Injured Jordan Thompson has been hailed as valiant by his Wimbledon conqueror - but the renowned Australian fighter reckoned he felt like "a bit of a pussy" for retiring during the biggest match of his career.

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Pavlyuchenkova was left fuming during her fourth-round clash with British player Sonay Kartal, and accused the officials or favouring the local hope. The automated line-calling system - which replaced human judges this year - malfunctioned at a crucial point on Centre Court.

Jordan Thompson may be taking a break when he leaves Wimbledon to nurse his battered body back into shape but it could be a while before that happens after the Australian recorded another comeback five-set win.

Australia stared down a disastrous Wimbledon wipeout for much of the first four hours on Monday until a wounded Jordan Thompson stepped in to pull off another Houdini act.

Jordan Thompson may have been praised by rival Taylor Fritz for being ‘valiant’ – but he felt the complete opposite. Instead, the Australian went as far as calling himself

As thunder boomed overhead on Court 1, with the sound of heavy rain deafening as Thompson returned to the baseline to serve at deuce, it was immediately apparent the Sydney sider had taken a lunge too far in what had already been a gruelling grand slam.

Perhaps Jordan Thompson deserves a tip of the cap for winning a set-ending point at Wimbledon while clutching his hat after it fell off his head during a serve.