Andreescu out of Wimbledon after straight-sets loss to Rybakina

Canada’s Bianca Andreescu was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after losing a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) decision to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.

Rybakina had four aces to Andreescu’s two and converted on three out of four break points.

Rybakina won 80 percent of her first-serve points while Andreescu won 65%.

Rybakina, aged 23 and seeded 17th in women’s draw, will next face Qinwen Zheng (19) in the third round of the tournament.

After beating American Emina Beks 6-1, 6-3 in Tuesday’s opener, Andreescu, 22, advanced to round two at the All England Tennis Club.

No. On Thursday, 17-seed Denis Shapovalov, Richmond Hill, Ont.’s last remaining Canadian in singles, was set to play American Brandon Nakashima.

Tsitsipas, Kyrgios will meet in the third round

Stefanos Tsitsipas, a former French Open finalist, is in the third round at Wimbledon for the second time. He will be meeting Nick Kyrgios at Grand Slam grass-court Grand Slam.

The fourth-seeded Greek defeated Jordan Thompson from Australia 6-2, 3-1, 7-5 on No. 1 Court. He broke Thompson in the last game to win the match on his third match point, when the Australian sent a shot longer.

Tsitsipas lost last year’s French Open final defeat to Novak Djokovic. Kyrgios will be next up in a matchup with hard-hitting players.

Tsitsipas: “It’s going be a difficult one on grass for sure.” saidConcerning Kyrgios. “He’s a big enemy for this surface.”

Kyrgios defeated 26th-seeded Filip Krajinovic 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 on No. 2 Court, showing off an array shot-making skills that included 50 winners and 24 aces, as well as a couple crowd-pleasing, “tweeners”.

Kyrgios never faced a break point and looked fully focused throughout the match, without getting into any major arguments with the chair umpire or the crowd — although he did berate one fan for coughing during the second set.

After taking five sets to beat Paul Jubb, the volatile Australian spit into the direction of a spectator. saidHe was being hounded.

Kyrgios saidHis first round match was surprisingly difficult. “I just wanted everyone to remember that I’m pretty great,” he said.

Bautista Agut with COVID

Roberto Bautista Agut pulled out of Wimbledon after testing positive for COVID-19.

The 17th-seeded Spaniard was to face Daniel Elahi Galan from Colombia in round two at the All England Club.

Boulter completes upset

In women’s action, Katie Boulter upset 2021  runner-up Karolina Pliskova to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.

The 118th-ranked British player won 3-6, 7-6 (4) and 6-4 against Pliskova, who was outmatched by Ash Barty last year.

Boulter, 25, also beat Pliskova last Thursday at Eastbourne’s warmup tournament. This was her first win against a top-10 tennis player. She broke for a 5-4 advantage in the final set, and converted her first match point by winning a volley.

Pliskova’s powerful serve was far from her best throughout the match, as she combined 13 aces and eight double-faults and was broke four times.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova also advanced to the third round by beating Ana Bogdan 6-1, 7-6 (5).

Kvitova was leading 5-1 in the second set. She had her first match-point while serving at 5-4. But she converted the second when Bogdan sent a returnhand into the net.

Kvitova won the title in the All England Club in 2011, 2014, and 2015. Kvitova was attacked at her home in 2016 and sustained knife injuries to her left hand. She needed surgery after which she took over five months to fully recover.

The Czech 25th-seeded player, who entered the tournament after winning the Eastbourne grass-court tune up, will next play Paula Badosa. Irina Bara defeated the fourth-seeded Spaniard, 6-3 and 6-2.