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Alison Riske completes major upset over Mladenovic at Wimbledon

By Harry Floyd

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Alison Riske of The United States serves during the Ladies Singles second round match against Kristina Mladenovic of France on day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Alison Riske of The United States serves during the Ladies Singles second round match against Kristina Mladenovic of France on day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /
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Alison Riske completes a comeback win in the women’s singles second round. The American reaches the third round at Wimbledon for the third time.

Alison Riske defeats Kristina Mladenovic at Wimbledon 2017.

The 27-year-old American has now reached the third round at the Grand Slam for the third time in her career. Mladenovic was a top contender this year and the twelfth seed in women’s singles.

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Riske is the current world No. 46 in women’s singles tennis. She reached as high as No. 36 earlier in the year. Now, she has a chance to go further than she ever has at Wimbledon.

The American tennis player is just 16-14 in singles matches this year on the WTA Tour. Her come from behind win over Mladenovic was beyond impressive.

After dropping the first set 2-6, Riske mounted her comeback, winning the final two sets 6-4, 6-4.

It is a disappointing end at the major tournament for Mladenovic. She has one title on the year and has posted a singles record of 36-14. There is, however, no doubt that the French tennis star will rebound from the loss.

As for Alison Riske, up next is fellow American Coco Vandeweghe. Her fellow countrywoman is the 24th seed at Wimbledon this year. Riske will continue to play the part of the underdog in their third round meeting, but look for her to carry this newfound momentum into the match. Vandeweghe is the current world No. 25 in women’s singles tennis.

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Also in action on Thursday at Wimbledon is top seeded player Angelique Kerber. The German tennis star reached the finals at the Grand Slam last year, losing to Serena Williams. With Williams out of the mix in 2017, and Kerber also looking to defend her world No. 1 ranking, the German tennis star will be on her a-game moving forward. She squares off against Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium on Thursday afternoon. Flipkens is the current world No. 88 on the WTA Tour.

Stay tuned to see how the action in women’s singles unfolds at Wimbledon.

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