After the British disappointment of losing both Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu in the single events, Katie Boulter put the smiles back on British tennis fans faces after completing a stunning fightback to beat the number six seed and last years runner up Karolina Pliskova on Day four of the championships.<\/h2>\n

Leicester\u2019s Boulter dropped the first set to Pliskova 6-3 but bounced back to take the next two sets 7-6, 6-4.<\/p>\n

Fellow Britons Liam Broady and Heather Watson also earned memorable wins on Thursday to reach the third round.<\/p>\n

Wildcard Broady defeated the 12^{th<\/sup> seed Argentinian Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 4-6, 0-6, 7-6, 6-1 to record his best ever performance at a major.<\/p>\n}

British number four Watson matched her best Wimbledon singles performance with a 7-5, 6-4 win against China\u2019s Wang Qiang.<\/p>\n

There was disappointment for Harriet Dart who won the opening set against eighth seed Jessica Pegula, only for the American to fight back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.<\/p>\n

Briton\u2019s Jack Draper failed to make it into the next round after suffering a four-set defeat against Australian 19^{th<\/sup> seed Alex de Minaur.<\/p>\n}

British wildcard Alastair Gray ranked 288^{th<\/sup> and making his men\u2019s singles debut at Wimbledon, fell to American 11th<\/sup> seed Taylor Fritz in straight sets.<\/p>\n}

No problems for the women\u2019s number one seed Iga Swiatek. Despite dropping a set, she booked her place in the next round with a 6-4,4-6 6-3 victory over Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s event the number two seed Rafa Nadal defeated Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis in four sets.<\/p>\n

Unseeded wild boy Nick Kyrgios brushed aside the number 26 seed Filip Krajinovic in an hour and a half with a comfortable straight sets victory.<\/p>\n

French girl Harmony Tan who knocked out Serena Williams this week had another fine victory when she got the better of Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.<\/p>\n

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