18:06
Direct comparison
The two players meet for the second time today. The first game is not far behind. This year Halep left the field as the winner in Madrid with a clear 6: 3 and 6: 1 on clay. Even today, the Romanian is slightly favored, despite her poorer place in the world rankings. She has a lot more match practice on grass and, as a former winner, will probably also have the public on her side.
17:59
Halep wants second title
On the other side is none other than Simona Halep. Thrown back by injuries, the Romanian is currently only 18th in the world rankings. In her second round match at the French Open, the 30-year-old struggled with a panic attack that made it impossible for her to progress. On the other hand, Halep is back in Wimbledon and in good shape. The 2019 winner threw Magdalena Frech and Karolina Muchova out of the tournament. In the second round she defeated the Belgian Kirsten Flipkens, who ended her career as a singles player with the loss. Former world number one Simona Halep is back at Church Road for the first time following her triumph in 2019.
17:56
Badosa with rising form on lawn
It is now worth taking a look at the upcoming round of 16 between Paula Badosa and Simona Halep. Paula Badosa is number four in the world today. Besides Ons Jabeur, who reached the quarterfinals yesterday, Badosa is the only remaining top ten player in the tournament. On her way into the second week, the Spaniard sent home Petra Kvitova and Irina Bara, among others. The 24-year-old is only active on the holy lawn for the third time. In 2019 she made her Wimbledon debut and had to retire early from the tournament. In 2021, on the other hand, things were already going much better. As in this year, Paula Badosa was happy about reaching the round of 16. Reaching the quarter-finals would mean a new best for the right-hander.
17:52
Kyrgios advances to the quarterfinals
The madness continues! Nick Kyrgios defeats Brandon Nakashima in five sets and continues his winning streak at Wimbledon. The Center Court is now free. In a few minutes it can continue with the ladies.
17:22
Fifth Movement
Nick Kyrgios and Brandon Nakashima use the entire time and are now at the beginning of the fifth set. Kyrgios struggles with his own serve, but can finally bring it through to 1: 1. So the two players in our game will have to keep waiting. A start before 6 p.m. seems rather unlikely.
16:05
expected delay
Since the game between Nick Kyrgios and Brandon Nakashima is currently being played on the main square, the start of the women’s match will be delayed. The first set went to the Japanese before Kyrgios won the second set. In the third set, everything is still in line at 3:2. We’ll get back to you as soon as the gentlemen start the final sprint.
16:03
Warm welcome
Hello and welcome to the next round of 16 in Wimbledon. Not before 4:30 p.m. Paula Badosa and Simona Halep meet on Center Court.