Alexandrova is the first tennis player in Wimbledon history to win a match with three tie-breaks.

Athletistic/Tennis. Ekaterina Alexandrova, a Russian tennis player, achieved historic success at Wimbledon during the Open Era, becoming the first player to win a match in three tie-breaks. Today, July 7, she beat American Madison Brengle in the second round of the tournament with a score of 6:7 (4:7), 7:6 (7:5), 7:6 (10:7) .

It was the fourth time in Grand Slam history that women played matches that included tiebreakers in all three sets. Previously, such matches were held between Steffi Graf and Pam Shriver in 1985, Mary-Jo Fernandez and Leila Meskhi in 1991, and Rebecca Masarova and Ana Bogdan in 2021. However, previously all such matches were held only at the US Open.

It is also the first time in Ekaterina Alexandrova’s career that she has reached the third round of Wimbledon. In the next game, she will face the 126th racket in the Hungarian world, Dalma Galfi.

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