Wimbledon round-up with Boulter and Broady through as Murray made to wait

Katie Boulter and Liam Broady carried British hopes on day four of Wimbledon as Andy Murray was left to wait. The last British woman standing, Boulter downed Viktoriya Tomova to reach the third round and was followed by Broady who upset fourth seed Casper Ruud. Jan Choinski crashed out to Hubert Hurkacz while Murray’s match against Stefanos Tsitsipas was suspended as it neared Wimbledon’s strict 11pm curfew – meaning they will have to resume tomorrow (Friday).

Broady earned the biggest victory of his career on Centre Court. The British No 5 opened play against Ruud and traded breaks with the fourth seed before stepping up to take the first set before the Norwegian responded by winning the next two. Spurred on by the support of the home crowd, the world No 142 battled back to win the fourth and force a decider.

With momentum now on his side, Broady continued dismantling the world No 4’s game and served up a bagel in the final set to earn his first top 10 win 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-0. It equals his previous career-best Grand Slam run which came at Wimbledon 12 months ago as he followed Boulter into the third round.

Over on Court 12, the top-ranked British woman got off to a flying start when she bagelled Tomova in just 27 minutes, firing down 12 winners to just two from the world No 99. But things took a turn when the Bulgarian fired back to take the second.

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The 26-year-old also took the support of the home crowd as a boost as she recovered to start the third set with a break of serve. And it proved crucial in the outcome of the match as she won 6-0 3-6 6-3 to become the only British woman in the draw to advance to the third round.

But it wasn’t good news for Choinski, who won his first-ever match at Wimbledon in the opening round. The 27-year-old wildcard had a tough opponent in 17th seed Hurkacz – a former semi-finalist here.

The world No 164 managed to fend off the Pole in his early service games but Hurkacz stuck at the perfect moment, breaking to serve out the first set. And the second set followed the same pattern, with Choinski holding strong until the 17th seed broke to close it out.

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Choinski did better in the third but was still no match for the six-time title winner as it went to a tiebreak. Showing his experience, Hurkacz again peaked at crucial stages to secure a 6-4 6-4 7-6(4) victory and send the Brit packing in his first-ever Grand Slam appearance.

But Murray wasn’t able to finish his blockbuster second-round match against Tsitsipas as they reached the 11pm curfew – something enforced by Merton council to prevent disruption for local residents. The pair couldn’t be split in the first two sets as there was just one break point across both.

Tsitsipas took the first 7-3 in a tiebreak before Murray bounced back in the second set breaker 7-2. And the Brit was the first to break to open the third set. It proved crucial as he ended up taking it 6-4 to lead by two sets to one before play was officially suspended for the night – 20 minutes before the 11pm curfew set in.

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