Wimbledon 2024 Day Ten Recap

July 11, 2024

in Tennis

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Day ten on the 2024 Wimbledon Championships is completed, and sadly solely featured one males’s quarter-final match.

The day began with Alex de Minaur having to withdraw from his match with Novak Djokovic as a result of hip harm he sustained on match level within the earlier spherical.

This was an enormous blow to ticket consumers, making a Centre Court docket ticket priced at £200 one of many worst-value merchandise conceivable. The schedule featured solely a lopsided girls’s match and one combined doubles match.

Over on court docket one, issues have been barely higher as Lorenzo Musetti took on Taylor Fritz. The Italian held off the American 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to make his first Grand Slam semi-final.

Day Ten Wimbledon 2024 Quarter Remaining Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Novak Djokovic (2)
Alex de Minaur (9)
WALKOVER

Lorenzo Musetti (25)
Taylor Fritz (13)
3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 3-6. 6-1

Musetti Makes Milestone Transfer, Faces Djokovic in Wimbledon Semis

Lorenzo Musetti is into his first Grand Slam semi-final, having outlasted Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

Traditionally, grass hasn’t been a floor for the Italians, and Musetti is simply the fourth Italian males’s singles semi-finalist in Wimbledon historical past.

Nonetheless, having watched a number of of his matches within the lead-up to SW19 and his draw, I had him attending to the quarter-finals, so it was no actual shock to see him make the latter levels.

His win towards Fritz got here from a stable serving show and his means to combine up his recreation. After dropping the primary set, Musetti switched up his techniques and began enjoying much more slice which the American couldn’t actually cope with because it stopped him being aggressive from the baseline.

Musetti additionally returned effectively, utilizing the chip return to nice impact and he transformed 6 of 13 breakpoints all through the match, two of which got here within the fifth as he secured a double break with some stellar play.

I don’t assume I’ve realised what I’ve completed but. I used to be speaking with my staff about the right way to play on the massive stage. It was the primary time I’ve had the chance to stroll out on this superb stadium, and it’s been an honour for me. Firstly of the match, Taylor was main the sport, particularly together with his serve, and I couldn’t return effectively. Within the second set, I had an enormous response after breaking at the beginning, and that modified my thoughts and my perspective. That in all probability made the distinction and hopefully, on Friday I’ll have the identical one. Musetti on his win.