Troicki neutralized the 102nd-ranked Brown’s serve-and-volley game and played better on the key points, winning 6-4, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3. Groth has never reached the fourth round of a grand slam in his career.
The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles’ wife, opted to shun her usual place in the Centre Court’s Royal Box on Thursday (NZT Friday) to watch Andy Murray play his second-round match on Court One alongside Wimbledon chairman Philip Brook.
Haase held at love in the first game, then didn’t win another in that set as Murray took 17 of the last 19 points, including 13 in a row in one stretch.