Only two Australians remain in Wimbledon contention after a day of elation mixed with heartbreak and missed opportunities,capped by an emotional Thanasi Kokkinakis injury withdrawal.
Australia’s top hope Alex de Minaur has booked his third round spot after defeating Spain’s Jaume Munar in straight sets on day four of Wimbledon.
The Australian looked down and out against the 17th seed,before he turned the rain-interrupted match on its head.
Andrey Rublev is one of the world’s best players,but can throw a wobbly like no one else,as he showed in his first-round loss.
Twice Wimbledon champion Andy Murray pulled out of the singles competition but will play doubles alongside his brother Jamie in his farewell appearance at the grand slam.
Alex de Minaur,Alexei Popyrin and Adam Walton were the Australian winners on an interrupted day at Wimbledon. But the results late in the day were not so good.
This is a tennis player who simply could not shut up but the Aussie bad boy proved to be the opposite of his on-court demeanour.
Nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova has come under fire for arguing that people who are born male should not be allowed to compete in women’s sport.
Australian Aleks Vukic will face the defending Wimbledon champion in the second round. But he has beaten Carlos Alcaraz before and says he can do it again.
Jordan Thompson and Aleks Vukic won epic five-set battles on Wimbledon’s opening day,while Daria Saville cruised through,but it was not all good news for Australian tennis.
Alex de Minaur enters this year’s Wimbledon championships as the No.9 seed and with genuine title aspirations after an extraordinary 20-month surge up the rankings.