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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Johnston, Pareja Advance to ITF J300 Roehampton Quarterfinals; 12 Americans Advance at Wimbledon, but Gauff and Pegula Upset; Pinnington Jones and Holmgren Reach Wimbledon Round 2; USTA Pro Circuit in Cary NC and Los Angeles This Week

Two Americans remain in contention for a singles title at the ITF J300 in Roehampton: No. 3 seed Julieta Pareja and unseeded Noah Johnston.

Pareja defeated Deniz Dilek of Turkey 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 and will face unseeded Tahlia Kokkinis of Australia in the quarterfinals, their first meeting. Johnston came back for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory over No. 8 seed Oskari Paldanius of Finland and will play No. 4 seed Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria in the quarterfinals. Ivanov defeated qualifier Matisse Farzam 6-4, 6-1 in today's third round. Johnston has two wins on clay over Ivanov earlier this year.

No. 2 seed Kristina Penickova lost to unseeded Eva Bennemann of Germany 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 and No. 15 seed Thea Frodin was beaten by unseeded Ksenia Efremova of France. 

Unseeded Ronit Karki lost to No. 10 seed Max Schoenhaus of Germany 6-2, 6-4.

Unseeded Keaton Hance and Jack Secord and No. 8 seeds Maxwell Exsted, with Czech partner Jan Kumstat, are in the boys doubles quarterfinals. Frodin and Pareja, the No. 2 seeds, are through to the girls doubles quarterfinals, as is Penickova, who is playing with Vendula Valdmannova of the Czech Republic.

Twelve Americans won their first round matches today at Wimbledon, with another suspended, but the top two American women's seeds, No. 2 seed Coco Gauff and No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula, both lost in straight sets.

Tuesday's first round results of Americans: 

Hailey Baptiste d. Sorana Cirstea(ROU) 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-2
Caroline Dolehide d. Arantxa Rus(NED) 6-2, 6-2
Emma Navarro[10] d. Petra Kvitova[WC](CZE) 6-3, 6-1
Suzan Lamens(NED) d. Iva Jovic[Q] 6-1, 6-1
Belinda Bencic(SUI) d. Alycia Parks 6-0, 6-3
Katie Volynets d. Tatjana Maria(GER) 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-1
Elisabetta Cocciaretto(ITA) d. Jessica Pegula[3] 6-2, 6-3
Caty McNally d. Jodie Burrage[WC](GBR) 6-3, 6-1
Danielle Collins d. Camila Osorio(COL) 6-3, 6-2
Sofia Kenin[28] d. Taylor Townsend[Q] 7-6(5), 6-2
Dayana Yastremska(UKR) d. Coco Gauff[2] 7-6(3), 6-1

Taylor Fritz[5] d. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard(FRA) 6-7(6), 6-7(8), 6-4, 7-6(6), 6-4
Tommy Paul[13] d. Johannus Monday[WC](GBR) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
Ben Shelton[10] d. Alex Bolt(AUS) 6-4, 7-6(1), 7-6(4)
Marton Fucsovics[LL](HUN) d. Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
Brandon Nakashima[29] v Yunchaokete Bu(CHN) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(1), suspended
Reilly Opelka d. Alexander Shevchenko(KAZ) 6-3, 7-5, 7-6(4)
Marcos Giron d. Camilo Ugo Carabelli(ARG) 7-6(6), 7-6(4), 6-3
Miomir Kecmanovic(SRB) d. Alex Michelsen[30] 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5)
Jesper De Jong(NED) d. Christopher Eubanks 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-7(7), 7-6, 7-6(2)

Wednesday's second round matches featuring Americans:

Frances Tiafoe[12] v Cameron Norrie(GBR)
Taylor Fritz[5] v Gabriel Diallo(CAN)
Jenson Brooksby v Joao Fonseca(BRA)
Ethan Quinn v Kamil Majchrzak(POL)
Learner Tien v Nicolas Jarry(CHI)

Madison Keys[6] v Olga Danilovic(SRB)
Amanda Anisimova[13] v Renata Zarazua(MEX)
Ashlyn Krueger[31]v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Ann Li v Elise Mertens[24](BEL)

First round:
Brandon Nakashima[29] v Yunchaokete Bu(CHN) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(1), suspended

It was another good day at Wimbledon for collegians, with TCU's Jack Pinnington Jones, a wild card, and University of San Diego's August Holmgren, a qualifier, both picking up their first major victories today.  The update is courtesy of the ITA's Zach Pohlmann.

Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Intercollegiate Tennis Association ("ITA")
Contact: Zach Pohlmann (zpohlmann@itatennis.com)

College Tennis at The Wimbledon Championships: Day Two Notes

Tuesday, July 1, 2025


Gentlemen’s Singles Results

  • Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def No. 3 Alexander Zverev (GER): 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4

  • No. 10 Ben Shelton (USA) def Alex Bolt (AUS): 6-4, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4)

  • Aleksander Vukic (AUS) def Chun-Hsin Tseng (TPE): 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4)

  • Rinky Hijikata (AUS) def David Goffin (BEL): 6-3, 6-1, 6-1

  • Jack Pinnington Jones (GBR) def Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG): 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-5

  • August Holmgren (DEN) def Quentin Halys (FRA): 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-4

  • Marcos Giron (USA) def Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG): 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3

  • No. 13 Tommy Paul (USA) def  Johannus Monday (GBR): 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

  • Arthur Cazaux (FRA) def  Adam Walton (AUS): 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-1

  • Jesper de Jong (NED) def  Christopher Eubanks (USA): 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (7), 6-3, 7-6 (3)

  • Marton Fucsovics (HUN) def Aleksander Kovacevic (USA): 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 5-7, 6-4


Gentlemen’s Singles Suspended Matches

  • No. 29 Brandon Nakashima (USA) vs Yunchaokete Bu (CHN): 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (1)


*Bolded name indicates a player with college tennis ties


Ladies’ Singles Results

  • No. 10 Emma Navarro (USA) def Petra Kvitova (CZE): 6-3, 6-1

  • Danielle Collins (USA) def Camila Osorio (COL): 6-3, 6-2 

  • Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) def Francesca Jones (GBR): 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 

  • No. 7 Mirra Andreeva def  Mayar Sherif (EGY): 6-3, 6-3


*Bolded name indicates a player with college tennis ties



 College Players In Action Wednesday


  • Oliver Tarvet (GBR) vs No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) - Centre Court

  • Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs No. 12 Francis Tiafoe (USA) - No. 1 Court

  • Gabriel Diallo (CAN) vs No. 5 Taylor Fritz (USA) - No. 1 Court

  • Nuno Borges (POR) vs Billy Harris (GBR) - No. 2 Court

  • Arthur Fery (GBR) vs Luciano Darderi (ITA) - No. 2 Court

  • No. 12 Diana Shnaider vs Diane Parry (FRA) - Court 18

  • Ethan Quinn (USA) vs Kamil Majchrzak (POL) - Court 14

  • Learner Tien (USA) vs Nicolas Jarry (CHI) - Court 15

  • Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) vs Cristian Garin (CHI) - Court 17


The USTA Pro Circuit features a W100 and an ATP Challenger 75 in Cary North Carolina, as well as the sixth week of the SoCal Pro Series, withe men's and women's 15Ks this week in Los Angeles.

Because I will be at Wimbledon, with the Wimbledon Junior Championships beginning Saturday, I will not have be able to cover those events as I do when I'm in the United States.

But links to the draws are below:




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