Top seed Iga Swiatek beat Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday to cruise into the Wimbledon third spherical. The reigning US Open and French Open champion has by no means been past the fourth spherical on the grass-court match however has dropped simply six video games up to now on the All England Club.

The 22-year-old Polish participant broke her 84th-ranked Spanish opponent thrice within the opening set of their Centre Court conflict. She then romped by means of the second set with out dropping a recreation.

Former world quantity two Anett Kontaveit stated she was in an excessive amount of ache to proceed her tennis profession after Wimbledon following her first-round win on Wednesday.

The Estonian introduced final month that she can be retiring after the grass-court Grand Slam in London on the tender age of 27.

She stated on social media that she had been informed by medical specialists that she had lumbar disc degeneration in her again.

Kontaveit beat Italian qualifier Lucrezia Stefanini 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to delay her farewell match and can pla

Medvedev Wins

World quantity three Daniil Medvedev marked his return to Wimbledon after final 12 months’s ban on Russian gamers with a first-round win on Wednesday.

Medvedev defeated French-born British wild card Arthur Fery, ranked at 391 in straight units, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3.

The former US Open champion will face both Adrian Mannarino of France or compatriot Alexander Shevchenko for a spot within the final 32. In 2022, the All England Club banned all Russian and Belarusian gamers from Wimbledon on response to the invasion of Ukraine.