Hijikata and Peers beat Murray brothers in straight sets
Watch highlights as John Peers and Rinky Hijikata beat Andy and Jamie Murray in straights ets in the men’s doubles at Wimbledon.
Watch highlights as John Peers and Rinky Hijikata beat Andy and Jamie Murray in straights ets in the men’s doubles at Wimbledon.
Andy Murray speaks to Sue Barker on Wimbledon Centre Court about his career.
Wimbledon Centre Court rises to acclaim Andy Murray, with the likes of Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe and Novak Djokovic in attendance.
A look back at the career of Andy Murray from his childhood through to Grand Slam and Olympic victories.
Sue Barker surprises the Centre Court crowd by coming out to interview Andy Murray about his career after defeat in the men’s doubles first round.
Both 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz were knocked out in the second round at Wimbledon.
History has been made at The Championships and only two rounds have been played.
With Grigor Dimitrov’s 5-7, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 victory against Shang Juncheng, there have already been nine comebacks from two sets down this week. That equals the Open Era record for most comebacks from two sets down in a single edition of Wimbledon, tying 1974, 1990 and 1997.
“I kept on believing in myself, in my body, in my fitness, and everything that I have put in throughout these past months,” Dimitrov said.
[ATP APP]Eight of the nine two-set comebacks happened in the first round of the tournament. Dimitrov’s victory was the first in the second round.
“I don’t think about it because it’s the first week of the Slam, so you’re looking after your own lane right now. You want to kind of go through this momentum and whatever match you have in front of you,” Dimitrov said. “I for one don’t think about it. Even today when I was two sets down, I was just trying to focus on what I had to do in front of me. As I said, it’s very difficult.”
2024 Wimbledon Two-Set Comebacks
| Round | Result |
| 2 | Grigor Dimitrov d. Shang Juncheng 5-7, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1 | Thanasi Kokkinakis d. Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 5-7, 7-6(9), 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1 | Roman Safiullin d. Francisco Cerundolo 6-7(5), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1 | Tomas Machac d. David Goffin 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(10-5) |
| 1 | Lloyd Harris d. Alex Michelsen 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(11-9) |
| 1 | Jordan Thompson d. Pavel Kotov 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1 | Frances Tiafoe d. Matteo Arnaldi 6-7(5), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1 | Alexander Bublik d. Jakub Mensik 4-6, 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1 | Thiago Seyboth Wild d. Paul Jubb 1-6, 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 7-5 |
Harriet Dart shocks British number one Katie Boulter in an extraordinary final-set tie-beak to reach the Wimbledon third round.
Arthur Fils broke new Grand Slam ground in dramatic circumstances on Thursday afternoon at Wimbledon.
The #NextGenATP Frenchman reached the third round at a major for the first time after Hubert Hurkacz retired from an engrossing clash on No. 2 Court. Fils held match point at 7-6(2), 6-4, 2-6, 6-6 (9/8) when Hurkacz retired due to a leg injury he had suffered just three points prior.
“It’s very tough to win a match like this against a friend,” said Fils in his on-court interview. “We were playing super good in the fourth set. We had some great points, and he was jumping everywhere. I’m really sorry for him and I hope he will recover very quickly. Me, I’m focused on the next round.”
[ATP APP]At 7/7 in the fourth-set tie-break, Hurkacz grabbed the back of his right leg after pulling off a full-length dive for a volley. His shot dribbled over the net and Fils missed a very makeable ball into the net to hand the Pole a set point at 8/7. But Hurkacz’s efforts came at a cost as he received physio treatment on the court at spot of his dive, before hopping to his chair.
After the physio further massaged Hurkacz’s leg, the seventh seed returned to court, but appeared severely hindered by the injury. Fils promptly won the next two points before Hurkacz retired from the pair’s maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash.
The 20-year-old Fils will next take on Tomas Machac or Roman Safiullin in the third round at the All England Club. It will be just his 10th tour-level match on grass, a surface on which he is growing more comfortable. Two weeks ago, the No. 34-ranked Fils reached his maiden ATP Tour grass quarter-final in Halle.
“First of all I didn’t really like the grass,” said Fils after moving past Hurkacz. “I’m feeling that I’m playing pretty good and I’m really happy to be in the third round. I will try my best to be in the second week.”
Progressing through another round at Wimbledon has also boosted Fils’ lead in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah. The Frenchman, who reached the championship match at the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, is now 311 points clear of second-placed Jakub Mensik in the Live Race.
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Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram cruise into the second round of the men’s doubles at Wimbledon with a straight-set win.