"For months I have been working with my team on a charity initiative for Ukraine to support those who suffer because of the war," French Open champion Swiatek said in a statement on social media on Wednesday. Both matches will be umpired by Ukrainian Svitolina. "Iga Swiatek & Friends for Ukraine", scheduled for July 23 in Krakow, Poland, will feature a mixed doubles match and a set of singles between Swiatek and compatriot Radwanska. On Tuesday, Swiatek announced she has teamed up with fellow tennis players Agnieszka Radwanska, Elina Svitolina, Sergiy Stakhovsky and Martyn Pawelski for a one-day special event to raise funds for people affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal continues his quest for the calendar grand slam while fellow French Open champion Iga Swiatek will be a good bet to extend her winning run. Katie Boulter is first up on Centre Court against Karolina Pliskova while Jack Draper and Heather Watson will be hoping to extend their runs on Court 1 and 18 respectively. But today is a new day and we have six more Britons in action. Wednesday was a tough day for British tennis as Emma Raducanu, Andy Murray, Ryan Peniston and Katie Swan all crashed out of the tournament. Good morning from Wimbledon once again as we gear up for day four of the 2022 Championships.
A rain break could only delay the inevitable. He broke serve at the first opportunity in the fourth set and then moved in for the kill, his backhand getting harder and faster as he did so. These days languishing at 105th, he did not have the armoury to convert hope into reality. There is a reason why the highest world ranking Berankis has achieved in his career was 50th back in 2016. It allowed him to peg back a set and for a moment seem as if he had a chance of overturning all logic and precedent. Strong at the net, he had a particularly effective chop of a backhand volley which accrued him half a dozen points. But it was not for want of the Lithuanian trying. The 5’9” Berankis was wearing the same headband, the same buttock clinging shorts, the same sweatbands as the Spaniard. And his influence on his sport remains profound.
The refined combination of power and delicacy appears to be in full working order. But he is the current Australian and French Open champion and for all the depredations of time on his physique, the idea he is finished is preposterous. It may not have been the relentless Nadal we have grown used to over the years, with his cold-eyed ability to bend the narrative to his will. Much to the relief of the Wimbledon organisers, Rafael Nadal marches on towards his 23rd grand slam, after victory over Ricardas Berankis. The Spaniard will play Lorenzo Sonego in the third round.Nadal hits 39 unforced errors but triumphs in four sets.
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