In Short
- Maria Sakkari failed to go through to Round 2
- Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic won comfortably
- Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev also secured wins
By India Today Sports DeskIga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic secured comprehensive wins in their Round 2 matches of Wimbledon 2023. Swiatek defeated Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-0 at Centre Court to start the grass-court tournament on a stupendous note.
Djokovic, on the other hand, had to face a tough challenge from Australia’s Jordan Thompson although he won the match 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5. Djokovic also joined Roger Federer and Serena Williams among players with 350 wins in majors.
Stefanos Tsitsipas had an almighty scare against Dominic Thiem after his Round 1 match went into a tie-break. But in the end, Tsitsipas held his nerve in the fifth set tie-break to win the match 3-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (10-8).
16-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who has taken rapid strides over the last six months, defeated China’s Wang Xiyu 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. Spain’s Paula Badosa defeated USA’s Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-3, 6-3 and made her way through to the second round of the women’s singles.
Daniil Medvedev, who crashed out in the first round of the French Open, was dominating after he defeated UK’s Arthur Ferry 7-5, 6-4, 6-3. Italy’s Jannik Sinner had a satisfactory day after he defeated Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 7-5, 6-1, 6-2.
SAKKARI ELIMINATED
The biggest surprise in the day came in the form of Maria Sakkari’s exit. Two months ago, Sakkari failed to advance to the French Open second round after losing to Karolina Muchova. This time around, she lost to Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk 6-0, 5-7, 2-6.
Russia’s Daria Kasatkina had an impressive outing against Jodie Anna Burrage after she won the match 6-0, 6-2 on Centre Court.
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