Wimbledon 2018 Highlights: Day 3; Round of 64 – 2nd Half Singles

Men’s Singles

Match: Mackenzie Mcdonald vs Nicolas Jarry

Summary: A sensational fight was witnessed between Mackenzie Mcdonald and Nicolas Jarry throughout the match. The first set came to a tie-breaker but, Mackenzie Mcdonald struggled hard and eventually won it in the end. However, a tough battle was again witnessed between the two players in the second set but in the end, Nicolas Jarry sealed his victory this time in this set.

Nicolas Jarry continued his winning ways and gave a terrific defeat to Mackenzie Mcdonald in the third set by a margin of three points.But the American player, Mackenzie Mcdonald replied to him by winning the next set with a margin of four points. The match came to the decisive set and Mackenzie Mcdonald eventually sealed his win this time after scoring the last two points in a quick succession.  

Result: Mackenzie Mcdonald defeated Nicolas Jarry by 7-6(5), 5-7, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9. Mackenzie Mcdonald’s next match is yet to be decided.

Match: Radu Albot vs Aljaz Bedene

Summary: It was an eye catching performance between Radu Albot and Aljaz Bedene in all the five sets. Although, the Moldovan player, Radu Albot gave  a humiliating defeat to Aljaz Bedene in the first set but Radu Albot faced defeat in the second set as he failed to score the last two points first.

However, in the third set, both the players gave their best as the set eventually came to a tie-breaker after the scores were levelled at both sides. Radu Albot won the third set and the match moved on to the fourth set. A tough battle was again witnessed but this time Aljaz Bedene won the set in the end and the match eventually came to a decider.

Both the players were quite in form, however, Radu Albot claimed his victory in the fifth set and made it to the next round.

Result: Radu Albot defeated Aljaz Bedene by 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3. Radu Albot’s round of 32 match at Wimbledon 2018 is yet to be decided.

 

Wimbledon 2018 Highlights: Day 3; Round of 64 – 1st Half Singles

Match: Jan-Lennard Struff vs Ivo Karlovic

Summary: A sensational performance was witnessed between Jan-Lennard Struff and Ivo Karlovic in the first set as it eventually came to a tie-breaker. Jan-Lennard Struff lost the set on the tie-break as he dropped some points on his serve. However, in the next set, Ivo Karlovic again claimed victory by a margin of three points and the match came to the third set.

Jan-Lennard Struff won the third set on the tie-break after a very tough battle. However, Ivo Karlovic again performed very well in the fourth set but eventually, bad luck continued for him as he lost again the fourth set on the tie-break. But in the fifth set, Ivo Karlovic struggled hard as Jan-Lennard Struff won the set in the end after scoring the last two points in a quick succession.

Result: Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Ivo Karlovic by 6-7(5), 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 13-11. Jan-Lennard Struff will now face Roger Federer in the round of 32 of Wimbledon 2018.

Women’s Singles

Match: Ekaterina Makarova vs Caroline Wozniacki

Summary: In the first set, Caroline Wozniacki put up a good fight against her opponent but in the end, the Russian player, Ekaterina Makarova claimed her win in the first set as she scored the last two points in a quick succession. However, in the second set, Ekaterina Makarova faced a humiliating defeat as she was only able to score a single point against Caroline Wozniacki throughout the set.

In the decisive set, Caroline Wozniacki and Ekaterina Makarova again gave each other a tough fight but in the end, it was Ekaterina Makarova who sealed her win in this set by a margin of two points and made it to the next round.

Result: Ekaterina Makarova defeated Caroline Wozniacki by 6-4, 1-6, 7-5. Ekaterina Makarova will now play against Lucie Safarova in the round of 32 of Wimbledon 2018.

Match: Camila Giorgi vs Madison Brengle

Summary: Camila Giorgi and Madison Brengle both gave each other a tough fight in the opening set of the match but, it was the Italian star player, Camila Giorgi who sealed her win in the end by scoring the last two points in a quick succession. However, in the second set, Madison Brengle fought well but bad luck again struck her and she lost the set in the end after dropping the last two points.

Although, Camila Giorgi made a total of five double faults throughout the match as compared to Madison Brengle who made only two in the whole match, but still Madison Brengle failed to make it to the next round.

Result: Camila Giorgi defeated Madison Brengle by 6-4, 6-4. Camila Giorgi’s next match at Wimbledon 2018 is yet to be decided.

 

Wimbledon 2018 Highlights: Day 3; Round of 64 – 1st Half Doubles

Match: Serena Williams vs Viktoriya Tomova

Summary: An absolute and outstanding performance was witnessed by the American star player, Serena Williams throughout the match. In the first set, Serena Williams not only took the lead but she gave a humiliating defeat to the Bulgarian player, Viktoriya Tomova by 6-1.

However, Viktoriya Tomova struggled hard in the second set, but despite her hard work and good efforts, she failed to win the set in the end as Serena Williams scored the last two points in a quick succession.

Although, Serena Williams made a total of four double faults throughout the match as compared to Viktoriya Tomova who made only two in the whole match, but still Serena Williams finally booked her place into the next round of Wimbledon Open.

Result: Serena Williams defeated Viktoriya Tomova by 6-1, 6-4. Serena Williams will now play against the French star player, Kristina Mladenovic in the round of 32 of Wimbledon 2018.

Match: Lucie Safarova vs Agnieszka Radwanska

Summary: In the first set, both the players gave an absolute and stunning performance as the score reached 5-5 after some time. But, the Czech player, Lucie Safarova sealed her win in this set as she scored the last two points in a quick succession.

However, again a very tough battle was witnessed in the next set between the two players as both were scoring points quickly one after the other. But in the end, Lucie Safarova again won the set by scoring the last two points in a quick succession and finally made it to the next round of Wimbledon 2018.

Result: Lucie Safarova defeated Agnieszka Radwanska by 7-5, 6-4. Lucie Safarova will now play against Ekaterina Makarova in the round of 32 of Wimbledon 2018.

Match: Kristina Mladenovic vs Tatjana Maria

Summary: Karolina Pliskova gave an exquisite performance in both the sets against Victoria Azarenka. In the first set, however, Victoria took the lead but she was not able to extend it enough for her opponent. Karolina Pliskova soon recovered the lead and finally won the set in the end by three points.

In the second set, a similar defeat was witnessed as Victoria Azarenka again failed to score in the end and finally failed to make it to the next round.

Result: Kristina Mladenovic defeated Tatjana Mariaby 6-2, 6-2. Kristina Mladenovic will now play against the American star player, Serena Williams in the round of 32 of Wimbledon 2018.

Match: Julia Gorges vs Vera Lapko

Summary: Both the players played well throughout the match. In the first set, the German, Julia Gorges dominated Vera Lapko easily as she was not able to score more than a total of two points throughout the set. However, the Belarus professional player, Vera Lapko replied to Julia Gorges by giving her defeat in the second set by three points as Julia Gorges dropped a number of points on her serve in the whole set.

In the third set, Vera Lapko played well in the start but soon she started losing points constantly. At last, Julia Gorges claimed the victory in the decisive set as Vera Lapko lost many points on her serve throughout the set. Vera Lapko made a total of 12 double faults which was one reason for her loss against Julia Gorges in both sets.

Result: Julia Gorges defeated Vera Lapko by 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Julia Gorges round of 32 match at Wimbledon 2018 is yet to be decided.

 

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