Wimbledon 2019 Order of Play, Day 4 Full Schedule: Federer, Nadal, Serena, Barty, Kerber & Others’ Second Round Match Details With Match Timings
It promises to be a terrific Thursday at Wimbledon as Swiss great Roger Federer, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams, defending champion Angelique Kerber, world no 1 in women's singles Ashleigh Barty, world no 4 Kiki Bertens and others will be in action on Day 4 of Wimbledon 2019.
Wimbledon 2019 enters it's fourth day and it promises to be a terrific Thursday at SW19. Eight-time Wimbledon champion and perennial crowd favourite Roger Federer and 18 Grand Slams winner Rafael Nadal will play their second round matches today. Federer will face Jay Clarke of the United Kingdom and Rafael Nadal will take on the mercurial Australian Nick Kyrgios. World No 1 Novak Djokovic won his second round match against Denis Kudla of USA to advance to the third round. Wimbledon 2019 Live Streaming & Match Time in IST: How to Watch Free Live Telecast of Tennis Grand Slam on Star Sports TV Channel and Hotstar Online in India.
In the Women's Singles, defending champion Angelique Kerber, and seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams will play their second round matches. World No 1 Ashleigh Barty, Petra Kvitova and world no 4 Kiki Bertens will all be in action today at SW19.
Wimbledon 2019 has already seen major upsets and shock defeats right from day 1 and day 3 on Wednesday was no different. On Wednesday, three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka was defeated in five-sets by the 6 foot 11 inches American Reilly Opelka. Spain's Fernando Verdasco, who is a former top 10 player, survived a scare by British tennis player Kyle Edmund after being two sets down. Verdasco won the match 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 in 3 hours and 43 minutes match. Naomi Osaka, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas Crash on Wimbledon 2019 ‘Black Monday’.
This comes after a shocking day 1 at the Wimbledon, where Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, sixth and seventh seeded players respectively, lost in the first round itself. On the second day, Austria's Dominic Thiem lost to Sam Querrey of the United States to bow out of the tournament as all three contenders of "GenNext" made round 1 exit. Venus Williams Knocked Out of Wimbledon 2019 Following Shock Defeat to 15-Year-Old Cori 'Coco' Gauff in First Round.
The setbacks were not just restricted to the men's singles. Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was ousted by the 15-year-old American Cori Gauff in round one. The number two seed Naomi Osaka and one of the title contenders lost to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan and was forced out of Wimbledon 2019 on day 1 itself. Maria Sharapova’s also had to retire with an arm injury and quit Wimbledon.
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