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LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY

Friday’s forecast

Cloudy. High of 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius).

Thursday’s key results

Women’s Second Round: No. 1

Iga Swiatek beat Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; No. 4 Paula Badosa beat Irina Bara 6-3, 6-2; Katie Boulter beat No. 6 Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4; No. 8 Jessica Pegula beat Harriet Dart 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; No. 11 Coco Gauff beat Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-2, 6-3; No. 13 Barbora Krejcikova beat Viktorija Golubic 6-3, 6-4; No. 16 Simona Halep beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 6-4; No. 20 Amanda Anisimova beat Lauren Davis 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; No. 25 Petra Kvitova beat Ana Bogdan 6-1, 7-6 (5); Harmony Tan beat No. 32 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 6-4.

Men’s Second Round: No. 2 Rafael Nadal beat Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5; No. 11 Taylor Fritz beat Alastair Gray 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-3; Liam Broady beat No. 12 Diego

Schwartzman 6-2, 4-6, 0-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1; Brandon Nakashima beat No. 13 Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6); Daniel Elahi Galan beat No. 17 Roberto Bautista Agut walkover; Nick Kyrgios beat No. 26 Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 6-3, 6-1; No. 29 Jenson Brooksby beat Benjamin Bonzi 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3.

Stat of the day

8 — The number of American men who will be in the third round at Wimbledon, the most at any Grand Slam tournament since 1996.

Quote of the day

“I think when she’s playing well, it’s very difficult to stop her because her shots are little bit different, with a lot of power. She’s able to move well. Yeah, when she’s with confidence, I think she has shots that are very difficult to stop for the rest of the girls.” — Nadal speaking about Swiatek, who has talked about how much the 22-time Grand Slam champion has inspired her.

SPORTS

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