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Wimbledon live: De Minaur fights back after early shock in second-round clash with Cazaux

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Wimbledon live: De Minaur fights back after early shock in second-round clash with Cazaux

The Aussie Alexes will fly the flag on day four at Wimbledon, as Alex de Minaur and Aleksander Vukic vie for a third-round berth. It was a tough old start for de Minaur, who dropped the first set, but he's come roaring back. Novak Djokovic is also in action, as he takes on one of the few men he has losing record against - British wildcard Dan Evans. De Minaur is facing Arthur Cazaux, the man who dumped fellow Aussie Adam Walton in five sets, and it's the Frenchman who struck first blood. Cazaux claimed the first set 6-4 with de Minaur guilty of far too many errors to gift his second-round rival the advantage. He bounced back in the second in decisive fashion, romping to a quick, 6-2 win to get on board, then doubled down in the third, overcoming a tough Cazaux fightback to win 6-4. De Minaur overcame Roberto Carballes Baena in the first round, claiming a straight sets victory to progress. Aleksander Vukic faces the toughest task of all, taking on No.1 seed Jannik Sinner. Meanwhile, Djokovic struggled with stomach issues in his four-set win in the first round against Frenchman Alexandre Muller before recovering strongly, praising 'miracle pills'. Novak Djokovic celebrates his first-round victory against Alexandre Muller. Picture: Getty Images He is unlikely to lose sleep over the match-up with the 154th-ranked Briton, who, at 35, is three years younger than him, but he is wary of his opponent's experience on grass and the home support. 'It's a good test for both of us,' said Djokovic. 'I think he's been picking his form up, as well. I think his rankings are not doing him justice at the moment. He deserves to be ranked higher. Defending champion Barbor Krejcikova is in action against Caroline Dolehide, while there's a slew of doubles matches as well. Read related topics: Wimbledon

Wimbledon live: De Minaur, Vukic, fly Aussie flag, Djoker battles injury

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Wimbledon live: De Minaur, Vukic, fly Aussie flag, Djoker battles injury

The Aussie Alexes will fly the flag on day four at Wimbledon, as Alex de Minaur and Aleksander Vukic vie for a third-round berth. Novak Djokovic is also in action, as he takes on one of the few men he has losing record against - British wildcard Dan Evans. De Minaur will take on Frenchman Arthur Cazaux, the man who dumped fellow Aussie Adam Walton in five sets, at 8pm (AEST). De Minaur overcame Roberto Carballes Baena in the first round, claiming a straight sets victory to progress. Aleksander Vukic faces the toughest task of all, taking on No.1 seed Jannik Sinner. Meanwhile, Djokovic struggled with stomach issues in his four-set win in the first round against Frenchman Alexandre Muller before recovering strongly, praising 'miracle pills'. He is unlikely to lose sleep over the match-up with the 154th-ranked Briton, who, at 35, is three years younger than him, but he is wary of his opponent's experience on grass and the home support. 'It's a good test for both of us,' said Djokovic. 'I think he's been picking his form up, as well. I think his rankings are not doing him justice at the moment. He deserves to be ranked higher. Defending champion Barbor Krejcikova is in action against Caroline Dolehide, while there's a slew of doubles matches as well.