Wimbledon: Jack Draper’s dreams of winning maiden Grand Slam title shattered after shock second-round exit to Marin Cilic | Tennis News

Jack Draper’s dreams winning his first Wimbledon title were finished with a second round defeat in the first round against the veteran Marin Cilic on the first courtyard.

Cilic has back up the years with a sublime performance, reaching 53 winners in a 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-4 victory, but it will be a bitter pill for Draper, which rose in the first four of the world, but which remains to go beyond the second round in its Grand Slam.

British fans could have been forgiven to think that Cilic had retired, with the Croatian returning to the All England Club for the first time in four years.

A knee problem that required two operations and held it away for a better part of two years could have been the end, but Cilic was determined to come back.

DRAPER said that defeat was one of the worst in his career: “Very frustrated. Obviously really upset. Probably one of the most difficult defeats, I felt. I thought Cilic played an incredible match from start to finish. Did not give up. He deserved victory, but that hurts.”

Cilic returned to the Top 100 by winning the second level Challenger event in Nottingham last month.

From the start of this competition, Cilic showed that he had not lost the metronomic quality of his flat and deep backdrops.

Draper’s weapons were the tennis conference this year, but here, he ended up on the rear foot and broke with several feet behind the basic line to try to find a semblance of control.

Cilic, who lost against Roger Federer in the 2017 centerpiece of 2017, three years after winning his only Grand Slam title to the US Open, returned Draper’s services to his feet and seized all luck that he had to unravel the ball in the corners.

Draper may have thought he had dodged a bullet when he recovered from 0 to 40 in the eighth game, letting out a big cry of “ come on ”, but Cilic played an incredible return match two games later, finishing with a winner with his own return during his first section of section.

Draper had deep trouble when he left the service again, Cilic won five games in a row in the second set.

Having been dumped from the French Open in the fourth round by an Alexander Bublik inspired last month, Draper must have already seen when Cilic continued to play at a level at a level above his ranking of 83.

Upon entering the third set, the British No. 1 suddenly decided to go to break. Led 2-1, Draper pulled the crowds with a fiercely struck forehand and moved to 0-40.

Cilic saved the first two break points, but on the third, after his habit of bouncing a bullet finally won him a time violation, he could not face a sheet feet pierced along the line.

It was the breakthrough that the 23 -year -old was desperately needed, and he was quickly followed by a second break to give Draper and the crowd a much necessary hope.

A lawyer of Mishit Draper gave Cilic two points of breakup in the eighth game, but the hope at home clung, a forehand from the Croatian on the second taking a look at the net ribbon but fell on his side.

Draper was once again troubles two games later, and this time a thread brought a cilic match point, which the Croatian took.

“In this part of my career, to come back to play at this level, in front of this crowd, against Jack, it’s simply incredible,” said Cilic.

Djokovic enters the 19th Wimbledon third round

Novak Djokovic moved a victory for a century of match victories to Wimbledon after sending Dan Evans 6-3 6-0 6-0 with disturbing efficiency.

“I knew it would be a special atmosphere on the ground today, a British in Britain is never easy to face,” said Djokovic.

“He is a good quality player who has a lot of talent. Sometimes you have these kinds of days when everything is going in your way.”

The Wild Card Evans, now 35 years old and ranked 154 in the world, had won his only previous career meeting in Monte Carlo four years ago.

But Djokovic quickly increased the bet, Evans having to save nine breaking points in the first set before succumbing to the 10th to follow 5-3.

He was relentless by the 38 -year -old, who wanted to like with an ace to win a first set in which he dropped only three points at his service.

If this set was impressive, the second was almost impeccable. Djokovic struck 12 winners, made only one unrefitted error, won each point in his first service and only gave Evans two to his second.

Djokovic, who openly admits the championships for this year, is his best chance to win a record title of the 25th Grand Chelem, would not withdraw the foot of the Gorge of Evans, filling the victory in just an hour and 47 minutes.

Pinnington Jones and Fery fall to defeat

The beginnings of the Grand Slam of Jack Pinnington Jones ended with straight sets after being mastered by the 22nd Italian seed Flavio Cobolli In the second round of Wimbledon.

The 22-year-old recruit-a close friend of British no 1 Jack Draper-was beaten 6-1 7-6 (8-6) 6-2.

N ° 281 of the world leaves its first adult with the consolation of £ 99,000 as a price after its victory in the first round over Tomas Etcheverry of Argentina.

British joker Arthur Fery could not go back as he bond in the second round with Luciano DarderiWho started on Wednesday, took two Italian installations on the court in court.

Dardardi won the third set to ensure a 6-4 6-3 6-3 victory in two hours and 21 minutes in court two.

The quadruple champion of the French Open Iga Swiatek, the champion by reigning Barbora Krejcikova and the winner in 2022 Elena Rybakina also progressed in the third round in the female event.

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