Former champion Simona Halep beat Belgian Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-4 to reach the third round of this year’s edition of Wimbledon. Meanwhile, Canadian sensation Denis Shapovalov crashed out in the second round against Brandon Nakashima losing 2-6 6-4 1-6 6-7.
Flipkens, who is retiring from professional tennis, played her last Grand slam singles match against Halep. Bowing out in defeat, the 36-year-old bid an emotional farewell by leaving her headband on the service line to leave her presence at Wimbledon forever.
Promising Canadian youth faced many a trouble on grass this Wimbledon season. Shapovalov, who reached the semifinals in 2021 but lost to Novak Djokovic, was stunned by American Nakashima on court 12. 6th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who has consistently given a hard time to top seeds in recent years, surprisingly lost to Maxime Cressy in the first round.
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At the tournament so far, Halep will now face Magdalena Fręch in the third round. Crowd favourite Iga Swiatek from Poland continues to stun all seeds and is to face Alize Cornet for a place in the fourth round. Americans Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova clash to continue their journey at Wimbledon.
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In Men’s singles, Hellraiser Nick Krygios and Stefanos Tsitsipas face off in the third round. Rafael Nadal to play Italian Lorenzo Sonego to continue his efforts for Calendar Slam. Teen Carlos Alcaraz Garfia to play against Oscar Otte after entering the third round at Wimbledon for the first time in his career. 2021 Champion Novak Djokovic keeps his composure and treks through to the third round where he faces fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanović.
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