Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 28, 2022 Romania's Simona Halep celebrates winning her first round match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova REUTERS/Paul Childs

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Highlights on day four of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Thursday (all times GMT):

Romanian former champion Simona Halep saw off Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-4 in what was the 36-year-old Belgian's last singles match on the Tour.

World number one Iga Swiatek survived a minor scare to oust Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove of the Netherlands 6-4 4-6 6-3 to win her 37th match in a row.

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Canadian 13th seed Denis Shapovalov, a semi-finalist last year, fell to a 6-2 4-6 6-1 7-6(6) defeat by American Brandon Nakashima.

British wildcard Liam Broady stunned 12th seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-2 4-6 0-6 7-6(6) 6-1 to reach the third round at Wimbledon for the first time.

Unseeded Frenchwoman Harmony Tan, Serena Williams' conqueror in the opening round, stormed into round three with a 6-3 6-4 win over Spanish 32nd seed Sara Sorribes Tormo.

Former Roland Garros winner Barbora Krejcikova won back-to-back matches for the first time since the Australian Open as she beat Swiss Viktorija Golubic 6-3 6-4.

Briton Katie Boulter came from a set down to stun 2021 finalist Karolina Pliskova 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 and advance to the third round.

World number five Stefanos Tsitsipas sailed into the third round with a 6-2 6-3 7-5 win over Australia's Jordan Thompson. The Greek will take on Nick Kyrgios next.

Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu exited in the second round after going down 6-4 7-6(5) to Kazakh 17th seed Elena Rybakina.

Serbian 26th seed Filip Krajinovic was no match for Nick Kyrgios as the Australian breezed into the third round with a 6-2 6-3 6-1 win.

American 11th seed Taylor Fritz produced an impressive display to knock out Briton Alastair Gray 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3.

Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova continued her fine run on grass this season with a 6-1 7-6(5) win over Romanian Ana Bogdan to move into round three.

Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa sealed a 6-3 6-2 victory over Romania's Irina Bara to reach the third round, where she will face either Petra Kvitova or Ana Bogdan.

Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut, the 17th seed, became the third player to pull out of the tournament due to COVID-19 following the withdrawals of last year's finalist Matteo Berrettini and 2017 runner-up Marin Cilic.

"Fortunately, the symptoms are not very serious but I think it is the best decision," Bautista Agut wrote on Twitter. "I hope to come back soon."

Play began under cloudy skies at Wimbledon, with the temperature hovering around 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

Compiled by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad and Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru Editing by Toby Davis and Ken Ferris

Source: Reuters

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