LONDON: Rafael Nadal may not end up winning a third Wimbledon singles title but he will take joy from having beaten his 'bete noire' Nick Kyrgios ...
LONDON: Rafael Nadal may not end up winning a third Wimbledon singles title but he will take joy from having beaten his 'bete noire' Nick Kyrgios in an engrossing but bad-tempered grudge match on Thursday .
Earlier, his great rival eight-time champion Roger Federer had no such problems as he eased into the third round, beating British wild card Jay Clarke 6-1, 7-6 , 6-2 to equal American legend Jimmy Connors's record of 17 appearances in the last 32.On the women's side, there will be a new name adorning the trophy as defending champion Angelique Kerber went out in three sets to lucky loser Lauren Davis 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Ninth-seeded Isner, who played in the epic semi-final last year with Kevin Anderson which lasted over six hours, fell in five sets to unseeded Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4, 6-7 , 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in just over three hours of play. Kerber looked in control after the first set but once she went 3-2 down in the second Davis - ranked outside the top 250 earlier this year - gained in confidence."The drop in ranking has made this win even more fulfilling."There was a scare for seven-time champion Serena Williams, who dropped the first set against 18-year-old Slovenian qualifier Kaja Juvan before prevailing 2-6, 6-2, 6-4."I play best when I am down sometimes. I am a fighter I never give up.
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