Wimbledon day four: Curfew prevents Andy Murray joining other British winners
Liam Broady and Katie Boulter booked their places in the third round of Wimbledon with fine wins on day four, but Andy Murray will have to return on Friday in his attempt to join them.
Murray’s second-round tie under the Centre Court roof with Stefanos Tsitipas had to be suspended just before the 11pm curfew with the two-time champion leading 6-7 (3) 7-6 (2) 6-4.
The two-time Wimbledon winner will hope the fall he suffered on set-point has caused no serious damage and he can resume his efforts to make the last-32 on day five.
Plenty of other matches did get completed on a busy day, with defending champion Elena Rybakina and 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini progressing.
Grand slam champions Daniil Medvedev and Stan Wawrinka were able to win, but Estonian Anett Kontaveit lost in what is the final singles match of her career.
Tweet of the day
Serving up a treat under the roof 🤩#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/UeM29nYMuE
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2023
Picture of the day
Quote of the day
Brit watch
Shot of the day
“That is world class!”
What @LiamBroady produced against No.4 seed Casper Ruud was truly special ✨#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/fHCmnvOjJu
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2023
Stat of the day
12 – Elena Rybakina is the player with the joint-most Women’s Singles wins in the Open Era in Wimbledon after 13 matches played (12), level with Ann Jones, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong and Maria Sharapova. Garden.#Wimbledon | @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/4TTlyKxeD3
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) July 6, 2023
Day of the Comeback
The pure emotion of an extraordinary comeback#Wimbledon | @DonnaVekic pic.twitter.com/umtRPPSZ0i
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2023
It was comeback central at the All England Club with Broady leading the charge, hitting back from two sets to one down to stun world number four Casper Ruud, but all across the grass courts in SW19 there were marathon fightbacks being completed.
Mikael Ymer roared back from the brink to beat Taylor Fritz in five sets and Yosuke Watanuki was two sets down to Marc-Andrea Huesler before producing an outstanding turnaround triumph.
Perhaps the most epic comeback of day four was reserved for Donna Vekic, who was a set and 5-2 down to Sloane Stephens and heading for an early exit. Instead, the Croatian 20th seed rediscovered her form and won 11 of the next 15 games to clinch victory.
Murray will hope to finish off his fightback on Friday.
