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Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray Blasts Through Fourth Set To Advance To Fourth Round
After winning an intense, hotly contest third set 7-5 over Marcos Baghdatis at around 10:30 p.m. local time, Andy Murray had only 30 minutes to try to finish the fourth set and complete his victory before Wimbledon officials canceled his party. They had set an 11 p.m. cutoff time; no matter where the match was at 11 p.m., it would be suspended.
Luckily for Murray and tennis fans everywhere, that point would soon be moot. After dropping the second set to Baghdatis, the 2006 Australian Open runner-up, 6-3, and falling behind a break in the third, Murray stormed back ahead, and pounded Baghdatis mercilessly to win the fourth set and the match, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.
With the victory, Murray advances to the fourth round and the second week in his continued quest to at least reach the final but, hopefully, win Wimbledon to become to first Brit to do so since Fred Perry in 1936. His side of the draw is remarkably clear after Rafael Nadal's historic upset in the second round, so anything less than the final will be seen as an abject failure. In years past, Murray has reached the semis but had a built-in excuse, as he's not nearly as good as the world's Top 3 players.
A full Wimbledon 2012 scoreboard can be found at SI.com.
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Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray Struggles, Goes Up 2-1 Over Marcos Baghdatis
Andy Murray won the first set of his third-round match against Marcos Baghdatis, but Baghdatis — the Cyprus native who made a miracle run to the final of the Australian Open back in 2006 — turned up the juice in his game, playing nearly flawless tennis to win the second set and go up a break in the third. Murray looked rattled, as he has so often, trying to live up to the massive expectations placed on the Scot any time he plays at the All England Club.
All of a sudden, though, Murray turned up the juice of his own. He started to step into his shots, playing balls closer and closer to the baseline as Baghdatis looked like the uncomfortable one. Murray got back the break and, after trading games, Murray served to go up 6-5 and broke Baghdatis to capture the set. He erupted with emotion, unleashing double-fist pumps. If teammates/coaches were allowed on the court in tennis, high fives and chest pumps would most certainly have been had.
Interestingly enough, despite the fact that they're now playing under a roof, Murray and Baghdatis likely won't finish this match Saturday. The third set ended at just about 10:30 p.m. local time, and the Wimbledon officials have sad all play will be suspended at 11 p.m. This one will be resumed Sunday, much to Murray's chagrin; he's finally got all the momentum back on his side.
A full Wimbledon 2012 scoreboard can be found at SI.com.
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Wimbledon 2012 Scores: Sam Querrey Falls To Marin Cilic In 2nd Longest Match In Tournament History
Saturday's Round 3 match between Sam Querrey and Marin Cilic lasted five hours, 31 minutes Saturday at the 2012 Championship at Wimbledon. Cilic finally downed Querrey, 7-6 (14), 6-4, 6-7 (9), 6-7 (10), 17-15, in what was the second longest match in Wimbledon history. The match has featured just eight total breaks, as Cilic and Querrey, 6'5 and 6'6 respectively, dominated their serves.
Cilic played well off Querrey's serve early on, taking a two set lead. He broke the American twice in four chances. Querrey struggled in the second set, committing eight unforced errors to two. Querrey regained his form to take the third and fourth set tiebreakers. In the fourth set, it was Cilic's turn to shoot himself in the foot, committing eight unforced errors to three for his Querrey.
Both players recorded a break in the fifth set to force extra games. Neither player seemed capable of taking the other to break point, much less follow through. Cilic forced a break chance, up 40-15, with the set at 14-14. Querrey came through with big serves to force deuce and eventually win the game and extend the set.
Cilic finally was finally able to take advantage with the set tied 15-15, breaking Querrey on his serve to take a 16-15 advantage. Cilic won the next game on his serve to take the set after 127 minutes, and the match.
With Querrey out, just two American remain in the men's draw. Mardy Fish and Brian Baker both advanced to the Round of 16.
A full Wimbledon 2012 scoreboard can be found at SI.com.
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Wimbledon 2012 Scores: Andy Roddick Falls, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Advances To Round 4
Andy Roddick fell Saturday at the 2012 Championships at Wimbledon, losing 2-6, 7-6 (18), 6-4, 6-3, to No. 5 David Ferrer of Spain. It has been a good day for the favorites so far. No. 4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has also advanced, taking out Lukas Lacko in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Roddick took the first set of the match, notching nine winners to five for Ferrer. In the set, he put 85 percent of his first serves in play, and scored on 88 percent of them. Roddick seemed to wear down after losing the tight tiebreaker to the quicker 5'9 Ferrer in the second set. By the fourth set, Roddick was scoring on just 65 percent of his eligible first serves.
Three Americans remain in the field. Mardy Fish and Brian Baker advanced to the Round of 16 with wins Saturday. Sam Querrey is currently in his fifth set against Marin Cilic.
Fish and Tsonga will face each other in the in the next round. Tsonga looked strong Saturday, notching 27 winners to 17 for Lacko. Tsonga went 4-for-5 in his break point opportunities.
A full Wimbledon 2012 scoreboard can be found at SI.com.
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2012 Wimbledon Results: Juan Martin del Potro, Mardy Fish Advance To Round 4
As 2012 Wimbledon continues on Saturday, more and more players are advancing through the third round onto the fourth round of play. Juan Martin del Potro, the No. 9-seeded player, advanced through after taking down No. 25 seed Kei Nishikori in straight sets, but it wasn't easy.
del Potro won all three sets, but in the second set needed to win a tie break 7-3, then pushed on through his third set to win the match 6-1.
No. 10-seeded Mardy Fish was also in a battle to move onto the fourth round, taking down David Goffin in straight sets, but he had to go through two tie breaks to do so. Fish won the first set 6-3, but needed to win the next two sets 7-6 (8-6) and 7-6 (8-6) to work his way to the next round.
A full Wimbledon 2012 scoreboard can be found at SI.com.
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Wimbledon 2012: Serena Williams Survives Against Jie Zheng
No. 6 Serena Williams didn't have it easy against No. 25 Jie Zheng, but the American star held on to move on to the round of 16 with a three-set victory on Saturday.
Williams battled back after dropping her first set for a 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 9-7 victory that propels her into the second week of the Wimbledon fortnight. She used her powerful serve (23 aces, 80 percent of first serve points won) to oust Zheng, who failed on all three break points in the third set.
Williams will move on to see Yaroslava Shvedova on Monday in the fourth round. Shvedova put together a rare feat in the first set of her 6-0, 6-4 blitzing of Sara Errani on Saturday: Not only did she not allow the Italian to win a game, she didn't drop a single point to Errani in her 15-minute love set.
A full Wimbledon 2012 scoreboard can be found at SI.com.
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Wimbledon Scores And Results For Saturday: Serena Williams Drops First Set
As 2012 Wimbledon continues on Saturday morning, No. 6-seeded Serena Williams is in a battle in her match with No. 25-seeded Jie Zheng. The two battled for each game in the set, with Zheng finally taking the set from Williams, 7-6 after a 7-5 tie break.
With the second set in progress, Zheng is up 2-1 on Williams, and Williams is trying to avoid elimination.
In other third round action, Tamira Paszek knocked out Yanina Wickmayer in three sets in a tough, close battle. Paszek won the set 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 to advance to the fourth round of Wimbledon.
Petra Kvitova, the No. 4 seed, was able to coast through the third round, taking down Varvara Lepchenko in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0, in early action to move on to the next round.
A full Wimbledon 2012 scoreboard can be found at SI.com.
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Wimbledon 2012: Live TV Schedule For Saturday
Wimbledon's third round continues Saturday from the All England Club in London. Roger Federer's late comeback Friday earned him a spot in the fourth round and two notable Americans are looking to do the same.
On the women's side, Serena Williams takes Centre Court for her third-round match with Jie Zheng from China. Williams won't be the only American woman competing Saturday as Varvara Lepchenko faces Petra Kvitova.
Andy Roddick is also in action Saturday and faces David Ferrer. The other men's match from Centre Court on Saturday features Andy Murray taking on Marcos Baghdatis.
Saturday's television coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET with "Breakfast at Wimbledon" on ESPN. Third-round coverage continues on ESPN at 8 a.m. ET. Users can also watch the action online at WatchESPN.com and Wimbledon.com
A full Wimbledon 2012 scoreboard can be found at SI.com.
For more throughout Wimbledon, visit SB Nation's tennis hub.
