Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk Advance to Wimbledon 2025 Mixed Doubles Quarter-Finals
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Summary
Former champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk progress to the mixed doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon after defeating Nathaniel Lammons and Alexandra Panova. Skupski and Krawczyk, previous title winners, won in 53 minutes with a score of 6-4 6-2. Skupski paid tribute to Diogo Jota by wearing a black ribbon on his T-shirt. Additionally, Skupski's men's doubles partner Joe Salisbury also advanced to the next round.
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Liverpool fan Skupski wore a black ribbon on his T-shirt in tribute to their forward Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash on Thursday.
Skupski's men's doubles partner Joe Salisbury also won in the last 16 as he and Brazilian Luisa Stefani prevailed in two tie breaks to beat Andres Molteni of Argentina and American Asia Muhammad 7-
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