Wimbledon 2024 Results: Instant Reactions to Winners and Losers from Thursday

Nicholas NathansonJuly 4, 2024

Wimbledon 2024 Results: Instant Reactions to Winners and Losers from Thursday

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    LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Iga Swiatek of Poland in action against Sofia Kenin of the United States in the first round on Day Two of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 02, 2024 in London, England (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images)
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    With a trio of upsets rocking the bottom half of the men's draw, Novak Djokovic's hopes of claiming an eighth Wimbledon championship are stronger than ever.

    On the women's side, No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek won in straight sets, while No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina won in three sets.

    In the upset of the day on the women's side, fifth-seeded Jessica Pegula's Wimbledon journey came to a stunning end in three sets.

Thursday Wimbledon Results

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    Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki returns against Canada's Leylah Fernandez during their women's second round singles tennis match on the fourth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 4, 2024. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Men's Singles

    No. 2 Novak Djokovic def. Jacob Fearnley, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5

    No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. Marcos Giron, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4

    Athur Fils def. No. 7 Hubert Hurkacz, 7-6 (2) 6-4, 2-6, 6-6 (8)

    No. 9 Alex De Minaur def. Jaume Munar, 6-2, 6-2, 7-5

    No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov def. Juncheng Shang, 5-7, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

    Emil Ruusuvuori def. No. 11 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3

    No. 13 Taylor Fritz def. Arthur Rinderknech, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

    No. 14 Ben Shelton def. Lloyd Harris, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (7)

    No. 15 Holger Rune def Thiago Seyboth Wild, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

    Quentin Halys def. No. 21 Karen Khachanov, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

    No. 24 Alejandro Tabilo def. Flavio Cobolli, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 4-6, 6-4

    No. 25 Lorenzo Musetti def. Luciano Darderi, 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4

    Cameron Norrie def. No. 28 Jack Draper, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (6)

    Alexei Popyrin def. No. 30 Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

    Women's Singles

    No. 1 Iga Swiatek def Petra Martic, 6-4, 6-3

    No. 4 Elena Rybakina def. Laura Siegemund, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

    Xinyu Wang def. No. 5 Jessica Pegula, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-1

    No. 10 Ons Jabeur def. Robin Montgomery, 6-1, 7-5

    No. 11 Danielle Collins def. Dalma Galfi, 6-3, 6-4

    No. 12 Madison Keys def. Yafan Wang, 6-2, 6-2

    No. 13 Jelena Ostapenko def Daria Snigur, 6-3, 6-0

    No. 14 Daria Kasatkina def. Yuriko Lily Miyazaki, 6-0, 6-0

    No. 15 Liudmila Samsonova def. Elina Avanesyan, 6-3, 6-3

    No. 17 Anna Kalinskaya def. Marie Bouzkova, 6-4, 6-1

    No. 18 Marta Kostyuk def. Daria Saville, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4

    No. 20 Beatriz Haddad Maia def. Camila Osorio 3-0

    No. 21 Elina Svitolina def. Jule Niemeier, 6-3, 6-4

    Bernarda Pera def. No. 23 Carolina Garcia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Yulia Putintseva def. No. 27 Katerina Siniakova, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2

    Caroline Wozniacki def. No. 30 Leylah Fernandez, 5-3, 2-6, 7-5

    No. 31 Barbora Krejcikova def. Katie Volynets, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5)

    Harriet Dart def No. 32 Katie Boulter, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8)

Novak Djokovic Surives Tough Test

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    LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 04: Novak Djokovic of Serbia shouts as he plays against Jacob Fearnley of Great Britain in his Gentleman's Singles second round match during day four of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 04, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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    Novak Djokovic needed more than three hours to defeat home-crowd favorite Jacob Fearnley.

    Fearnley, who was playing in his second Grand Slam match ever, troubled the Serbian and had two break-point chances deep in the fourth set.

    Not only was Djokovic able to grab the win, but his path forward is now a little easier, given the prevalence of upsets in Thursday's matchups.

    The seven-time Wimbledon champion will face Alexei Popyrin in the third round, a match expected to be difficult but manageable.

Upsets Rule Bottom Half of Men's draw

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    LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Hubert Hurkacz of Poland serves to Radu Albot of Moldova in his Gentlemen's Singles first round match during day two of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 02, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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    The bottom half of the men's draw experienced a number of upsets on Thursday.

    No. 7 seed Hubert Hurkacz, who entered Wimbledon with the fourth-best odds of winning it all, injured his right knee in the fourth set of his second-round match and was forced to retire.

    Hours later, Jack Draper, another dark-horse contender, fell to Cam Norrie in straight sets.

    Today's results will likely benefit Novak Djokovic, whose chances of at least reaching the semifinals seem nearly guaranteed now.

Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina Advance, Jessica Pegula Stunned

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    LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 04: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan plays a forehand against Laura Siegemund of Germany in her Ladies' Singles second round match during day four of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 04, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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    Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina both won their matches to move on to the third round of Wimbledon.

    While Swiatek and Rybakina were able to advance, Jessica Pegula was not as lucky.

    In arguably the upset of the day, 22-year-old Xinyu Wang defeated Pegula in three sets.

    The American was considered a dark horse contender after reaching the quarterfinal round of Wimbledon just a year ago.

    Despite Pegula's absence, Swiatek and Rybakina will still face challenges in their draw with Ons Jabeur and Jelena Ostapenko in impressive form.

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