At Wimbledon, in Central, 29-year-old Liam Brodie plays the match of his life. He defeated Casper Ruud 64 36 46 63 60, finishing the match with a superb backhand and celebrated his first career win over a Top 5. Of course, the Norwegian isn’t exactly a fan of grass and after the Roland Garros final he devoted himself to golf and The Weekend Concert without playing a tournament to prepare for the championship. But he still reached the final in three of the last five majors he played.
In the next round, Brody, who has already taken a £131,000 guarantee to reach the third round, takes on Denis Shapovalov, who beat Frenchman Grégoire Barrère 63 64 76(7).
Rood was placed fourth on Jannik Sinner’s. For the South Tyrolean, the draw was further opened up after the withdrawal of his potential opponent Taylor Fritz in round 16. The American lost 36 26 63 64 62 against Mikael Ymer, who reached the third round for the first time at Wimbledon despite leading by two sets.
So, in case of a win against French Quentin Helys, Sinner will face either Daniel Elahi-Galan or Yamer in the round of 16. Whoever emerges from this quartet will face either Guido Pella, Roman Safiullin, Brody or Shapovalov in the quarterfinals.