Doubles Take is ready for the week ahead at Wimbledon with more daily coverage.
After the traditional middle Sunday off, the second week of Wimbledon kicks off with “Manic Monday,” where the quarterfinal lineups will be decided for the men’s and women’s doubles.
A few mixed-doubles second-round matches are on tap, too. Victoria Azarenka will be there with her partner Jamie Murray. On Saturday, they defeated Roman Jebavy and Lucie Hradecka in three sets. Azarenka will look to equal her best mixed doubles showing at Wimbledon when she and two-time champ Murray take on Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld, the seventh seeds.
Here’s a look at a few of the other matches on tap.
1
Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Lucie Safarova vs. Andrea Hlavackova/Barbora Strycova (2)
Team Bucie looks like it hasn’t missed a beat through the first two rounds. Taking on Hlavackova and Strycova presents a true challenge. While the Czechs aren’t exactly longtime partners, they’ve spent more time on court together than Mattek-Sands and Safarova. Another upset—on paper—for the five-time major champions might not be in the cards just yet.
2
Ken Skupski/Neal Skupski vs. Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares (5)
Soares is up to his old tricks already in the tournament.