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Wimbledon Day 4 Recap and Day 5 Preview

By Christopher Weis

Jun 30, 2016; London, United Kingdom; Jana Cepelova (SVK) and Garbine Muguruza (ESP) at the net after their match on day four of the 2016 The Championships Wimbledon. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 30, 2016; London, United Kingdom; Jana Cepelova (SVK) and Garbine Muguruza (ESP) at the net after their match on day four of the 2016 The Championships Wimbledon. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports /
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At Wimbledon, we had some big names getting upset and some big names cruising through.

On the men’s side at Wimbledon, the biggest name to go out was none other than Dominic Thiem.  Seeking to build off his semifinal appearance at the French Open, Thiem defeated Florian Mayer in the first round but fell to Jiri Vesely in this round by a score of 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).  Of course, none of this is that damaging for Thiem.  He will have other chances without a doubt but it would have been nice if he could have followed up his great French Open performance with one at Wimbledon.

Speaking of great French Open performances, arguably the biggest upset was Jana Cepelova of the Czech Republic defeating Garbine Muguruza, the 2016 French Open champion and 2015 runner-up at Wimbledon. All credit goes to Cepelova, even if Muguruza did not play her usual quality tennis.  Beating a star like Muguruza takes a lot of strength and Cepelova gamely showed that she was up to the task.

One of the other big upsets on the day was Belinda Bencic retiring while trailing 6-4, 1-0.  While Cepelova is ranked 124th, Julia Boserup, who beat Bencic, is ranked 225th.  Quite a time for low-ranked players.

On the men’s side, one of the other biggest upsets was David Ferrer dropping in straight sets to Nicholas Mahut 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.  Unfortunately, at 34, it seems like age is finally catching up to Ferrer.

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Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Serena Williams will all be in action on Friday. Federer will face another player from Great Britain, Daniel Evans, while Djokovic will take on American Sam Querrey, and Williams will take on American Christina McHale. The best chance for an upset would be McHale, as she has played Williams close a few times in the past.  That, though, is extremely unlikely.

Stay tuned to Lob and Smash for coverage on Wimbledon. We’ll have more coverage as the number of players shrink and we get further and further into the tournament.

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