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Patna : 8th Seed Roberto Bautista Agut, 33, Spain, defeated World No 43 John Millman, 32, Australia, in a tough four-set contest to enter the 2nd round of Wimbledon tournament, a Grand Slam event played on Grass court, on June 28, 2021. World No 10 Bautista beat Millamn 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 on Court No 12.
The Spaniard won 5 break points in the match to 3 by the Australian. He also won 5 games in a row to 3 by Millman. Bautista, in all, won 22 games during the match to 17 by the Australian. Millman, however, fired 9 Aces in the match to 3 by Agut.
Fifth seed Andrey Rublev, 23, Russia, beat World No 47 Federico Delbonis, 30, Argentina, in four-sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 on Court No 2 to enter the 2nd round. The Russian fired 11 Aces in the match to 7 by Delbonis. Rublev won 6 break points during the match to 2 by the Argentinian. Delbonis committed 7 double faults to 2 by the Russian. Rublev also won 5 games in a row to 3 by Delbonis.
Two-time former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, 34, Britain, upset 24th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili, 29, Georgia, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 on Centre Court in first round. Murray hammered 17 Aces in the match to 5 by Basilashvili. The Brit also won 8 break points during the match to 5 by the Georgian, who committed 4 double faults. World No 118 Murray, in all, won 23 games in the match to 17 by the Georgian. The Bri5 won 8 games in a row during the match to 7 by Basilashvili.