Day 8 saw our young French first-timers #GiovanniMpetishiPerricard and #ArthurFils fall in the fourth round to two talented seeded opponents - (25) #LorenzoMusetti and world No 9 #AlexdeMinaur respectively.
Birthday boy Mpetshi Perricard was in good spirits in press and spoke about looking forward to playing the US Open as a direct main-draw entrant. As for Fils, he shared his thoughts about playing on No 1 Court for the first time.
Listen out for an interview snippet from Musetti who spoke about what it was like facing Mpetshi Perricard’s serve. We preview Jasmine Paolini’s quarter-final against Emma Navarro on Centre Court on Day 9 and highlight some juniors.
The New York Times feature: www.nytimes.com/2024/07/05/ar...
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