The Brits sent 10 players into the second round of Wimbledon, their most since 1984, but two of their biggest stars were defeated on Centre Court on Wednesday.
champion, said after he lost, 6-4, 7-6 , 6-7 , 6-4, to the 36 aces of 6-foot-10 ace-walloper John Isner, No. 24 in the world, a 37-year-old American statuesque in both height and mobility.
at the U.S. Open. She said: “There’s no pressure. Like, why is there any pressure? I’m still 19. Like, it’s a joke. I literally won a Slam.”They spoke at a Wimbledon in which the sporting entity that goes by “Great Britain” sent 10 players into the second round — six male, four female — the most since 1984, when the 10 winners included Virginia Wade, Jo Durie, Anne Hobbs and eventual TV star Sue Barker.
“For me,” said Liam Broady, the 132nd-ranked player who nudged through the first round in five sets, “the most exciting thing now is that we have, like, this plethora of talent coming through. All these young guys are driving each other on.”He spoke of Paul Jubb, 22 and ranked 219th, who helped coax Court No. 3 into roars audible around the grounds Tuesday during his thin 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 , 7-5 loss to famed and infamous Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Check back a generation to Wimbledon 2002, when Henman roamed the grassy earth, the outdoor video viewing area got the name “Henman Hill” and the British had two men in the top 100 and five in the top 200, zero women in the top 100 and two in the top 200. Now those numbers are four and seven on the men’s side, two and six on the women’s side . They have Murray at No. 52 after he ventured to No.
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