Wimbledon 2024 Day Three Recap

Day three at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships is complete. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner both progressed, with the latter having to put in a long shift on Centre Court after being pushed to four sets by Berrettini in a match that lasted 3 hours and 42 minutes.

The day started with a 2-hour rain delay, and matches on the outside courts didn’t commence until around 1 p.m. local time. This made scheduling 48 singles matches across the men’s and women’s draws an uphill task.

There were also a few short delays throughout the day but fortunately, only three matches failed to start: Dimitrov vs. Shang, Harris vs. Shelton, and Altmaeir vs. Shapovalov, all postponed until tomorrow.

Wawrinka and Monfils also need to finish their match. Monfils is leading by two sets to love, with the score at 5-5 in the third after bad light stopped play.

You can see the complete set of results below.

Day Three Wimbledon 2024 Round of 128 and 64 Results

Round of 128 Results

Round of 64 Results

Fognini Foils Ruud

Fabio Fognini has often struggled on grass, never progressing past round 3 at SW19, but the former world No. 9, now sporting bleach-blonde hair, secured a significant victory on Wednesday by defeating No. 8 seed Casper Ruud 6-4, 7-5, 6-7(1), 6-3 in the second round.

This win marks Fognini’s first Top 10 victory since the 2023 French Open and positions him to potentially reach the second week at Wimbledon for the first time.

Ruud, who played zero grass lead-up tournaments and seems resigned to never succeeding on the surface, played one of his better Wimbledon matches, but Fognini had the edge in three hours and 17 minutes, winning 152 points to Ruud’s 151.

Initially, the match appeared to be a straightforward victory for Fognini. He took the first two sets before Ruud mounted a comeback, saving a match point and dominating the tiebreak to force a fourth set. However, Fognini remained composed, breaking Ruud for a 5-3 lead in the final set and eventually sealing the win.

Alcaraz Advances Past Vukic

Carlos Alcaraz extended his winning streak at Wimbledon to nine matches on Wednesday, overcoming an early wobble to secure a straight-sets victory against Australian Aleksandar Vukic.

The defending champion was cruising with a 5-2 lead in the first set but briefly lost momentum, trailing by a break at 5-6.

Under pressure, Alcaraz broke back to force a tiebreak, which he dominated to win the set. From there, he took control, ultimately triumphing 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-2.

Vukic had previous against Alaraz, defeating him in Roland Garros qualifying in 2020, but things have changed significantly since then, with the Spaniard now a three-time major champion with an entire repertoire of shots that allowed him to dominate the baseline exchanges, firing 40 winners to set up a tie with Frances Tiafeo after he beat Borna Coric in straight sets.

I am really happy about my performance. I think the first set was the key. He served for the set and I broke and after I played a really good tie-break. I played a really high level in the second and third sets, so I am really happy about it. Alcaraz on his comfortable win.

Medvedev Manouvers Past Muller

Daniil Medvedev spent several minutes in his first-round press conference stating his preference for Number 1 Court at Wimbledon. 

The AELTC schedulers rewarded that with a trip to Centre Court, and his match against Alexandre Muller was far from straightforward.

Known for resilience and tactical nouse, the Russian had to show plenty of that as he battled back from a set and a break down to secure a second-round victory against the Frenchman. He ultimately prevailed 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-4, 7-5 after saving two set points to avoid falling into a two-set deficit.

Muller, ranked No. 102 in the ATP Rankings, presented a serious challenge for the fifth seed, taking the first set in a tiebreak and racing to a 3-0 lead in the second set.

However, Medvedev’s consistency from the baseline and his serve, which has been a liability of late, finally did some damage, delivering 14 aces to help him get the job done.

It was a very tough, physical match. Alex played well, and some moments in the match were very tough to stay in touch with him. I was losing by one set and a break. On grass, that is never easy, but I managed to stay solid, always stay in the match, and try to fight. I’m definitely happy with the win. I should have played much better, but it’s okay. When you win, there is a next round to try to do better. Well, I won. I didn’t play the best match. For whatever reason, it feels much slower. It bounces really slow, not like a grass court where it normally slides [through]. I need to get used to it and to be honest, the more matches I play on it, the more chances I have to play better and better. Even today, I managed to play better during the match. I’m definitely always happy to play on Centre Court at Wimbledon, but I’m more happy when I win. When you lose, you are like, ‘Okay, it was nice to play on Centre Court’, but you are not that happy when you lose. Medvedev on whether Centre Court was growing on him.

Sinner Survives Berrettini

Jannik Sinner secured a hard-fought victory in the last match of the day on Centre, overcoming compatriot and former finalist Matteo Berrettini 7-6(3), 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(4) in a tricky second-round match.

In only their second career meeting, both players showcased their powerful baseline games in a closely contested affair that lasted over three hours.

However, Sinner capitalised on crucial backhand errors from Berrettini, rallying from a break down in both the second and fourth sets to clinch the win in the fourth set tiebreak.

Berrettini has had a challenging few years on tour. He fell out of the top 10 in June 2022, just as Sinner was ascending, and a raft of injuries has seen him struggle to recover his best form.

In recent months, however, he’s gotten back on track, and it was decent to see him compete at a high level. The only difference was Sinner’s mental strength on the big points. If he can focus on improving his backhand rather than dealing with setback after setback, he’ll be a contender again.

As for Sinner, he played well, too, but I don’t think he looks to be moving that well on grass, and he looks uncomfortable. He will next face Miomir Kecmanovic, who defeated 27th seed Tallon Griekspoor, which is more than winnable, but I don’t make him a title favourite based on what I’ve seen so far.

Other Matches of Note

Goffin throws away match against Machac: David Goffin found himself two sets ahead and leading 5-0 in the fifth set, but it wasn’t enough as he lost to Tomas Machac after a super tiebreak, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (10/5). The Belgian had entered the tournament as a lucky loser, filling in as a substitute for Andy Murray, and it was a golden opportunity to take down 39th-ranked Machac, who has little pedigree on grass, but instead, the Czech advances to face Russian Roman Safiullin in the second round.

Tabilo Ends Evans Hopes: This a match you’d have picked an in-form Evans to win, but he’s not having a good season (3-15 YTD), and Tabilo is playing his best tennis, having won Mallorca last week, and he eased through 6-2, 7-5, 6-3.

Humbert Finds Some Form: After early losses at Queens and Mallorca, plus a tough five-set win in the opening round, the Frenchman looks to be finding better form. He dispatched Van de Zandschulp in straight sets 7-6(9), 6-1, 6-3.

Paul Volleys Past Virtanen: Tommy Paul was one of my picks for the second week after he became the first American to win in Queen’s in 14 years, but he made hard work of things on Wednesday, coming from two sets to one down to beat qualifier Otto Virtanen 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.

Wimbledon 2024 Day Four Round of 64 Matches