Two sides of the professional tennis age spectrum made stunning moves on Day 4 of Wimbledon.
the third-youngest player to reach the third round
Meanwhile, 38-year-old Stan Wawrinka reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2020 after he upset No. 29th seeded Tomás Martín Etcheverry out of Argentina. Wawrinka — who is 15 years older than Etcheverry — won the opening set, dropped the set but cruised through the final two frames to win 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
So while Andreeva could be the future of women's tennis, Wawrinka proved Thursday he can still very much play with the younger generation on the men's side.Elise Mertens fell to Elina Svitolina in three sets. Svitolina, the unseeded Ukrainian, cruised to an opening set win, then faltered in the second only to rebound ferociously in the third and final frame. Svitolina beat the 28th-seeded Mertens out of Belgium 6-1, 1-6, 6-1.
Jule Niemeier, a year removed from her quarterfinal appearance at last year's Wimbledon, has eyes on a repeat performance after she beat 16th-seeded Karolína Muchová, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1.Alexander Zverev, fresh off his semifinal appearance at the French Open, battled to beat Gijs Brouwer in three sets. Zverev won 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 to advance to the second round.
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