Wimbledon 2022: Emma Raducanu wins debut on center court while Andy Murray starts with victory
Wimbledon enters the third day at the All England Club, but local favorite Emma Raducanu is out of the tournament after a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Caroline Garcia secured the start of the second round of the championships . Hopes were high for Raducanu when he returned to the center court, but it was the second best after Garcia, as the Frenchwoman showed a clean shot and power-up to victory in sets in a row.
Andy Murray will look to improve his mood, with the two-time Wimbledon champion following the performance at the Center with the prospect of a late drama against the great John Isner. Earlier, Novak Djokovic got a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over 26-year-old Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, who was as comfortable as the scoreboard suggests.
Cameron Norrie (vs Jaume Munar), Heather Watson (vs Qiang Wang) and Harriet Dart (vs Rebeka Masarova) will look to keep the momentum of the first two days impressive for the British players in the SW19. The journey is over for Ryan Peniston, however, after the 26-year-old debutant fell in sets straight ahead of experienced American Steve Johnson.
On the other hand, the exciting Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz (vs Tallon Griekspoor) and the number 2 female Ons Jabeur (vs Katarzyna Kawa) arrive at track 2 and track 3 respectively this afternoon, while Wimbledon champions Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza also appear on track 2.
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Wimbledon 2022: * Andy Murray 4-6 4-4 John Isner
Murray has a chance at Isner’s second serve and hides the right pass to go 15-30! He gets his racket on a first serve from Isner, hangs on to the concentration and then has another chance after meeting Isner’s throw, but throws the reverse out!
A remarkable Isner kick service takes him to 40-30, and another deflected out-of-the-box bomb sees him evade danger.
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 7:08 PM
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Wimbledon 2022: Andy Murray 4-6 4-3 John Isner *
Murray puts a lovely back-to-back winner on the line, but a foul that tries to cut a right on the line puts Isner at 15-30. Isner’s return drifts as Murray finds the first service, and then again when live American networks come out.
40-30, and another brilliant pass from Murray! The reverse of the baseline lands on the line and this is another good getaway from a tricky spot.
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 7:06 PM
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Wimbledon 2022: * Andy Murray 4-6 3-3 John Isner
Murray walks away frustrated after being unable to do anything with Isner’s service out. Murray then manages to get his racket to get in an Isner hit, but the American saves it on the second try. Two Isner aces seal the prey.
Murray must remember that he is still in this. The chances will come, though it’s hard to remember when Isner serves so many asses.
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 7:02 PM
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Wimbledon 2022: Andy Murray 4-6 3-2 John Isner *
A nice shot from Murray, with a lateral turn, forces Isner to almost jump the net. Isner’s blocked return drifts as Isner then jumps into a setback and, out of balance, throws him into the net. An ace from Murray seals the prey at 15.
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 6:57 PM
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Wimbledon 2022: * Andy Murray 4-6 2-2 John Isner
An initial ace from Isner who jumps the chalk, before Murray smashes a right-footed shot into the net. Isner comes out deflected again, another ace. And then again on the other side.
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 6:54 PM
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Wimbledon 2022: Andy Murray 4-6 2-1 John Isner *
Murray screams in frustration after a return from Isner grabs the bottom line, before finding himself in front of the 0-30 after a double foul. Isner makes a long return, before a good second serve from Murray catches the line and Isner can’t keep him in play.
30-30, and an ace from Murray! And another, this time wide! Solid recovery work there. Very important.
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 6:51 PM
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Wimbledon 2022: * Andy Murray 4-6 1-1 John Isner
Isner holds 15 with three aces. He blinked with a right kick that put a few feet wide, but apparently it was pretty flawless.
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 6:48 PM
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Wimbledon 2022: Andy Murray 4-6 1-0 John Isner *
Good start from Murray as he puts two back-to-back winners ahead of Isner to go 40-0. Murray challenges a ball from Isner that he thought was long, but rather caught the bottom line. Murray has a chance on the net, but his pitch doesn’t clear and Isner comes back with a 40-30 lead. A wild Isner swing on a second serve from Murray finds the net and Murray gets in front.
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 6:45 p.m.
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Wimbledon 2022: * Andy Murray 4-6 John Isner
Murray’s first return is sliced, before Isner sends a wild direct for an unforced error.
Murray grabs Isner’s next serve and hangs a hopeful lobe that falls inside the bottom line. It takes Isner a moment before he crashes it into a winner.
An ace of Isner. Murray couldn’t do anything about it.
Point seven at 40-15, and Murray scores from the bottom line.
Well, that came from the moment Isner broke up soon. Murray had work to do, but here we waited a long time. These would never be direct sets.
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 6:40 PM
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Wimbledon 2022: Andy Murray 4-5 John Isner *
Murray wheels to pick up Isner’s piece and send the reverse across the line. Then, the right shoots a winning cross to reach 30-0, followed by an ace in the center. Then Murray pulls out another one. Isner challenges him but he is a mile away.
Isner gets a setback, but a strange return from the American after Murray’s second serve offers the lookout.
Now, can Murray break to stay in the first set?
Jamie Braidwood June 29, 2022 6:35 PM