Day 6 of Wimbledon saw some huge upsets and some high drama making it the most exciting day till now. Here are the key results from yesterday. Men’s singles had two important matches with Nadal playing in Centre Court and Kyrgios and Tsitsipas fighting it out in Court 1.
Rafael Nadal faced Lorenzo Sonego in the third round of Wimbledon. People expected some kind of fight from Sonego but it turned out to be a one-sided affair. Nadal won the match 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the next round. It was the first match of Wimbledon where Nadal did not drop a set.
The match between Kyrgios and Tsitsipas became the talk of the town. The two tried to get on each others’ nerves with swearing and complaining. In the end, Kyrgios won the match 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 to make it to Round 4. Kyrgios caused a huge upset as seed number 4 Tsitsipas exited the tournament.
In other men’s singles matches, Taylor Fritz won his won match in straight sets. Alex de Minaur continued his good form as he also advanced to the next round after winning his match in straight sets. Brandon Nakashima and Boticvande Zandschulp also marched into round 4.
Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff exit Wimbledon on the day of upsets
Women’s singles saw some huge upsets as top seeds exited the tournament. Big names like Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff saw their Wimbledon campaign coming to an end. Day 6 marked the most surprising day in women’s singles.
World number 1 Iga Swiatek was in the form of her life and was on a 37-match winning streak. Everyone expected her to win her match against Alize Cornet but the result turned out to be a surprise. Cornet won the match 6-4, 6-2 to end Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak.
Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff, this year’s French Open finalists, both fell on a rough day for top women at Wimbledon https://t.co/2mfYCeri8U
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Coco Gauff was also having a good run at Wimbledon. She was comfortably winning her matches till now. However, she looked out of touch yesterday and lost her match 7-6, 2-6, 1-6. With this, both the French Open finalists exited the tournament.