Top 5 Tuesday tennis matches: Rublev, Samsonova and Khachanov battle it out at Wimbledon 2024
Daniil Salnikov July 2, 2024, 00:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
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The program in summary:
🎾 14:30*: Andrey Rublev (Russia, 6) – Francisco Comesaña (Argentina), Wimbledon, first round 🎾 15:00*: Rebecca Masarova (Spain) – Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia, 15), Wimbledon, first round 🎾 16:30*: Roman Safiullin (Russia) – Francisco Serundolo (Argentina, 26), Wimbledon, first round 🎾 16:30*: Aslan Karatsev (Russia) – Karen Khachanov (Russia, 21), Wimbledon, first round 🎾 18:30*: Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic, 31) – Veronika Kudermetova (Russia), Wimbledon, first round
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🎾 14:30*: Andrey Rublev (Russia, 6) – Francisco Comesaña (Argentina), Wimbledon, first round
*Match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: How will Rublev start at Wimbledon?
Andrey Rublev had a bad start to the grass-court season and retired in the first round of the tournament in Halle. Now the Russian will try to recover at Wimbledon. In the first round, Rublev will face Francisco Comesaña. The tennis players have never met on the court before. The winner will face one of the pair Federico Coria and Adam Walton in the next round.
Andrei failed at the Halle tournament:
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🎾 15:00*: Rebecca Masarova (Spain) – Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia, 15), Wimbledon, first round
*Match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: How will Lyudmila Samsonova play her first match at Wimbledon?
Lyudmila Samsonova has successfully played a number of grass-court tournaments this year, winning the title in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Now she begins her battle at Wimbledon with a match against Spaniard Rebecca Masarova. The girls have never played against each other before, and the winner will next compete against one of the pair Angelina Kalinina and Elina Avanesyan.
Lyudmila appeared in ‘s-Hertogenbosch:
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🎾 16:30*: Roman Safiullin (Russia) – Francisco Serundolo (Argentina, 26), Wimbledon, first round
*Match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: Can Safiullin handle his top-seeded opponent?
Roman Safiullin reached the quarter-finals at the last Wimbledon and now needs to defend his points. At the start he faced a seeded opponent, Argentine Francisco Serundolo. The tennis players have not met before, but the winner will face one of the pair Andy Murray – Tomas Machac.
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🎾 16:30*: Aslan Karatsev (Russia) – Karen Khachanov (Russia, 21), Wimbledon, first round
*Match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: Who will win the Russian derby?
The Russian derby will take place in the first round of Wimbledon 2024: Aslan Karatsev will compete with Karen Khachanov for a place in the next round. The tennis players have met four times on the ATP circuit and the score so far is 3-1 in favor of Khachanov. He won in St. Petersburg 2020, Toronto 2021 and Halle 2022, and Aslan won the Kremlin Cup 2021. The winner of the new match will face one of the two Kenten Alice – Christopher Eubanks.
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🎾 18:30*: Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic, 31) – Veronika Kudermetova (Russia), Wimbledon, first round
*Match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: Will Kudermetova face the TBS champion?
Veronika Kudermetova starts Wimbledon 2024 with a match against TBS champion Barbora Krejcikova. The girls had previously met four times. The first match, at Roland Garros, in 2018 was won by the Czech, and then the Russian was always stronger – in Cincinnati 2022, Doha 2023 and Stuttgart 2024. The winner of the new match will then compete with one of the pair Maria Karle – Katie Volynets.
Veronica tries to gain momentum on the grass:
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