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American-Nigerian Mmoh suffers Wimbledon defeat, Tiafoe progresses

American-Nigerian Mmoh suffers Wimbledon defeat, Tiafoe progresses

Michael Mmoh has been knocked out of the 2023 Wimbledon Championship following his straight-sets (7-5, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4) defeat to Maximilian Marterer on Thursday. The 25-year-old son of Former Nigerian tennis professional Tony Mmoh had beaten Canadian-Togolese and world number 12 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first round in four sets but faced a stern second-round test against his German opponent. The first set saw each player...

American duo Gauff and Williams suffer early Wimbledon exits

American duo Gauff and Williams suffer early Wimbledon exits

The American duo of Coco Gauff and Venus Williams were the big names that crashed out of Wimbledon on the opening day on Monday. Seventh seed Gauff lost to fellow American Sofia Kenin 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 while 43-year-old Williams lost 4-6, 2-6 to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. An early break in the third game of the first set saw Kenin win the set. Gauff however hit back...