The 6ft 8in Frenchman failed to break the aces record while an unusually high number of players pulled out
Mpetshi Perricard stops short of record– 214 during 2018 – is safe for another year. The 6ft 8in Frenchman, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, looked a prime candidate to beat it after cranking down 51 aces in his opening match against Sebastian Korda. And he was still on track when he flew past the 100 mark in round three. But the 21-year-old looked notably more tired in his last-16 match against Lorenzo Musetti, and could only manage another 10 in his four-set defeat.
How bad has it been? We have my intrepid colleague, Simon Cambers, to thank for crunching the numbers. In the first eight days of the tournament, 22 players or double partnerships have withdrawn before a match – , the pre-tournament women’s favourite, and Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka – while another eight have pulled out while on court. So that’s 30 … and counting.One of the guests in the Royal Box on Tuesday will be Ivor Heller, one of the co-founders of AFC Wimbledon – who played a key role in the club’s climb back to the football league. His appearance illustrates the growing links between the All England Club and the football club.
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