Key occasions
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Felix Auger-Aliassime (25) beats Billy Harris 6-4, 7-6 (8), 6-4
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Eva Lys beats Francesca Jones 6-0, 7-5
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Amanda Anisimova (8) beats Kimberly Birrell 6-3, 6-2
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Jannik Sinner (1) beats Vit Kopriva 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
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Beatriz Haddad Maia (18) beats Sonay Kartal 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
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Marta Kostyuk (27) beats Katie Boulter 6-4, 6-4
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Iga Swiatek (2) beats Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2
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Preamble
Felix Auger-Aliassime (25) beats Billy Harris 6-4, 7-6 (8), 6-4
Auger-Aliassime is up 30-0 however Harris simply refuses to lie down, levelling up. A forehand into the nook units Auger-Aliassime up for match level, although. Harris takes it to deuce however Auger-Aliassime sends down an ace and has his victory shortly after. It’s straight units but it surely was not easy.
Terrific from Auger-Aliassime, shuffling again to nail an overhead smash and make it 30-all on Harris’ serve. Harris – a Nottingham Forest fan (the ATP bio web page is a enjoyable learn) – is pressured to deuce. A large serve forces Auger-Aliassime to go lengthy however he responds with a passing forehand. Deuce as soon as once more … and Auger-Aliassime triumphs in a prolonged rally, each gamers giving every little thing now. An opportunity to interrupt: and it’s a double fault!
Auger-Aliassime leads 6-4, 7-6 (8), 5-4. With almost two hours and 50 minutes on the board, he’ll serve for the match.
Auger-Aliassime is correctly made to work for it as he holds his serve to take it to 4-4. It appears like a good environment over on Stadium 17, each level getting loads of love and appreciation. He leads 6-4, 7-6 (8), 4-4.
Billy Harris halts Auger-Aliassime’s march and has two break factors … however two strong first serves result in deuce. A whopping cross-court forehand provides Harris benefit – amd he takes it, forcing Auger-Aliassime vast to arrange the volley on the internet. It’s 3-3 within the third set. Sorry for the final put up, Billy.
Auger-Aliassime goes in for the kill now, dropping low to finish a stunning forehand volley – he has three set factors. He wants only one to go up 3-2 within the third set towards Harris.
Harris, now correctly up towards it, has some hassle to deal with as he trails 0-30, 1-1 within the third set. However he’s nonetheless combating, managing to carry his serve.
Over on Court docket 7, Stefanos Tsitsipas misplaced the primary set towards Alexandre Muller 6-4. However the twenty sixth seed, a two-time slam runner-up, has recovered to go up 3-0 within the second.
Tumaini Carayol offers the write-up on Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter’s defeats. Kartal confirms that it was cramp that obtained to her within the closing set. “The place wasn’t I feeling it? We had calves, we had quads, we had hamstrings, and we had the fingers [clamped down] on the tennis racket.”
But it surely’s Harris who has set level as soon as once more … and he’s aggravated as he goes a contact lengthy. Harris makes an strategy to the online to arrange his third set level … with Auger-Aliassime to serve. A 122mph serve produces a protracted return from Harris. Now it’s set level for Auger-Aliassime after Harris nets a backhand. Harris overhits his forehand and Auger-Aliassime is one pumped up and relieved man. He has, by some means, nabbed this set.
Auger-Aliassime leads 6-4, 7-6 (8).
Auger-Aliassime and Harris are 5-5 of their second set tie-break … and it’s Harris who will get to set level first, Auger-Aliassime going lengthy with a backhand. Auger-Aliassime to serve … and he retains himself within the set with a scrumptious, whippy forehand to kiss the road. 6-6 within the tie-break …
Eva Lys beats Francesca Jones 6-0, 7-5
Lys triumphs in the long run, however Jones fought again effectively after a depressing first set.
How about that? Auger-Aliassime goes 2-0 up within the tie-break with a forehand move from behind the baseline to finish a 32-shot rally!
Auger-Aliassime jumps right into a backhand winner to make it 30-all and he will get himself to set level … however Harris finds a pointy serve to get to deuce, and he resists to drive a second set tie-break.
Auger-Aliassime holds to fifteen and Harris should now serve to remain within the set. It’s time for the previous world No 6 to essentially step up and deny Harris a tie-break.
Proper then, Harris is up 5-4 and serving for the second set. He’s up 15-0 after Auger-Aliassime goes lengthy with a backhand return. A backhand into the online ranges Auger-Aliassime up … and out comes one other unforced error, a misplaced slice. It’s 15-30 and that is a gap for Auger-Aliassime, up towards a person on debut in the principle draw of the US Open. And right here it’s: Auger-Aliassime advances to the online and units up two break factors. The Canadian converts to stage the second set at 5-5.
Jones is combating on towards Lys, breaking her opponent’s serve once more to go 2-1 up within the second set. She’s struggling on her serve although and loses her grip of the racket after a forehand to path 15-30. An extended forehand provides Lys two break factors, and she or he takes the second. Lys leads 6-0, 2-2.
Harris leads 3-2 and is rapidly as much as 30-0 on his serve, with Auger-Aliassime netting an tried drop shot. After Auger-Aliassime ranges up, Harris catches him off guard with a shot down the center, prompting an ungainly and lengthy backhand from the Canadian. Harris takes a 4-2 lead within the second set.
Jones is on the board and with a break, too. A advantageous backhand to the nook units her up for a forehand smash – she leads 15-0 on her serve. A backhand winner down the road from Lys in response is so good that Jones has to applaud it. One other down-the-line backhand makes it 15-30, and Lys marches on to interrupt again and stage up. Lys leads 6-0, 1-1.
Billy Harris is storming again! I left him for a pair minutes and and he’s abruptly up 2-0 within the second set after a love maintain.
Francesca Jones is having a reasonably powerful time. She’s serving whereas down 0-5, and Lys has set level … she wins it as Jones nets a forehand. Jones celebrated reaching the highest 100 for the primary time final month however is feeling the brutality of the highest stage right here.
Harris overdoes it with a drop shot and Auger-Aliassime capitalises – set level. He converts it, too, with Harris touchdown a forehand effectively vast. Auger-Aliassime takes the primary set 6-4.
Harris has an opportunity to interrupt towards Auger-Aliassime however the twenty fifth seed manages to carry, the sport sealed with a deft volley, his lead 5-4. There’s not a terrific deal separating these two in the mean time – they’re stage on winners and never far off by way of unforced errors.
Francesca Jones is down a break towards Eva Lys, who has produced career-best runs within the different three slams this yr, her greatest effort a fourth-round end in Australia. Lys leads 3-0 within the first set.
Auger-Aliassime holds to like earlier than Harris goes up 30-0 after a 15-shot rally, and Auger-Aliassime fires vast with a forehand return. It’s one other love maintain, taking the primary set to 4-4.
Harris breaks Auger-Aliassime because of a double fault, with the Canadian main 3-2. Harris’ confidence grows as he races to a 40-0 lead, and a deep forehand forces a protracted backhand from Auger-Aliassime. 3-3, and the seeded participant is feeling some warmth.
Harris is pressured to deuce however is lastly on the board as Auger-Aliassime leads 3-1. There’s one other Brit in motion on Court docket 6, with qualifier Francesca Jones assembly Eva Lys.
Howdy once more, pals. There’s British illustration over on Stadium 17, with Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime taking up Billy Harris, a fortunate loser. The 30-year-old loved the perfect slam show of his profession when he made it to the second spherical of the Wimbledon this yr. Auger-Aliassime, the twenty fifth seed, has moved to a 3-0 lead within the first set.
That’s all from me – Taha is again! Good night time.
Amanda Anisimova (8) beats Kimberly Birrell 6-3, 6-2
Job executed for the No 8 seed.
“It felt nice – first matches usually are not straightforward to get used to the rhythm,” Iga Swiatek mentioned after thrashing Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2 within the first spherical earlier. “It was a strong match. I’m glad I wasn’t attempting to overpower.”
Is she glad to see all of the Polish followers?
“Polish followers are form of in all places. It’s super-nice to really feel the help at all times … it’s nice. However I additionally respect individuals who come from totally different international locations.”
Swiatek misplaced
Tumaini Carayol
In the course of the sometimes chaotic media day earlier than Wimbledon in June, Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper have been working by their commitments after they briefly crossed paths within the broadcast media combined zone. As they warmly greeted one another, Sinner seemed his good good friend up and down, and a smile unfold throughout his face: “All the time stronger,” he mentioned, jokingly flexing each arms.
Draper, who responded with a sheepish, embarrassed snigger, has heard such observations many occasions in current months. On the similar time that he has risen up the rankings over the previous 15 months, remodeling himself into among the best on the earth, he has turn out to be probably the most bodily robust gamers on the ATP Tour.
Maya Joint’s extraordinary 2025 success story has begun its newest chapter on one other optimistic word with the fearless Australian teenager efficiently negotiating her opening US Open conflict at Flushing Meadows.
What do you suppose of Alcaraz’s new barnet? It’ll develop again.
Within the ladies’s singles, the seeded gamers but to take to the court docket are as follows:
Ashlyn Krueger v Sofia Kenin (26)
Laura Siegemund v Diana Shnaider (20)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (13) v Anastasija Sevastova
What’s arising within the males’s and ladies’s singles? Good query.
Felix Auger Aliassime is up towards Billy Harris on Court docket 17 imminently.
Alex de Minaur (8) is going through his Australian Chris O’Connell a bit later, and Stefanos Tsitsipas (26) v Alexandre Müller will probably be lighting up Court docket 7.
“It feels nice to be again right here, it’s a really particular match, the final grand slam of the yr, the environment is at all times superb, because of everybody for coming, for cheering and supporting,” says Sinner.
“I’m feeling wholesome once more [after illness in Cincinatti] … we did our greatest to be in the absolute best form … let’s see what’s coming.
“Superb reminiscences,” he says of successful final yr. “A whole lot of feelings coming again to this grand slam. [But] Day by day is totally different.”
‘I’m very glad to be again right here.”
Sinner was “underneath completely no stress in any respect” observes one of many commentators.
“A technique site visitors from begin to end,” chips in Tim Henman. “Sinner wanting so comfy, so assured.”
Jannik Sinner (1) beats Vit Kopriva 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
Les jeux sont faits.
Enjoyable truth: In 2021, Kopriva beat Denis Shapovalov within the second spherical on the Swiss Open. That’s his one win towards a top-10 participant.
Kopriva misplaced 6-1 6-2 6-2 to Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon final yr.
Sinner 6-1, 6-1, 5-2 *Kopriva (*denotes subsequent server)
A glimmer for Kopriva at 0-30. Sinner wins an imperious level subsequent up, and it seems just like the hazard will quickly be over, however then Kopriva wins a protracted rally because of a drop shot and a good-looking cross-court winner with Sinner coming to the online. Two break factors, however in a short time it’s again to deuce, and the Italian wastes one benefit, however makes no such mistake subsequent up. This actually is a few of the lowest-key tennis I’ve seen in a very long time, primarily based on how a lot trouble Kopriva is inflicting Sinner, ie zero.
*Sinner 6-1, 6-1, 4-2 Kopriva (*denotes subsequent server)
A valuable maintain for Kopriva. Are you watching/studying? Mail me.
Francisco Cerundolo, the No 19 seed, leads Matteo Arnaldi 3-1 of their fifth and deciding set over on Court docket 7.
Sinner 6-1, 6-1, 4-1 *Kopriva (*denotes subsequent server)
Kopriva appears to be mishitting every little thing. Looks like a case of stagefright, or is there another weird, unknown motive behind this meltdown?
*Sinner 6-1, 6-1, 3-1 Kopriva (*denotes subsequent server)
At 15-30, Kopriva miscues horribly with a regulation stroke from the again of the court docket and it’s two break factors for Sinner. Then he double faults, handing his illustrious opponent a very simple sport. Sinner isn’t having to do a lot right here, and he must be safely by shortly.
I can’t even let you know the enjoyable truth about Kopriva hailing from the identical Czech city as Petra Kvitova, as I see Taha already talked about it.
Sinner 6-1, 6-1, 2-1 *Kopriva (*denotes subsequent server)
A regulation maintain for Sinner, to -15, and it stays on serve within the third set.
Jack Draper is now pictured, having a success on one of many again courts, following his win yesterday towards the big-hitting Federico Agustín Gómez.
Draper faces Zizou Bergs, the world No 48, of Belgium within the second spherical on Thursday.
Thanks Taha. Hello all. Kopriva holds, and it’s 1-1 within the third set.
Luke McLaughlin goes to step in whereas I steal a break. Preserve him firm.
Amanda Anisimova is seeded eighth and up towards Australia’s Kimberly Birrell. They’re 1-1 within the opening set, Anisimova seeking to construct on her run to the ultimate of Wimbledon. That final match in south London was a brutal expertise however that is her house slam … and, effectively, take a look at that – she races by a maintain to steer 2-1.
Sinner skips to the online, dictating the purpose to go away Kopriva stretching for a forehand and on the ground. The No 1 has two set factors, and Kopriva offers a double fault. Sinner leads 6-1, 6-1 with simply over an hour on the board.
Kopriva hails from Fulnek within the Czech Republic and grew up in the same area as Petra Kvitova, who bowed out of the skilled sport yesterday. Sinner isn’t bothered concerning the backstory, although; relentless, he breaks as soon as once more and leads 4-1 within the second set.
Sinner is already up a break within the second set however Kopriva delivers a love maintain, closed out with successive aces. The Italian leads 6-1, 2-1.
