Kohli, who has retired from T20 Internationals and Tests, made the comparison after witnessing Wimbledon action with actor wife Anushka Sharma here on Monday.
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The crossover of sports legends wasn't limited to Indian stars. Former England players Joe Root and James Anderson were also spotted nearby, with Root even greeting Roger Federer in the Royal Box.
Pavlyuchenkova wound up getting broken there to trail Britain's Kartal, but eventually made a come back and won the match 7-6 (3), 6-4 and reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2016
Martina Navratilova holds the Wimbledon singles record with 120 wins, while Roger Federer ended his career with 105 victories at the All England Club.
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Alcaraz took his overall winning streak to 20 matches. After a slew of seeded players went out in the first round, he joined women's No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in advancing in straight sets on Wednesday.
In all, a record-tying 23 seeded players 10 women, 13 men were gone by the end of Day 2, equaling the most at any Grand Slam event in the past 25 years.
The 16th-seeded Indo-American pair defeated Arneodo and Guinard 7-6(8) 6-4 in a first-round match that lasted one hour and 49 minutes.
The 21-year-old American admitted that she was emotional after the match but chose not to dwell on the disappointment
The three-time Grand Slam champion, who lost a five-set French Open final to Carlos Alcaraz, is in search of his first Wimbledon title
Two other major finalists, No. 5 Zheng Qinwen and No. 15 Karolina Muchova, were eliminated, as were No. 26 Marta Kostyuk and No. 25 Magdalena Frech
Djokovic needed a break while trailing 2-1 in the third set at Centre Court and was seen again later in that set Tuesday night.
The 35-year-old Czech player, who won at the All England Club in 2011 and 2014, plans to leave the tour after the U.S. Open, which ends in September.
Mpetshi Perricard, whose speediest serve came in the opening game, took the initial two sets 7-6 (6), 7-6 (8), before Fritz grabbed the next two 6-4, 7-6 (6).
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