Wimbledon 2026: Djokovic and Sinner in action; Safiullin stuns Fonseca; Osaka cruises on – live
All the latest news from Friday’s live action at SW19 SW19 diary: birds stop play | Order of play | Mail Tanya It seems the injury problem for Kalinskaya is to do with her left hamstring, but the treatment seems to have done the trick, because the Russian races to 15-40 on Bencic’s serve, the first break points of the second set. Bencic blocks them both, securing four straight points to hold for 6-4, 4-4. Safiullin strolls to 0-15, 0-30, 0-40 on Fonseca’s serve; it looks as if the Russian qualifier won’t even have to serve this second set out. Safiullin doesn’t win the first set point but does the second, when he drills deep to Fonseca’s backhand side … and the Brazilian can only net! Safiullin leads 6-3, 6-3 . But … Fonseca did come from two sets down to defeat Djokovic a month ago, as the 19-year-old came of age at the French Open, and he’ll be hoping to draw on the spirit of that victory now. Continue reading...
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- Friday, July 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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The Guardian Sport
