSA ADVANCES TO THIRD ROUND
Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa sealed a 6-3 6-2 victory over
Romania's Irina Bara to reach the third round, where she will
face either Petra Kvitova or Ana Bogdan.
1010 BAUTISTA AGUT WITHDRAWS DUE TO COVID
Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut, the 17th seed, became the third
player to pull out of the tournament due to COVID-19 following
the withdrawals of last year's finalist Matteo Berrettini and
2017 runner-up Marin Cilic.
"Fortunately, the symptoms are not very serious but I think it
is the best decision," Bautista Agut wrote on Twitter. "I hope
to come back soon."
1000 PLAY UNDERWAY
Play began under cloudy skies at Wimbledon, with the temperature
hovering around 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad and Dhruv Munjal in
Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis, Ken Ferris and Christian
Radnedge)
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