Amanda Anisimova survived an almighty scare against compatriot Sofia Kenin to join a wave of American women marching into the third round of Wimbledon, while Taylor Fritz ensured the Stars and Stripes kept fluttering in the men’s draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twelve months after her 6-0 6-0 humbling by Iga Swiatek in the title clash, Anisimova was on the verge of another painful defeat after being dragged to three sets by former Australian Open champion Kenin but she came through 6-2 4-6 7-6(10-3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sixth seed’s reward for a battling victory was a blockbuster showdown with another Grand Slam winner in Madison Keys, with the duo meeting as their country marks the 250th anniversary of its independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m really happy with my performance, especially with the end. Shout out to Sofia, she’s such a good opponent and a real fighter … I was down and told myself to keep fighting,” Anisimova said on court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fritz had an enjoyable outing in his own all-American clash on Court Two and the 2025 semi-finalist, a genuine contender on grass with his huge serve, advanced with a 6-2 6-2 7-5 victory over Patrick Kypson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sixth seed joined US colleagues Marcos Giron and Zachary Svajda in advancing, with Michael Zheng, Tommy Paul and Jenson Brooksby all going through on day three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giron, Svajda and Zheng face big tests in the next round when they play French Open champion Alexander Zverev, fifth seed Alex de Minaur and third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime but Brooksby has the unenviable task of trying to topple Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zverev continued his bid for a second straight Grand Slam trophy by beating unseeded Frenchman Valentin Royer 6-1 6-3 7-6(3) while De Minaur dispatched another Frenchman in Adrian Mannarino with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victories for Ashlyn Krueger and Emma Navarro meant eight American women advanced to the third round along with Iva Jovic, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Claire Liu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was the end of the road for Caty McNally, however, as she ran into a roadblock in the form of 2022 champion Elena Rybakina and went down 6-1 6-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another who went down, was Serena William’s conqueror, Maya Joint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australian lost to Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 3-6 6-2 6-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eala will now prepare for defending champion Iga Swiatek, who cleared a potentially dangerous hurdle with ease as she beat former world number one Karolina Pliskova 6-1 6-3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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