The men’s third seed bit the dust while a returning player exorcised some demons.
Here, Press Association Sport examines an eventful day four of Wimbledon.
Tweet of the day
The reigning champion’s title defence is over.
Alison Van Uytvanck stuns Garbiñe Muguruza 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 for yet another huge shock in this year’s #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/LS5ug8Wdkf
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2018
Alison Van Uytvanck produced the shock of Wimbledon so far, dumping out the 2017 women’s champion Garbine Muguruza .
Shot of the day
“Welcome to the future of men’s tennis!â€
19-year-old @StefTsitsipas defeats Jared Donaldson 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round – we won’t tire of seeing more shots like this ?#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/KXmEqxbtMq
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2018
Stefanos Tsitsipas channelled his inner Boris Becker to pull off this diving volley in a five-set win over Jared Donaldson.
Match of the day
A good day for…
We. Are. Back. ?â€â™€ï¸?? and at the only place where our match clothes are perfectly color coordinated ? #TeamBucie #WhiteOut for #Wimby pic.twitter.com/tQLMzT2tyh
— Bethanie MattekSands (@matteksands) July 5, 2018
A year on from suffering a sickening knee injury, which kept her out for almost a year, Bethanie Mattek-Sands was back on the Wimbledon match court. The American was able to exorcise her demons as she again paired up with Lucie Safarova in the women’s doubles and triumphed 7-6 (8/6) 7-5 against Lyudmyla Kichenok and Alla Kudryavtseva.
A bad day for…
What. A. Comeback ?
Having trailed by two sets overnight, this is the moment @guido_pella would have been dreaming of… #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/LiXJ1ICc92
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2018
Marin Cilic may well curse the British weather for as long as he lives. The Croatian, a fancied tip for the title, was two sets up against Guido Pella on Wednesday when – in the midst of a heatwave – rain ended the day’s play. The pair came back on Thursday and Cilic found himself up against an inspired Argentinian, who came back to win 3-6 1-6 6-4 7-6 (7/3) 7-5.
Quote of the day
Stat of the day
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— ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) July 5, 2018
John Isner served himself into third position in a list he is also already top of. In his five-set thriller against Ruben Bemelmans, which he prevailed 6-1 6-4 6-7 (6/8) 6-7 (3/7) 7-5, the American sent down 64 aces. That tally has only been beaten in a Wimbledon match by Isner and Nicolas Mahut in their record-breaking marathon match in 2010.
Friday’s match of the day
Friday’s Centre Court order of play
Friday’s Court One order of play
