Kazakhstan s alexander bublik, meanwhile, defeated andrey rublev in three sets to win the biggest title of his career at the halle open. rublev, who s the world number seven, was looking to become to first player to win atp 500 titles on all three surfaces. but he found bublik, ranked 48th in the world, in fine form ahead of wimbledon, winning only his second tour title. at the women s tournaments, petra kvitova boosted her hopes of a third wimbledon title by winning the german open in berlin sweeping past donna vekic in straight sets. while at the birmingham classic, jelena ostapenko won her second title on grass with victory over barbora krejc ikova.she clinched a very tight first set in a tie break and then went on to win the second set 6 4. it was the latvian s first staight sets win of the tournament.
Kazakhstan s alexander bublik, defeated andrey rublev in three sets to win the biggest title of his career at the halle 0pen. rublev, who s the world number seven, was looking to become the first player to win atp 500 titles on all three surfaces. but he found bublik, ranked 48th in the world, in fine form ahead of wimbledon, winning only his second ever tour title, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. petra kvitova boosted her hopes of a third wimbledon title by winning the german open in berlin, beating donna vekic in straight sets to win her second title of the year. while at the birmingham classic, jelena 0stapenko won her second title on grass with victory over barbora krejcikova. she took the first set on tie break and was 5 1 in the second set, before eventually winning that 6 4. it was the latvian s first title since dubai last february and her first on grass since eastbourne in 2021.
Route, one break in that game was enough or they match. swiatek a lucky loser had worked her over. but the winning run keeps going. in the end safely through to the next round. but will another of the favourites here at wimbledon today also make it through to the third round? rafael nadal battling hard. what a crafter. what an incredible year he said. these are live pictures on centre records. rafael nadal the lithuanian is who is playing. the 6 4, 6 4 to drop a third but you can see he s at the break in the first and looking good for the moment to reach the next round as he chases his third wimbledon title. so much to talk about on day four. i m really pleased to sayjoe joins me. we re talking a little bit about nadal
And gone and the two best players are once again on top of the tennis world. novak djokovic beat roger federer to win the wimbledon title the day after serena completed four straight major tournaments. we have christina mcfarland live in london. it s crazy there. reporter: absolutely crazy. it is very wet day here in wimbledon. we are the morning after novak djokovic proved once again he is the man of steel of tennis defeating roger federer for the second year running to take his third wimbledon title. we know that last night novak djokovic and serena williams were dancing the night away at the wimbledon ball. apparently rocking out to the beegees. novak wanted to dance with serena because a player of her caliber doesn t come along