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“Most of the British players grow up being exposed to grass courts, quick surfaces, so they know exactly how to play. It’s a very windy day, very challenging conditions and I thought he served very well.”<\/p>\n

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Djokovic, who is playing with protection after a recent knee operation, is seeking to equal Roger Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon men’s titles and is aiming for a record 25th Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n

– Pegula ousted –<\/h2>\n

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Fifth-ranked Pegula went down 6-4, 6-7 (7\/9), 6-1 to China’s Wang Xinyu, who celebrated her first win against a top-10 player.<\/p>\n

The American battled back after losing the first set, saving a match point in the second-set tie-break, before levelling the match.<\/p>\n

But China’s 42nd-ranked Wang raced into a 5-0 lead in the decider and sealed the deal.<\/p>\n

Wang, 22, said: “Couple of days ago I was asking my coach, ‘When will this happen?’<\/p>\n

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“Jessica was really tough to play on grass. Her ball was super low and I’m just really happy I won in the end.”<\/p>\n

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Wang will face Harriet Dart, who defeated Nottingham champion Katie Boulter in an all-British clash for a spot in the last 16.<\/p>\n

World number one Swiatek progressed smoothly into the third round at the expense of Croatia’s Petra Martic, racking up a 21st straight win.<\/p>\n

A single break in each set was enough to give the 23-year-old, who has never been past the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, a 6-4, 6-3 victory.<\/p>\n

All eyes will be on Centre Court in the evening when Murray launches his Wimbledon farewell alongside his brother Jamie in the men’s doubles.<\/p>\n

Murray, the champion in 2013 and 2016, was desperate for one last\u00a0crack at the singles but ran out of time after recent surgery to remove a spinal cyst.<\/p>\n

The British former world number one still has a chance to wave goodbye to his adoring fans in both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles as he treads the turf for a final time, 19 years after his Wimbledon debut.<\/p>\n

“I’m hoping maybe for a bit of closure. I just want the opportunity to play one more time out there, hopefully on Centre Court, and feel that buzz,” the 37-year-old said before the tournament started.<\/p>\n

Murray is a three-time Grand Slam singles champion but has form in the doubles — teaming up with Jamie to help Britain win the 2015 Davis Cup.<\/p>\n

The Murrays will face Australian pair Rinky Hijikata and John Peers on Thursday, with the decibel count expected to soar.<\/p>\n

Andy Murray is also scheduled to play mixed doubles with British compatriot and former US Open champion Emma Raducanu.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on day four of Wimbledon, two-time finalist Ons Jabeur beat US qualifier Robin Montgomery in straight sets while Elena Rybakina, the 2022 women’s champion, finished strongly to beat Germany’s Laura Siegemund 6-3, 3-6,\u00a06-3.<\/p>\n

On the men’s side, 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov came back from two sets down to beat China’s Shang Juncheng while Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka exited at the hands of Gael Monfils.<\/p>\n

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, seen as an outside tip for the title, was forced to quit his second-round match against Arthur Fils with a knee injury.<\/p>\n

French Open runner-up Alexander Zverev, the Wimbledon fourth seed, is last on the list on Court One.<\/p>\n

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