American Brian Baker’s surprise run has ended at Wimbledon. The Tennessee native, who was participating in his first ever Wimbledon, fell 6-1, 7-6, 6-3 against Philipp Kohlschreiber. Baker had plenty of opportunities to break Kohlschreiber and take control of the match, but failed to capitalize, leading to a straight sets loss.
Wimbledon 2012 Scores: Brian Baker’s Run Ends; Andy Murray Advances
Kohlschreiber converted on all three of his break point opportunities, while Baker was an extremely disappointing 0-5 on break points. While Kohlschreiber’s serve wasn’t accurate on Tuesday, it was effective when he got it in. He tallied 23 aces in the match. Kohlschreiber now awaits the winner of the match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish.
In other action, Andy Murray was able to advance past Marin Cilic in straight sets, while David Ferrer made quick work of Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets as well. Ferrer and Murray will face each other in the quarterfinals. Florian Mayer defeated Richard Gasquet in four sets, and moves on to face Novak Djokovic in the next round.
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