Wimbledon 2015: Results, Scores, Winners and Tuesday Twitter Reaction

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Published: July 7, 2015

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The top story at Wimbledon on Tuesday was actually a carryover from Monday, as Novak Djokovic completed an epic comeback against Kevin Anderson to keep his hopes for a third title at the All England Club alive.   

Djokovic won the last three sets against Anderson for a 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 victory that puts him in the quarterfinals. 

That was the only men's singles match Tuesday, as the ladies' quarterfinals were on the main stage. Top-ranked Serena Williams dropped the first set against Victoria Azarenka before settling in to win another three-set match. She will be joined by Maria Sharapova, who needed three sets against CoCo Vandeweghe, along with Garbine Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwanska.

With the men's quarterfinals and the women's semifinals set, here's a look back at how they got to this point. 

 

Tuesday's Men's Singles Results



 

Tuesday's Women's Singles Results



Djokovic's victory over Anderson was odd because of how it happened. As ESPN Stats & Info noted, the South African star was an ace machine against the top-ranked player:



However, Anderson's serve would betray him when it counted the most. He had a chance to recapture the lead when it was 5-5 in the fifth set, but a double-fault put Djokovic back in the lead and allowed him a chance to serve for the match. 

After the match, Djokovic praised Anderson's serving ability and how it affected his game, per Chris Bevan of BBC Sport: "Kevin served exceptionally well. This was one of the most difficult matches I have played at Wimbledon in my career. At times I was helpless with my return—it was very difficult to read his serve. I was two sets down and coming back to win gives me great satisfaction and confidence for my next challenge."

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