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Wimbledon 2019 order of play: Day 2 schedule featuring Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Johanna Konta, more

Roger Federer returns to Centre Court on Tuesday as he opens his Wimbledon 2019 campaign with a match against South African youngster Lloyd Harris.

He will be followed by Serena Williams, who is attempting to win at SW19 for an eighth time. She plays Italian outsider Giulia Gatto-Monticone, who is making her Wimbledon debut aged 31.

Elsewhere, new World No 1 Ashleigh Barty will begin proceedings on Court No 1 with a match against Saisai Zheng.

British number one Johanna Konta is also in action, with a first round clash against the Romanian Ana Bogdan, who has never been beyond the second round at Wimbledon.

For the full order of play, see below.

Day two order of play

All times BST, seeds in brackets

Centre Court

13:00: Tatjana Maria (Ger) v (5) Angelique Kerber (Ger), Lloyd George Harris (Rsa) v (2) Roger Federer (Swi), (11) Serena Williams (USA) v Giulia Gatto-Monticone (Ita)

Court 1

13:00: (1) Ashleigh Barty (Aus) v Saisai Zheng (Chn), Ana Bogdan (Rom) v (19) Johanna Konta (Gbr), Yuichi Sugita (Jpn) v (3) Rafael Nadal (Spa)

Court 2

11:00: (9) Sloane Stephens (USA) v Timea Bacsinszky (Swi), (5) Dominic Thiem (Aut) v Sam Querrey (USA), Maria Sharapova (Rus) v Pauline Parmentier (Fra), Casper Ruud (Nor) v (9) John Isner (USA)

Court 3

11:00: Nick Kyrgios (Aus) v Jordan Thompson (Aus), Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) v (26) Garbine Muguruza (Spa), Ons Jabeur (Tun) v (6) Petra Kvitova (Cze), (13) Marin Cilic (Cro) v Adrian Mannarino (Fra)

Court 4

11:00: Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus) v Katerina Siniakova (Cze), (20) Gilles Simon (Fra) v Salvatore Caruso (Ita), (33) Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) v Radu Albot (Mol)

Court 5

11:00: Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze) v (32) Lesia Tsurenko (Ukr), Kateryna Kozlova (Ukr) v Lauren Davis (USA), Dominik Koepfer (Ger) v Filip Krajinovic (Ser), Pablo Andujar (Spa) v Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz)

Court 6

11:00: Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) v Alison Van Uytvanck (Bel), Magda Linette (Pol) v Anna Kalinskaya (Rus), Yasutaka Uchiyama (Jpn) v Tennys Sandgren (USA), Guido Andreozzi (Arg) v (31) Laslo Djere (Ser)

Court 7

11:00: Steve Johnson (USA) v Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spa), Yafan Wang (Chn) v Tereza Martincova (Cze), Lesley Kerkhove (Ned) v Ivana Jorovic (Ser), Hugo Dellien (Bol) v John Millman (Aus)

Court 8

11:00: (21) Elise Mertens (Bel) v Fiona Ferro (Fra), Brayden Schnur (Can) v Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp), Jay Clarke (Gbr) v Noah Rubin (USA), Anastasia Rodionova (Aus) v Taylor Townsend (USA)

Court 9

11:00: Stefanie Voegele (Swi) v Kaia Kanepi (Est), Christian Garin (Chi) v Andrey Rublev (Rus), Kaja Juvan (Slo) v Kristyna Pliskova (Cze), Marton Fucsovics (Hun) v Dennis Novak (Aut)

Court 10

11:00: Vera Lapko (Blr) v (15) Qiang Wang (Chn), (17) Matteo Berrettini (Ita) v Aljaz Bedene (Slo), Paula Badosa Gibert (Spa) v Varvara Flink (Rus), Alexander Bublik (Kaz) v Gregoire Barrere (Fra)

Court 12

11:00: (8) Kei Nishikori (Jpn) v Thiago Moura Monteiro (Bra), Laura Siegemund (Ger) v Katie Swan (Gbr), Bernard Tomic (Aus) v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra), (4) Kiki Bertens (Ned) v Mandy Minella (Lux)

Court 14

11:00: Harriet Dart (Gbr) v Christina McHale (USA), Tamara Zidansek (Slo) v Eugenie Bouchard (Can), (29) Denis Shapovalov (Can) v Ricardas Berankis (Lit), (27) Lucas Pouille (Fra) v Richard Gasquet (Fra)

Court 15

11:00: Marco Cecchinato (Ita) v (25) Alex De Minaur (Aus), Vitalia Diatchenko (Rus) v Kristina Mladenovic (Fra), Matthew Ebden (Aus) v (24) Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (Arg), (22) Donna Vekic (Cro) v Alison Riske (USA)

Court 16

11:00: Andrea Petkovic (Ger) v Monica Niculescu (Rom), Denis Istomin (Uzb) v Cameron Norrie (Gbr), Taylor Harry Fritz (USA) v Tomas Berdych (Cze)

Court 17

11:00: James Ward (Gbr) v (18) Nikoloz Basilashvili (Geo), (25) Amanda Anisimova (USA) v Sorana Cirstea (Rom), Elena Gabriela Ruse (Rom) v (18) Julia Goerges (Ger), Joao Sousa (Por) v Paul Jubb (Gbr)

Court 18

11:00: Federico Delbonis (Arg) v Daniel Evans (Gbr), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) v (13) Belinda Bencic (Swi), (30) Carla Suarez Navarro (Spa) v Samantha Stosur (Aus), Frances Tiafoe (USA) v (12) Fabio Fognini (Ita)

Follow the live action below:

*Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(10) 0-6 Thompson 
 
Thompson takes the fourth set with ease, and we're heading for a decider after three hours on court!
SCORES UPDATE 
 
Centre - Maria 4-6 2-3 Kerber*
No.1 - Barty 6-4 3-0 Zheng*
No.2 - Thiem 7-6(4) 6-5 Querrey*
No. 12 - Siegemund 6-2 Swan*
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(10) 0-5 Thompson*
 
Kyrgios has given up here, broken to 15. Thompson will serve for the fourth set. 
8th seed Nishikori also came through earlier: 
 
Here's Harriet Dart's moment of victory: 
 
*Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(10) 0-4 Thompson 
 
Meanwhile back on court 3, Thompson is now up a double break, with Kyrgios barely moving a muscle in the last game. 
 
Looks like we're going to five...
It's been a bright start for Britain's Wimbledon hopefuls! Here's a quick round-up of Dan Evans and Harriet Darts' victories at the All England Club:
 
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(10) Thompson 
 
FINALLY, KYRGIOS WINS THE THIRD SET!
 
Thompson misses a backhand volley into the net, and Kyrgios holds his arms aloft - he has finally closed out the third set!
 
WHAT A TIEBREAK!
*Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson (11-10)
 
BIG HITTING from Kyrgios on the forehand side, who hits a winner then sprints to get his towel.. ANOTHER SET POINT, HIS 8TH!
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson* (10-10)
 
A 7th set point goes begging for Kyrgios, after Thompson's forehand is bang in the corner. 10-10 - will Thompson ever get a set point point opportunity of his own? 
*Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson (9-9)
 
KYRGIOS LOSES A 6TH SET POINT!
 
Kyrgios has another set point, and then there's big drama at 9-8!
 
Thompson's forehand is called wide, and then challenged it's an inch in.. point is replayed, Thompson shouts to the umpire "you're having a shocker!". 
 
On the replayed point though, Kyrgios shanks a lazy forehand slice into the net... 9-9 at the change of ends.
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson* (8-8)
 
Another set point to Kyrgios after a clutch forehand drop shot, but his attempted forehand pass hits the net - Thompson remains resilient.
 
What's that phrase? You could cut the tension with a knife...
*Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson (7-7)
 
SET POINT BLOWN!
 
Kyrgios has set point after Thompson shanks a forehand, but Kyrgios plays a bizarre forehand slice which sails long... back level. 
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson* (6-6)
 
SET POINT SAVED!
 
Very solid from Thompson, who saves the set point with an accurate inside-in forehand. 6-6, and they change ends... 
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson* (6-5)
 
Kyrgios draws Thompson in with another drop shot, but Thompson hits a backhand into the net. 
 
Thompson screams... it's SET POINT KYRGIOS!
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson (5-5)
 
A wayward backhand down the line from Kyrgios hits the net, and the mini-break is gone... big point. 
*Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson (4-2)
 
Kyrgios re-focuses, and has the mini-break at the change of ends... can Kyrgios claim another set on a tiebreak?!
 
 
Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-6 Thompson* 
 
THOMPSON BREAKS! And what a game this was! 
 
Underarm serve alert! With two set points at 40-15, Kyrgios uses an underarm serve but Thompson is alive to it, and wins the point at the net. 
 
Thompson then saves a second set point with great touch at the net... deuce. 
 
Kyrgios then hits a drop shot into the net, but fires his forehand from side to side to save the break point!
 
Thompson is lucky with another net cord at deuce, and this time converts his break point as Kyrgios hits a drop shot into the net... AGAIN!
 
Kyrgios gave that away completely... into a breaker we go!
BRIT UPDATE 
 
HARRIET DART WINS! She defeats Chrstina McHale 4-6, 6-4 6-4 on court 14. 
 
That's now 4/4 for British players so far - can James Ward make it five? He's down a break in the fourth set, leading by two sets to one. 
*Kyrgios 7-6(4) 3-6 6-5 Thompson
 
Out of NOWHERE, KYRGIOS BREAKS! 
 
Kyrgios clinches the break, to love, with a backhand pass crosscourt. Thompson is livid, and gets a warning of his own for racket abuse. 
 
It's fiery between the Aussies on court 3! Kyrgios will serve for the third set...
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