Day 4 of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships saw the completion of the men’s singles second round (minus two suspended matches), and it was another day full of upsets. It was a particularly sad day for the local fans, as they saw all three of their players lose, including world No. 4 Jack Draper. Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, as well as world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, were also in action. Here’s the recap of the day’s action.
Wimbledon Men’s Day 4 Recap
Who Looked Good
Top seed Jannik Sinner delivered a clinical straight-sets victory over Aleksandar Vukic, 6-1 6-1 6-3. Sinner hit 12 aces and won 92 points compared to Vukic’s 53. The Italian showcased his precision and hit just 11 unforced errors in the whole match. If he keeps cruising through his draw like this, he will be in great shape for the big matches.
Novak Djokovic was equally impressive as he dispatched Britain’s Daniel Evans, 6-3 6-2 6-0. It was a statement win from the former champion as he did everything with perfection and could have lost even fewer games if he had converted his break points earlier in the first set. His precision on serve and ground strokes was excellent, and the net play was the icing on the cake. All in all, it was a vintage Djokovic performance, signaling his intent to chase an eighth Wimbledon title.
Marin Cilic turned back the clock and produced a vintage performance to upset #4 seed, Jack Draper, 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-4. Cilic’s weight of shots in the first two sets overwhelmed the British No.1, who was constantly forced to defend. Draper didn’t even play a bad match and capitalized when Cilic had a dip (third set). The Croatian has always had a great serve and solid backhand, but his forehand did a lot of damage in this match. Cilic is a former Wimbledon finalist and showed his grass-court prowess once again.
#11 seed Alex de Minaur also played well after dropping the first set against Arthur Cazaux. His speed and defensive prowess overwhelmed Cazaux, particularly in the final set. Other notable performances came from Flavio Cobolli and Spain’s Jaume Munar, as both of them won their matches in straight sets.
Who Looked Bad
#13 seed Tommy Paul, who played a great first-round match, collapsed after a strong start against Sebastian Ofner in the second round. He lost the match 6-1 5-7 4-6 5-7. Paul had his chances in the match but wasn’t clutch enough to convert them. He went 4/14 on break point conversions while his opponent was 4/4. It looked like Paul picked up an ankle injury late in the second set, which hampered his movement and might have been the turning point of the match. The American tried to pick it up once again in the fourth set, but Ofner’s aggressive play style didn’t allow him to get to a fifth set.
Felix Auger-Aliassime was another seeded player who lost on Day 4. The #25 seed lost to Jan-Lennard Struff, 6-3 6-7(9-11) 3-6 4-6. The match was carried over from Day 3 with both players tied at one set each. However, Auger-Aliassime should have been two sets up as he squandered three set points in the second set tiebreak, which included a double fault. He never recovered from it, despite a break in play, and Struff took full advantage of it. This marks another early exit from a Slam for the Canadian this year.
Match of the Day
The second round epic between Tomas Machac and qualifier August Holmgren, which lasted 4 hours 36 minutes, was the obvious choice for the match of the day. It was an upset as world No.192, Holmgren, defeated the #21 seed Machac, 7-6(7-5) 6-7(8-10) 6-7(5-7) 7-5 7-6(10-5). The first break of serve occurred in the third set of this match, which says a lot about the quality that both players brought in their service games. The match had a combined ace tally of 54 and 133 winners compared to 108 unforced errors.
It was a rollercoaster, with all five sets decided by narrow margins. The fourth set saw Machac miss three match points, a pivotal moment that shifted momentum and led to Holmgren’s emotional triumph in the fifth-set tiebreak. It was an exceptional level from both players, with winners left, right and centre. The match was played on a smaller court and lacked the high-profile setting of Centre Court or Court 1, but whoever got to see this match would have enjoyed their time.
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