Australian No 1 beat Spain’s Jaume Munar in straight sets, while women’s No 1 had match point but lost to 18th seed Marta Kostyuk
Australian No 1 beat Spain’s Jaume Munar in straight setsAlex de Minaur has disposed of a familiar opponent to rattle into the last 32 of Wimbledon in the sunshine, before reaffirming his desire to “go deep” into the tournament.
De Minaur overcame a couple of concerns in the third set against Spain’s Jaume Munar, a clay-court specialist he beat comfortably at the French Open, before repeating the dose on Thursday on the No 3 showcourt, winning 6-2 6-2 7-5.
De Minaur had looked in the mood to race to victory so quickly against an opponent struggling with double-fault trouble – Munar coughed up nine in total – that he would be able to finish before his girlfriend, British No 1 Katie Boulter, started her all-British election day special against Harriet Dart.“I might have made it for the start if I hadn’t got broken in the last set,” he told the crowd afterwards.
Earlier, Saville had looked as if she would dash to victory after taking the first set and a 4-1 lead over Kostyuk, slicing her opponent to distraction while the Ukrainian sprayed around errors wildly.
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