if day one at wimbledon was about novak djokovic, having to find his form and battle through. day two was very much about rafa nadal doing the same. he was playing francisco cerundolo, the argentinian, on centre court. francisco cerundolo has only one one match on grass on the atp tour. and, boy, did nadal have to work hard for this one. finding his first serve at times hard to come by, but having dropped the third set, the 22 time grand slam champion showed his battling qualities. every inch of them, as empowered through in four sets. he is looking, at 36 years old, to win three grand slams in a row and then potentially the calendar slam at the us open. that is still a big if had a big dream but here with the men s door opening up, matteo berrettini having to withdraw with a positive covid test, marin cilic out for the same reasons, too,
as he powered through in four sets. he is looking, at 36 years old, to win three grand slams in a row and then potentially the calendar slam at the us open. that is still a big if and a big dream but here with the men s door opening up, matteo berrettini having to withdraw with a positive covid test, marin cilic out for the same reasons, too, former semifinalist here, hubert hurkacz isn t at these championships any longer after he lost in the opening round, it is potentially looking like a djokovic nadal final but it is a bit too early to talk about that. chettan pattak. a soon to be married couple who were serenaded at a pub in england by coldplay s chris martin. after spotting the singer in the pub, the couple told him they were planning to play his song, a sky full of stars, at their wedding and then he responded with an impromptu
Serena Williams’ singles title at Wimbledon in 2016 saw her equal Steffi Graff’s Open Era record of 22 Grand Slam titles. She also won doubles that year.