Djokovic labelled his tussle with Anderson “one of the most hard in my Wimbledon career” and said the 29-year-old played “exceptionally well”. “He’s also played a lot of tennis here which is a positive for him in some ways”.
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Maria Sharapova was accused of unsportsmanlike behaviour by the opponent she beat in the quarter-finals. Anderson fired 40 aces in his losing effort lasting a total of three and three-quarter hours.
“It’s been up and down, up and down, but somehow I’m still alive”. “You know, when I felt like it wasn’t being reciprocated, that’s when I spoke with the umpire for her to deal with”.
“We cleared it up, I apologised if it was anything that I did”. But their chance at a third major title came to a close with a quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon.
Of his five matches at this year’s championships, the world number one has won four in straight sets, with Kevin Anderson eventually beaten in five after surrendering a two-set lead. “He played the big points very well”.
Kyrgios appeared to stop trying briefly in the second set, half-heartedly swinging at one of Gasquets serves and simply walking away as another zipped past.If they decide to fine me, Kyrgios said, they can fine me.Murray, whos been dealing with right shoulder problems, was able to tiresome the massive serve of No. 23 Ivo Karlovic enough to earn a 7-6 (7), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win.
Here was the scouting report from Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou: “If she plays like today, I don’t think anyone can compete”. Intense. Riveting. Entertaining. Sublime. But Djokovic gutted it out, tying the affair 2-2 before the match was suspended because of dimness on Court 1. Ball boys and girls, beware. Both covered the court from corner to corner.
Federer, meanwhile, was “relieved” to get broken, saying, “I guess we’re not going to talk about that anymore”.
He will face Richard Gasquet in the last four after the Frenchman with the backhand to die for overcame French Open champion Stan Wawrinka in five gripping sets. Nonetheless, Federer does have a 12-11 record against Murray, including three wins from the 2014 season.
Radwanska compiled 13 winners, 35 fewer than the big-hitting Keys. But it’s also disappointing. In 2012, Federer won his 17th – and, to date, last – Grand Slam title by beating Murray in the Wimbledon final.
“I relished it pretty well”. “I have to work my way through those service games”. “I enjoyed the crowd out there”, said Vandeweghe, whose grandfather and uncle were National Basteball Association players and grandmother was a Miss America. “Me, not so much at the Olympics; him, probably not so much at Wimbledon”. The most noteworthy moment came when Federer served for the second set at 5-4. Gasquet has impressed again this year, taking out two of the game’s rising stars in Grigor Dimitrov and Nick Kyrgios.
So their match was stretched into a second day, and Anderson showed no signs of the worn out player that struggled towards the end of Monday’s action.
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Federer put on another vintage grass-court display Wednesday to take Simon apart in just over 90 minutes on Court 1 in a match that was interrupted twice by rain delays.
