Andy Murray can be called a lot of things at The Championships. Home favourite. Top seed. Two-time champion. Perhaps “Mr. Consistent” should be added to the list. The Scot reached his 10th consecutive Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday, beating Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court. Murray becomes only the third man in the Open Era to advance to 10 straight quarter-finals at the same Grand Slam. 10 or more consecutive quarterfinal appearances at a Grand Slam (Open Era) Jimmy Connors 13 – US Open (1973-1985); 11 – Wimbledon (1972-1982) Roger Federer 11 – Australian Open (2004-2014); 10 – Wimbledon (2003-2012) Andy Murray 10 – Wimbledon (2008-2017) The top seed has now reached at least the quarter-finals at 24 of...
Twelve years after defeating a then-19-year-old Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon, 16th seed Gilles Muller has done it again. In the match of the tournament, the Luxembourg native is through to his first quarter-final at the All England Club after shocking the Spaniard 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13 in an epic fourth-round clash on Monday. “Definitely the biggest win [of my career], I would say,” said Muller. “I had a big [elbow] injury in 2013 and wasn't sure if I was going to be able to come back. I’ve played many great matches since then, but this is definitely the biggest victory since I came back. Especially at this stage of a Grand Slam, playing one of the guys who is...
Rafael Nadal is all business before his matches, but even he was able to find the humour in an unusual event prior to taking the court against Gilles Muller on Monday at Wimbledon.
During his pre-match routine, Nadal banged his head while jumping in the air at full force. The head bump wasn’t serious, though, and the Spaniard was able to joke about it with Muller.
Fourth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo rallied from the brink of defeat on Monday at Wimbledon, fighting back from two sets down to reach the quarter-finals over 14th seeds Florin Mergea and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. Kubot/Melo remain unbeaten on grass this year after prevailing at the Ricoh Open (d. Klaasen/Ram) and Gerry Weber Open (d. Zverev/Zverev). They’ve also picked up ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles this year in Miami (d. Monroe/Sock) and Madrid (d. Mahut/Roger-Vasselin). Next up for them are Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner or British brothers Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski. [ALSO LIKE] Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers continued their quest for a first Wimbledon crown by defeating qualifiers Hugo...
Marin Cilic is roaming through The Championships draw with a menacing, confident intent. Through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the fourth straight year, the Croatian has yet to drop a set in four completed matches. The seventh-seeded Croatian dominated Spanish No. 18 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 on Monday, breaking serve seven times. Cilic was almost perfect on serve in the third set, but lost three straight points at 5-2, 40/0 as he closed on his 25th match win at the All England Club. “My confidence is quite high, considering I've been playing really well over the past few weeks,” said Cilic. “I’m really satisfied everything is working extremely well. My level is quite solid It's probably not...
