Right, that’s it from me, dinnertime beckons on a winning Wednesday for Cori Gauff, Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Kevin Anderson, Milos Raonic and Felix Auger-Aliassime, but a losing one for Kyle Edmund, Heather Watson and Stan Wawrinka. Thanks for your company today, let’s do it all again tomorrow. Bye!
Gauff, whose supreme confidence does not come across as arrogance, is asked about playing Caroline Wozniacki next. “I think I can beat anyone,” she says. “If I didn’t think I could win I wouldn’t be on court.”
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Gauff wins 6-3, 6-3!
Rybarikova is serving to stay in the match at 5-3 down. She seems well-set to do so at 40-15, but Gauff comes back at her and it’s deuce. Rybarikova rattles an ace down the middle, before flinging a forehand wide. It’s deuce once more. And Rybarikova gifts Guaff a match point with a double fault! A lengthy exchange plays out... before Rybarikova nets! Gauff backs up that win over Venus Williams in some style, and while this result won’t generate the headlines that her first-round win did, it was just as impressive.
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A nice touch from Rybarikova when Gauff slips on the grass at 30-all and the Slovak checks her opponent is OK. Gauff says she is, and despite losing the next two points and the game, seems to be moving freely. Gauff’s is now the only singles match still in play after an impressive win for her fellow American Danielle Collins. The surprise Australian Open semi-finalist has taken out the 12th seed, Anastasija Sevastova, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
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And look here, there are more break points, with Gauff leading 15-40. Rybarikova shows some resolve to save both – before taking the next two points as well for a vital hold. The Slovak suddenly has a little spring in her step, and is pushing for her first break point at 30-all on Guaff’s serve, but her effort then whistles wide. 40-30. Deuce. Advantage Gauff. Game Gauff. That was smart serving. It’s 4-2.
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Gauff strengthens her grip on this match, rattling Rybarikova with another break for 6-3, 2-1. Which is very good news for my rumbling stomach. Rybarikova, giving no thought to my state of hunger, fights to deuce in the next game, but Gauff beats the Slovak up with a body serve before punching away another winner. It’s 6-3, 3-1, and Gauff is making what was expected to be a tricky test look incredibly easy.
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While one American soars, another has slumped to defeat, with Madison Keys suffering a surprise 6-2, 6-4 exit at the hands of Polona Hercog, who now awaits the winner of Gauff v Rybarikova.
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Rybarikova holds, to at least ask a question of her inexperienced opponent. But serving for the first set is no problem for the 15-year-old. Gauff glides past the 2017 semi-finalist to love to wrap it up 6-3. She doesn’t even celebrate; she’s got her steely game face on and the job is only half-done. Gauff’s won 93% of points on here first serve, has made only four unforced errors and has hit nearly twice as many winners as her opponent.
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Gauff consolidates the break for 5-2. And there I was thinking this would be a closer than it was against Williams.
This is seriously impressive from Coco Gauff, moving incredibly well and playing way better than she did against Venus Williams. So fast, great serve and lovely backhand too....
— Simon Cambers (@scambers73) July 3, 2019
Rybarikova seems somewhat irked by the level of support for Gauff, and the noise under the roof is turned up a notch or two or three when Gauff gets to 0-15, 0-30, 0-40 on the Slovak’s serve. Guaff breaks to love! Her dad is already jumping up and down in the players’ box, just as he was in the first round, while her mentor Patrick Mouratoglou, the coach of Serena Williams, is also applauding. It’s 4-2 to the young American.
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Gauff has such presence for a 15-year-old, she’s walking around the court as if she’s been playing on it for decades. She screams in delight when she whacks a winner for 40-30, it’s called out but Hawk-Eye proves it was in, and Gauff then gallops forward to close out the game. 3-2.
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Having been typing away furiously for nearly 10 hours, I really quite fancy a bit of dinner, but that will have to wait, because Cori Gauff is up and running on the No 1 Court, where she seems to be suffering no hangover from that eye-catching win over Venus Williams. Gauff, who’s the youngest player in the second round since Jennifer Capriati in 1991, holds twice and it’s 2-2 against Magdalena Rybarikova.
It would take a brave person to bet against Djokovic advancing from this easier half of the draw. He’ll next play Hubert Hurkacz, the young Polish talent who he defeated for the loss of only eight games in the first round of the French Open. Djokovic declares himself “pleased” with the performance in the off-court interview, adding that his “ambitions are high” and that Hurkacz “won’t have anything to lose” on Friday. Meanwhile the man Djokovic dominated in last year’s final, Kevin Anderson, is also through, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 against Janko Tipsarevic, sending down 23 aces in the process.
Djokovic defeats Kudla 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Djokovic is preparing to say goodbye to Denis Kudla in three sets, leading 6-3, 6-2, 5-2 and serving at 40-30, match point. It’s been short and sweet from the defending champion, who’s played out some entertaining exchanges with the American. And there’s another, as Kudla produces a passing winner. Kudla’s grinning, as are the crowd. But there’s a gasp when Djokovic gets another match point. This time Djokovic drives wide. Deuce. Advantage Djokovic, a third match point. Djokovic decides to take matters into his own hands by charging forward, but his effort at the net loops invitingly for Kudla, who whacks away the winner. Deuce. Followed by match point No 4. Kudla clunks into the net and that’s that, Djokovic, the title favourite, charges on.
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It’s been confirmed: Cori Gauff’s match will now take place on the No 1 Court, where the luxury of the new roof means she’ll be able to finish tonight under the lights if it gets too dark outside. It also means she’ll return to the scene of her wonderful win over Venus Williams in the first round. This evening the 15-year-old phenomenon takes on Magdalena Rybarikova, who pulled off a result of her own on Monday, taking out the 10th seed, Aryna Sabalenka. Rybarikova is likely to be a tougher proposition than Williams who, despite her five Wimbledon titles, is nowhere near the player she once was.
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After a fatiguing first set, Wozniacki has come through a much more straightforward second, defeating Kudermetova 7-6 (5), 6-3. Grass is not the former world No 1’s best surface, despite winning the girls’ title here 13 years ago. She’s never been beyond the fourth round, but in a light section of the draw, has an excellent chance of doing so this year.
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Djokovic, serving for the second set at 6-3, 5-2, decides to have a bit of fun when he strolls to the net and plays an outrageous shot between his legs ... which Kudla dinks away for the winner. That’ll teach Novak. The Serb then gets serious with an ace to seal the set – before gaining an early break in the third. He clearly wants to get home for Today at Wimbledon.
In other men’s doubles news, Lleyton Hewitt, aged 195, is through to the second round, advancing in straight sets with his fellow Australian Jordan Thompson.
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Andy Murray and Pierre-Hugues Herbert's first-round doubles match will be not before 5.30pm on Thursday. Confirmed that it will be either Centre Court or No 1 Court, mostly for security/safety reasons.
— Simon Cambers (@scambers73) July 3, 2019
🇨🇦 @felixtennis prevails in a thrilling #NextGenATP battle.
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) July 3, 2019
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As if we didn’t love FAA enough already:
At the end of his match, Felix A-A carefully put his four empty water bottles in the recycling bin @KatyMurrells.
— Gary Naylor (@garynaylor999) July 3, 2019
Speaking of Novak, he’s going along nicely in the second set, leading Kudla 6-3, 4-1. But, just as in the first set, it’s almost too easy, perhaps he’s a little bored, because there’s a loose game from the defending champion and he’s broken. Which will probably matter not one bit to the result of this match.
Janko Tipsarevic, who’s had no fewer than seven surgeries in the last few years, is having some treatment to a leg after conceding the third set to Anderson 6-1. And Felix Auger-Aliassime, the new kid on the block, is soaking in the applause on the No 3 Court, where he’s come through in four sets against Corentin Moutet, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, to reach the third round at the first of what promises to be many Wimbledons for the supremely talented 18-year-old with the Djokovic-esque backhand.
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Kyle Edmund has made his way into the press room and is refusing to blame that slip in the third set for his defeat, instead suggesting he didn’t have the stamina to prevail in five sets:
When I slipped my leg straightened, in that moment I felt something. I was able to play on. It was a long match, a physical match. I should have finished it at two sets to love and a break, but I physically tapered off. The [injury] didn’t hold me back. I need to get physically stronger.
Normal service is resumed on Centre Court: Djokovic takes the first set 6-3 despite winning only one of the last four games. Elsewhere Felix Auger-Aliassime leads once again, winning the third set to go 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 up against Corentin Moutet; Caroline Wozniacki, last year’s Australian Open champion, has edged a competitive first set, taking it 7-5 in the tie-break against Veronika Kudermetova; and Kevin Anderson has decided to step things up a gear or two. Having taken nearly two hours for the first two sets, he’s ripping through the third, leading 6-4, 6-7 (5), 4-1, with Cori Gauff to follow on the No 2 Court. Though if Wozniacki were to get things done in two sets, would Gauff be moved to No 1 to give her a better chance of finishing tonight?
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Kudla has his arms in the air, milking the applause, when he stems the flow with a hold to 15 in the next game. And Djokovic then promptly falls 0-40 down on serve! Maybe the Serb fancies a bit of early rope-a-dope with his opponent. He fends off the first break point with an ace, the second with a forehand winner but is unable to save the third. It’s probably nothing more than a brief lapse in concentration from Djokovic, but Kudla and the crowd are smiling like the American’s won the first set.
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Having previously worked with Boris Becker and Andre Agassi, Djokovic has another former Wimbledon champion in his coaching corner this tournament in Goran Ivanisevic, who looks on approvingly from the players’ box as Djokovic drills through another game for 5-0.
Edmund’s demise means that Novak Djokovic’s bid for a fifth Wimbledon title is back under way on Centre Court, where he’s taking on the Ukrainian-born American Denis Kudla, who according to the Wimbledon programme “has not been on such esteemed turf since being invited to meet President Obama at the Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn six years ago”. Kudla seems rather overawed by his surroundings and opponent, falling 4-0 down against the defending champion and world No 1 in the blink of an eye.
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🇪🇸 @FerVerdasco will meet Thomas Fabbiano for a place in the Round of 16. #Wimbledon
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) July 3, 2019
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Fernando Verdasco vs British No.1s at #Wimbledon:
— The Tennis Podcast (@TennisPodcast) July 3, 2019
2013: Led Andy Murray by two sets to love, lost in five sets.
2019: Trailed Kyle Edmund by two sets to love, won in five sets.
So how’s Verdasco feeling after that near-four hour, five-set victory?
A little tired obviously. I was just trying to stay in the match, keep fighting. I was able to come back slowly, fighting, feeling better on the court with each set.
I saw he was having problems with his knee and called the trainer, and I called the doctor because I had problems with my stomach. It was tough for both of us. In many matches you don’t feel 100% but you just have to get through it.
When I won the third set I was seeing the mountain a little bit shorter but obviously there was still a lot to do. I’m pretty happy with my performance and know I will recover for my next one.”
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Edmund beaten 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 by Verdasco
Verdasco can get a little edgy, you know.
‘Verdasco sat on the floor in the car park in Australia and cried for one hour and a half with his wife after missing match point against Cilic. He lost in 5.’
— David Law (@DavidLawTennis) July 3, 2019
Marion Bartoli on BBC @5liveSport.
But the 35-year-old isn’t showing any mental frailty here, and secures three match points with a cross-court backhand winner that leaves Edmund lying flat on his face on the grass. Edmund isn’t able to haul himself back up, as Verdasco promptly secures victory. From two sets and 3-0 up, Edmund is defeated, with his body once again letting him down. He’s had a miserable time with injuries this year.
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There have been no more breaks since the third game of the fifth set, and it means that Verdasco leads 5-3 with Edmund needing to hold serve to stay in the Championships. Edmund shanks beyond the baseline for 15-all. He then feathers a backhand long for 15-30. Then it’s Verdasco’s turn to miscue, that was a little tight. 30-all. Edmund ekes out a game point at 40-30. And he takes it by pounding away the short ball, forcing Verdasco to serve this out.
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Corentin Moutet enjoys writing poetry in his spare time but he clearly hasn’t read the script against the star in the making Felix Auger-Aliassime, taking the second set 6-4. Caroline Wozniacki, meanwhile, who’s playing her first grand slam as a married woman, is just getting started against Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova on the No 1 Court, and Kevin Anderson is a set to the good, 6-4, against Janko Tipsarevic on No 2.
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Verdasco backs up the break for 3-1.
No surprise to see Edmund-Verdasco go to five sets. Verdasco has played 46 five-setters in his career (winning 24). Edmund is 4-4 in five-setters
— Simon Cambers (@scambers73) July 3, 2019
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“I just tried to stay there, I didn’t start too well but Felli is always difficult on grass,” says Khachanov, who’s seeded 10th and could cause some real damage with his game of cannonfire. “I couldn’t find a rhythm then when I found some that turned the situation around.
“I think I played well in the last couple of years and have had some good results. I’m feeling pretty comfortable, nothing to complain about and I’m in the third round and feeling pretty good. I adapt to my next rival and try to get ready for it.”
That next rival will be Roberto Bautista Agut, who was two sets up when Belgium’s Steve Darcis quit. That makes it three retirements for today, and could it be four? Edmund is barely moving as he’s broken in the fifth set to slump 2-1 down. His knee may be throbbing, but this is proving nearly as painful to watch.
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It’s been quite some denouement on the No 1 Court, where the Russian with the forehand that can strike fear into any opponent, Karen Khachanov, has blasted away a breathtaking winner in a final game lasting 13 minutes to defeat the Queen’s champion, Feliciano Lopez, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.
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Azarenka asked why she isn’t in the mixed draw this year. "Andy Murray didn't ask me to play (smiling). Kind of pissed about that (smiling).
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) July 3, 2019
"That’s ok. I was hoping with the success what I did with Jamie last year I was going to be honored to get asked, but whatever (smiling)."
Meanwhile talking of Andy:
An ailing Edmund, having done his best to hang in, drops serve at 4-3 in the fourth set when he doesn’t even attempt to move to the ball. That’s an extremely worrying sign for the rest of this match and it leaves Verdasco serving to level at two sets all. Will Edmund even make it to the end of a fifth? The way he’s looking it wouldn’t be a surprise if he’s forced to retire for the second consecutive slam. Verdasco sprints through his service game to love to take the set 6-3.
Reilly Opelka has been facing the hacks after his win over Stan Wawrinka, and has faced such probing questions as how he squeezes his 6ft 11in frame into hotel beds. As for today’s victory, he said:
It’s a huge win. More so the situation of the match being down two sets to one. Breakpoints the first game in the fourth set, and that’s tough obviously. He easily could have walked away with that in four sets. But I’m just proud of how I competed and how I handled the big moments of the match.
Watching Edmund in this fourth set is unfortunately like watching Andy Murray pre-hip surgery, with the constant limping between points. That right knee is clearly still bothering Edmund, but he’s still managed to retrieve a break for 2-2. Verdasco then edges ahead on serve for 3-2. It’s hard to call this. Edmund has the two sets to one advantage, but he’s holding on, and if Verdasco were to win this set you’d fancy the Spaniard in the decider.
Fancy getting in the mood for Nadal v Kyrgios tomorrow? Sure you do:
Dayana Yastremska, former #Wimbledon junior finalist, beats #27 Sofia Kenin 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. https://t.co/J8c56rRwjN
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 3, 2019
Cori Gauff beware: Yulia Putintseva, who upset the world No 2, Naomi Osaka, has gone out in the second round, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to the 81st-ranked Viktorija Golubic. Gauff, meanwhile, is still waiting to get on to court. Venus Williams’s conqueror will be on after Kevin Anderson, the beaten – or more accurately beaten up – finalist last year, takes on the former top-10er Janko Tipsarevic. They’re only just under way on the No 2 Court, but Anderson has a break, leading 3-1.
FAA is generating plenty of excitement on the No 3 Court. The Canadian wonderkid, who’s ranked 21 in the world despite only securing his first grand slam match win on Monday, has taken the first set 6-3 against France’s Corentin Moutet. Remarkably FAA is one of favourites with the bookies, outside of the Big Three, to win the title. And this is his first Wimbledon! It probably says as much about stranglehold of Djokovic, Federer and Nadal as it does about the 18-year-old’s ability, which is quite breathtaking.
I have seen the future of tennis @KatyMurrells - it's name is Felix.
— Gary Naylor (@garynaylor999) July 3, 2019
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Yes he will. Edmund’s receiving treatment to his right knee, which he jarred after sliding to reach a backhand. At least it’s not the same knee that caused his Roland Garros retirement.
4-2 soon becomes 5-2 which turns into 6-2, four set points. Mrs Verdasco is smiling in the stands. She’s not quite so happy when Edmund lets out a bit of frustration with a raking cross-court winner. But the mountain is too high. Verdasco seizes on the second set point to take the tie-break 7-3 and Edmund limps to his chair, a worrying sign for the British No 1 who had to retire from the French Open last month with a knee injury. Will the trainer be called into action?
It’s tie-break time on Centre Court, where after all those early breaks in the third set both Edmund and Verdasco settled down for a few holds. The first three points of the breaker also go the way of the server, until Verdasco fires a forehand winner down the line for 3-1. Verdasco is still in possession of the mini-break as they change ends at 4-2 ...
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Halep advances
Having been taken to a third set, Halep is now hurtling towards the finish line on the No 2 Court, briefly inconvenienced at 5-2, 0-30 on Buzarnescu’s serve when her opponent takes aim at the umpire after a disputed call. Buzarnescu’s appeal is in vain, Halep has three match points, and she rounds things off with a superb winner to prevail in the battle of the Romanians, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. The former world No 1 will next play another former world No 1, Victoria Azarenka, in what could be one of the highlights of the third round.
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THURSDAY'S ORDER OF PLAY, No.3 COURT (FROM 11:00 BST)
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2019
Sloane STEPHENS vs Yafan WANG
Mikhail KUKUSHKIN vs John ISNER
Marton FUCSOVICS vs Fabio FOGNINI#Wimbledon
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THURSDAY'S ORDER OF PLAY, CENTRE COURT (FROM 13:00 BST)
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2019
Kei NISHIKORI vs Cameron NORRIE
Katerina SINIAKOVA vs Johanna KONTA
Nick KYRGIOS vs Rafael NADAL#Wimbledon
THURSDAY'S ORDER OF PLAY, No.2 COURT (FROM 11:00 BST)
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2019
Ash BARTY vs Alison VAN UYTVANCK
Daniel EVANS vs Nikoloz BASILASHVILI
Lauren DAVIS vs Angelique KERBER
Matteo BERRETTINI vs Marcos BAGHDATIS#Wimbledon
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Well, well. Edmund, having led 3-0 in the third set and potentially nine points from victory, has dropped serve to give Verdasco a glimmer at 3-2, which turns into 3-3.
Meanwhile I’m not sure what to make of tomorrow’s order of play, with organisers putting two British players on Centre, Cameron Norrie and Johanna Konta, at the expense of another Brit, Jay Clarke – who plays none other than Roger Federer – and also the world No 1 Ashleigh Barty and defending champion Angelique Kerber, who’ve been cast out to the No 2 Court. Wimbledon has been praised for putting more women’s matches than men’s on the show courts so far, but many will regard this as a step backwards.
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Canadian cyborg Milos Raonic has made the third round for the sixth consecutive year, serving up a straight-sets victory over Robin Haase, 7-6 (1), 7-5, 7-6 (4). He does love a tie-break or two. Meanwhile another Canadian, the top teenage talent Felix Auger-Aliassime who I may call FAA from now on for RSI-avoiding purposes, is in the very early stages against the qualifier and poetry-writing Frenchman Corentin Moutet.
Milos Raonic vs Reilly Opelka in the third round of Wimbledon. Could be a five setter that lasts under two hours#returnsoptional
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) July 3, 2019
Sets have been split on the No 1 Court, where another veteran Spanish left-hander, Felicano Lopez, who won the doubles title with Andy Murray at Queen’s last month as well as the singles, is 6-4, 4-6 against the explosive Russian youngster Karen Khachanov. It’s a similar story on the No 2 Court, where Simona Halep won the first set 6-3 against her fellow Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu but has conceded the second 6-4.
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“The McEnroe doc? The only tennis “doc” you ever need to see is 7 Days in Hell!” writes Antony Train. Meanwhile Verdasco is still in his own personal hell, surrendering serve with a double fault to give Edmund at 2-0 advantage at the beginning of the third set.
Strange and sweary scenes on Centre Court, where the second set has gone the way of Edmund, 6-4. Verdasco had a brain freeze at the net on set point, leaving an Edmund shot he thought was going out but it landed on the line. Verdasco is furious with himself, and leaves the court briefly to perhaps punch a locker room wall or two, while Edmund is a set away from a place in the third round.
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Thomas Fabbiano, whose play got to the Greek in the first round when he took out Stefanos Tsitsipas, has come through a titanic tussle with Ivo Karlovic, winning his second successive five-setter, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4. The Italian was giving away a foot in height and 10 years in age to Karlovic, who at 40 is the oldest man to play singles at Wimbledon since Ken Rosewall in 1975. Here’s the David v Goliath scene at the end:
10 sets later, 🇮🇹 @tommyfabbi matches his best Grand Slam result.
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) July 3, 2019
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Two walloping winners, a net cord and a Verdasco error later, Edmund is back on serve after a fourth break in six second-set games. It’s 3-3. Which soon becomes 4-4.
@KatyMurrells
— Serge Nuffler (@SergeNuffler) July 3, 2019
isn't he retiring?
“...Wawrinka’s bid to secure the only major title missing from his trophy cabinet will extend into another year” https://t.co/fKWiC03hya
There was a rumour doing the rounds on Twitter yesterday, Serge, but there was no truth in it. Wawrinka’s just been in the press conference room, and was asked about the challenge of coming back here next year:
You said in the past that you were quite keen to get all Grand Slam titles. You’re going to be 35 coming to Wimbledon next year. Do you think it’s a pipe dream now that you can hold this as well?
SW: I never said I was ready to win Wimbledon. I said that was my goal. I come every year with the challenge to play the best I can. I play two times quarterfinal. If not, I lost first round, second round. I know how tough it is to win a Grand Slam. I’m really happy with everything I’ve achieved all my career by winning three Grand Slam in the same era of the big four. Yeah, today I’m disappointed to have lost that match, but it is what it is.
The umpire on Centre Court mumbles “Game Edmund” but it almost sounded like “Game Henman”, which had me confused for a brief moment. I think the reminiscing about Wimbledon years gone by has got to me. Edmund holds but is still a break down in the second set, 3-2.
Have you seen the McEnroe doc @KatyMurrells? I loved it - https://t.co/cTpV6R3WPw. The players I've seen at Wimbledon today look like they emerged, fully formed, from a tennis school aged 16. McEnroe looked like he'd landed from another planet.
— Gary Naylor (@garynaylor999) July 3, 2019
Not yet Gary – though I definitely will when I get a chance. And I keep on meaning to rewatch the excellent Strokes of Genius documentary, which the BBC screened before last year’s Wimbledon.
You wait until the last game of the first set between Edmund v Verdasco for a break, and then three come along at once in the second. Edmund trails 2-1. It’s a disappointing let-up from the British No 1 given how strongly he finished that first set.
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Daniil Medvedev, who made a name for himself here for all the wrong reasons two years ago when he threw coins at the umpire’s chair after losing, is through, bouncing back from losing the first set to defeat the Australian qualifier Alex Popyrin 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. The Russian 11th seed will next face Belgium’s David Goffin, a straight-sets winner over France’s Jeremy Chardy. Meanwhile Jiri Vesely has been riding the form that sent him past Alex Zverev in the first round, this time beating Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas in four sets.
A report for your perusal:
However to more important matters, because Edmund is cranking up the pressure on the Verdasco serve at just the right moment, with the Spaniard serving to stay in the first set at 5-4 down. This is a match between two of the biggest forehands in tennis and Edmund, suddenly striking the ball with much more purpose, brings up set point at his advantage. Edmund rips a cross-court forehand, many in the crowd are prematurely celebrating, but the left-handed Verdasco scrambles to get it back and an exasperated Edmund nets. The Brit regains his composure, though, and here’s another set point, which Edmund takes! He leads 6-4.
Simona Halep suffered an injury scare in the first round but raced out of the blocks today, breaking Mihaela Buzarnescu in the opening game of the all-Romanian affair on the No 2 Court. The former world No 1 and last year’s French Open champion has since been pegged back, though, and it’s 2-2.
Buzarnescu may well look at Halep and wonder what might have been. The 31-year-old was an incredibly successful junior but injuries hit when she tried to make her mark on the seniors. She eventually decided to quit tennis, and gained a PhD in sports science in 2016. While playing tennis recreationally she realised her knee pain had almost disappeared and returned to the tour in 2017. I wonder if there are any other doctors currently playing professional tennis? Mikhail Youzhny springs to mind – he gained a PhD in philosophy in 2011 – but he retired last year.
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Even the GOAT can recognise potential greatness:
Everyone wants a piece of the Coco Gauff action - even Roger Federer!
— Katie Falkingham (@KatieFalkingham) July 3, 2019
He’s just walked past the woman of the moment on his way to practice.
“Hey! There she is!” he said, approaching her and shaking her hand. “Congratulations!”@bbctennis #bbctennis #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/HJrZmhlIrJ
Pliskova’s pummelling of Puig means that Kyle Edmund, the British No 1 in the absence of Andy Murray, is now on Centre Court against the fiery Fernando Verdasco, who’s competing in his 65th consecutive major, a record surpassed only by his fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, who’s just stepped on to the No 1 Court to play the rising Russian Karen Khachanov.
After four holds of serve, Edmund is facing a break point at 2-2, and the 24-year-old from Yorkshire, not one to usually give much away on court, is rather animated. He gets even louder when he wins the next three points to hold. “LET’S GO,” he screams to the crowd, who’ll like that bit of emotion from a player you feel they’ve yet to fully embrace.
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A best Grand Slam result for @ReillyOpelka. 👊
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) July 3, 2019
The 🇺🇸 will meet Robin Haase or Milos Raonic for a spot in the Round of 16. #Wimbledon
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Opelka ousts Wawrinka!
I return as Reilly Opelka becomes a giant giantkiller, the 6ft 11in, 21-year-old American taking out the three-times grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka over three hours and 13 minutes, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6. So we’ll have to wait for Wimbledon’s first final-set tie-break. It’s Opelka’s best grand slam result and means Wawrinka’s bid to secure the only major title missing from his trophy cabinet will extend into another year.
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Thanks Michael. Yes I’m feeling suitably refreshed, though unfortunately I didn’t get to tuck into one of these:
The Centre Court Bombe. @theivycafeSW19
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) July 2, 2019
Wimbledon dessert.
White chocolate tennis ball filled with vanilla ice cream, strawberries and shortcake. Pour on the hot strawberry sauce until it collapses. Tuck in. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 pic.twitter.com/RvzpR2tjQZ
I’m going to hand back to Katy now, who is back from her lunch. Enjoy the afternoon’s play. Bye!
Heather Watson is out of Wimbledon at the second round
Kontaveit is simply too good, and serves out the match with aplomb, a forehand winner down the line clipping the line. 7-5, 6-1 for the Estonian, who now speaks!
The beginning was nervous from both of us. It’s nice playing in front of a big crowd – who were obviously supporting her.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard Kontaveit speak before, but her accent is so English. As in, she sounds like she’s from Kent, despite the fact that she is Tallinn born and has never lived in England. She recently explained why:
When I was playing juniors, I had a lot of British friends. We skype sometimes too. It’s not something I wanted to have, but I definitely picked it up and now I can’t do anything about it.
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The world No 3, Karolina Pliskova, is in great form at the moment, fresh from winning on grass at Eastbourne, where she thrashed current Wimbledon champion, Angelique Kerber, 6-1, 6-4.
She’s wasted no time here either, seeing off Monica Puig 6-0, 6-4.
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Kontaveit is pulling away from Watson now, a set and 4-1 up in the second. This won’t take long.
Anyway, back to the tennis. We’re on serve in the final set between Wawrinka and Opelka – 4-5 – which means the Swiss is serving to stay in the match. But he breezes through the game to love, with a couple of ripping aces out wide.
Stat alert: Wawrinka is 1-5 in his last five-setters at Wimbledon, losing his last five.
The official on Court 14 has just measured the net @michaelbutler18. I think it's because Ivo Karlovic makes it look 18 inches high. He's at one set all with Thomas Fabbiano but it doesn't look like a fair fight.
— Gary Naylor (@garynaylor999) July 3, 2019
Karlovic might be a year older – he’s 40 now – but the Croatian is still 6ft11in, so that doesn’t surprise me. Karlovic is 2-4 down in the third set.
Re height of sport equipment, I was on the OBO yesterday for the Women’s Ashes opener, and learned that stumps for women’s ODIs are the same height as the men’s, making it a lot easier for Perry/Shrubsole and co to get dismissals via lbw. A madness, although I’m not advocating raising the net for Karlovic.
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Watson loses the first set to Kontaveit, 5-7
A disappointing end to the set for Watson, but it’s worth remembering that this is the first top 20 player that Watson is playing all season. Just six points were the difference between the players, with Watson’s first serve probably the reason she didn’t assert herself more, winning just 56% of those points to Kontaveit’s 83%. Watson will have to go to the well now. The Court No 1 crowd will have to help her, it’s about three quarters full right now.
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Regarding that news that Coco Gauff will play with Britain’s Jay Clarke in the mixed doubles: I’m not quite sure what the connection is there between the two? Earlier this week Clarke did praise the American for her win over Venus Williams, and suggested he would have to achieve a similar feat when he faces Roger Federer in the second round tomorrow.
Obviously upsets happen all the time. If [Federer] has a bad day and I play great, then obviously there’s a chance there that could happen. But what [Gauff] did yesterday was unbelievable. I’m not sure going into the match she believed she could do it. She was well prepared. I’m glad she did.
Hello all. More serves breaking on Court No 1, with Watson the latest to fall. It’s back to 3-3 in the first set, with Watson pushing back on Kontaveit’s serve, it’s deuce now … but two strong first serves nudges the Estonian in front: 4-3, and we’re back on serve.
Meanwhile, Wawrinka is making tough work of things on Court 2, down two break points at 0-1 in the final set to Opelka. But with the crowd firmly behind the Swiss, he gets back to deuce and avoids the break. Stan has never been beyond the quarter-finals here, but he’s a real crowd favourite.
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I’m off for some lunch, so I’ll leave you in the very capable hands of Michael Butler. See you later ...
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It’s a topsy-turvy first set for Watson, but she’s never been a player to do things the easy way. Having broken Kontaveit in the first game, she was broken back, and has now broken again to lead 3-2. No such toing and froing on Centre Court, however, where Pliskova has surged through the first set 6-0.
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“What I find equally eye-catching about the Nadal-Kyrgios practice is Kyrgios’s hitting partner,” emails an observant Thomas Traill. “Is that Suárez Navarro? If so, I like that he’s warming up for Rafa by playing a WTA player with a one-handed backhand. Or perhaps Suárez Navarro thinks he’s a good imitation of Parmentier. Either way, nice to see some mixed singles practice.”
Perhaps Kyrgios and Suarez Navarro have decided to jump on the mixed doubles bandwagon together. But no ... just as I type that the mixed doubles draw is released. Krygios will partner Desirae Krawczyk, Britain’s Jay Clarke teams up with Cori Gauff, the lucky chap, and of course we all know about a certain A Murray and S Williams.
Breaking: @andy_murray Murray and @serenawilliams will play Andreas Mies of Germany and Alexa Guarachi of Chile in the first round of the mixed doubles. Could play top seeds @BrunoSoares82 and Nicole Melichar in round three (not two as I said before).
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- @serenawilliams and @andy_murray
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- @Venuseswilliams and @FTiafoe
- @CocoGauff and @Jay27798
We've got a bumper mixed doubles draw on our hands this year...#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/ysRV4iOGlr
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Over on Centre Court, Karolina Pliskova, who is many people’s favourite for the title despite never going beyond the fourth round, doesn’t look in the mood to mess around against Monica Puig, the surprise Olympic champion of 2016. The third seed and last week’s Eastbourne champion leads 3-0. Pliskova has the perfect game for grass – but makes no secret of the fact she doesn’t really like the surface. If she can change that mindset, she could go all the way.
It’s now past one, so it’s showtime on the show courts. Heather Watson, the British No 2 who claimed her first WTA win in nearly a year in the first round, is carrying on where she left off on Monday, moving two break points up in the opening game against Estonian Anett Kontaveit on the No 1 Court. Watson breaks at the second opportunity, with Kontaveit already gifting her opponent two double faults. It’s the 20th seed rather than the world No 122 with home pressure on her shoulders who is looking the more nervous.
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Gasparyan calls it quits. How heartbreaking. Svitolina is through, but not in the way even she would have wanted. Benoit Paire has also benefitted from a retirement, he was leading Miomir Kecmanovic by two sets to love when the Serb decided he couldn’t continue, while Wawrinka has finally assumed control on the No 2 Court, where he now leads Reilly Opelka by two sets to one, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
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Gasparyan’s problem seems to be muscular rather than actually in the knee, most likely cramp. She’s decided to continue, but Svitolina promptly breaks and will serve at 6-5 to take the match into a deciding set. What a lucky reprieve for Svitolina, and so unfortunate for Gasparyan, who was seemingly all set for a place in the third round.
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Having to play his nemesis tomorrow was probably enough for Rafa – now he’s got to practice next to him too ...
👀 @RafaelNadal and @NickKyrgios practising next to each other...
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) July 3, 2019
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Elina Svitolina, the eighth seed who won the WTA Finals last year but has had a fairly quiet 2019, is in the danger zone on the No 3 Court, serving to stay in the match at 7-5, 5-4 down to the Russian Margarita Gasparyan, who puts my current injury problems into context with the three surgeries she’s had on her left knee. From deuce, Svitolina lives to fight another game with a gutsy hold. And now Gasparyan is clutching her leg, just above her heavily strapped suspect knee. The trainer’s been called and Gasparyan, fighting back the tears, looks to be in some pain.
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“Dear Katy, I’m back following your commentary as usual for want of Wimbledon coverage here in Spain except on expensive private TV so I assure you that I and the rest of the world are grateful for your’s (and Jacob’s) excellent, amusing coverage,” emails a very kind Diana Badder. “Anyway maybe you will have an opportunity to explain “bouldering” in the course of commentating, surely that wouldn’t be throwing boulders?” No throwing of boulders, Diana, I think my arms would have fallen off if I’d done that. It’s basically rock climbing on artificial walls, so nothing as terrifying as this – which is well worth a watch if you haven’t seen it, it’s staggering, heart-in-your-mouth stuff.
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“For the fingers and wrists aching as a result of bouldering, there’s one age old solution: ice ice baby,” emails the helpful and intriguingly named Freudian Snip. Sounds a far more sensible though less satisfying suggestion than the Pimm’s. Meanwhile Hsieh Su-wei has sliced and diced her way past Kirsten Flipkens, discombobulating the 2013 semi-finalist 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Stan is proving he can still be the man. The second most famous Swiss in tennis has levelled his match against the American upstart Reilly Opelka, securing the second set 6-3 with a hold to 30. He’s even had time for a hug with a line judge too.
Stan The (Gentle)Man 🤗@stanwawrinka | #Wimbledon
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) July 3, 2019
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Three is the magic number on the women’s side right now. Joining Azarenka in the last 32: the 31st seed from Greece, Maria Sakkari, a 6-4, 6-1 winner over Marie Bouzkova, and the Czech Karolina Muchova, who’s beaten the American Madison Brengle 6-3, 6-4. Brengle will be sorely disappointed that she wasn’t able to build on her first-round win over last month’s French Open runner-up, Marketa Vondrousva.
You wouldn’t know Azarenka has had a fallow few years given the way she’s ripping up Court 12 right now. Having slid 2-0 down in the opening set against Tomljanovic, she hasn’t lost a game, securing 11 on the spin, and she’s serving to become the first player into round three at 6-2, 5-0. It’s so exciting to see the former world No 1 performing at this level, she could be a real dark horse here, and Simona Halep, her likely opponent on Friday, certainly won’t relish facing her on this form. Tomljanovic tonks a forehand into the net and that’s that! Azarenka advances 6-2, 6-0.
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Andy Murray will begin his men’s doubles campaign tomorrow, but there are several Brits embarking on theirs today, but it’s not exactly going to plan. Christie and Swan are a set down, as are Dart and Dunne, while Grey and Silva are already out.
Meanwhile in news that does not bode well for this live blog, my fingers and wrists already aching. I tried bouldering for the first time a couple of days ago. It was hard! Maybe not as hard as going five sets with Novak Djokovic, but hard nonetheless. Short of downing a jug or two of Pimm’s to numb the pain, any tips would be gratefully received.
Azarenka’s still going along very nicely on Court 12, where she leads Tomljanovic 6-2, 3-0. Elsewhere, Elina Svitolina is 6-5 down on serve against the Russian Margarita Gasparyan; the eccentric Frenchman Benoit Paire has taken the first set against Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic on a tie-break, as has Hsieh Su-wei against Kirsten Flipkens; while Pablo Cuevas is a set and a break to the good, 6-4, 1-0, against Jiri Vesely, who looks to be suffering a comedown after his win over Alex Zverev in round one.
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Brad Gilbert says on ESPN that Reilly Opelka does not want to be known as a seven-footer, saying he is 6-11 3/4 barefoot but 7' with his sneakers on. "If he was in the NBA, he would be 7-2" he says of the tendency for the NBA to round up player heights
— Randy Walker (@TennisPublisher) July 3, 2019
What of Stan, you say? Well he’s only gone and got himself broken at the worst possible time, at five games all, leaving Opelka serving for the set. The break came out of the blue given both had been dominating on serve, and the set was seemingly heading for a tie-break. Opelka advances to 40-15 with little fuss, and Wawrinka wallops his return into the net. Wawrinka, who’s giving away 11 inches to his near-seven-foot opponent, is a set down, 7-5!
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15-0, 30-0, 40-0, three set points for Azarenka. She misses the first and second but comes out on top in a crazy point on the third, doing well to retrieve a drop shot, and then somehow getting her racket to what looked as if it would be a passing winner for Tomljanovic. Instead it’s a winning volley for Azarenka, who takes the first set of day three after 28 minutes. The two-times Australian Open champion leads 6-2.
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Azarenka bags the double break for 5-2. She’ll serve for the first set.
The BBC screened an interview with Azarenka before her match got under way, in which she spoke quite movingly about how hard it’s been for her to succeed as a tennis player having become a mother, and how she hopes to make it easier for future generations. This match started as something of a struggle too, the 2011 and 2012 semi-finalist going 2-0 down against the Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, but Azarenka is in the ascendancy now, leading 4-2.
Other names in early action: Victoria Azarenka, the former world No 1, who’s still playing her way back into form after giving birth to her son in 2016; Elina Svitolina, the eighth seed; Hsieh Su-wei, who defeated the 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in round one, against the former girls’ champion Kirsten Flipkens; the streetfighting American Madison Brengle; and Jiri Vesely, Alex Zverev’s conqueror, against the Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas, who pulled off the shot of the day on Monday. More of the same today please, Pablo.
Un. Real. 😲
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) July 1, 2019
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Stan Wawrinka is kicking off a strong lineup on the No 2 Court (where my other half is watching today, the lucky chap). The three-times grand slam champion (Wawrinka that is, certainly not my other half) has a rather tall order, quite literally, against the 21-year-old American and 2015 boys’ champion, Reilly Opelka, who, at 6ft 11in, is the tallest tennis pro of all time. According to his uncle, he’s sick of people coming up to him asking what basketball team he plays for. It’s going with serve early on, with Wawrinka leading 2-1.
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The players have weaved and wound their way to the outside courts and completed their warm-ups, the umpires, line judges and ball kids have taken their positions while the spectators are busy jostling for theirs, so it’s time for some tennis. Let’s play!
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Tim Henman and Tracy Austin seem to be getting on quite well on BBC One, despite England’s defeat by the USA! USA!! USA!!! in the Women’s World Cup semi-final. Henman, who’s now a board member at the All England Club, is talking about how the new roof on the No 1 Court was called into action for the first time last night when Alison Riske played into the night, defeating Donna Vekic in three sets.
This year’s other major innovation, the final-set tie-break, has yet to be used, but the man whose 26-24 semi-final snoozefest last year prompted the change, Kevin Anderson, is in action today, so you never know.
And a lovely gallery for your enjoyment:
A big pile of reading for you:
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Andy must have really wrestled with the decision between gran, me (the two leading contenders) and then Serena Williams comes in to the mix. VERY difficult decision....
— Miranda Hart (@mermhart) July 3, 2019
Andy Murray had until 11am this morning to decide on his mixed doubles partner, but he decided not to play hard to get or keep everyone guessing, revealing last night that he and Serena Williams are officially an item. The draw will take place today.
It’s interesting that Williams suggests Murray’s support for the women’s game played a part in her decision.
Today's order of play
CENTRE COURT – 1PM START
1 Monica Puig (PUR) 94 vs Karolina Pliskova (CZE) [3] 96
2 Kyle Edmund (GBR) [30] 25 vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 28
3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] 1 vs Denis Kudla (USA) 3
No 1 COURT – 1PM START
1 Heather Watson (GBR) 86 vs Anett Kontaveit (EST) [20] 88
2 Karen Khachanov (RUS) [10] 49 vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 52
3 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [14] 113 vs Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 115
No 2 COURT – 11AM START
1 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [22] 41 vs Reilly Opelka (USA) 44
2 Simona Halep (ROU) [7] 97 vs Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 99
3 Kevin Anderson (RSA) [4] 33 vs Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 35
4 Cori Gauff (USA) 110 vs Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 111
No 3 COURT – 11AM START
1 Elina Svitolina (UKR) [8] 65 vs Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 67
2 Robin Haase (NED) 46 vs Milos Raonic (CAN) [15] 48
3 Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) [19] 9 vs Corentin Moutet (FRA) 12
4 Madison Keys (USA) [17] 105 vs Polona Hercog (SLO) 107
COURT 12 – 11AM START
1 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 102 vs Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 103
2 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) [11] 17 vs Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 20
3 Andreas Seppi (ITA) 37 vs Guido Pella (ARG) [26] 40
NOT BEFORE 18.00
4 Danielle Collins (USA) 77 vs Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) [12] 80
COURT 18 – 11AM START
1 Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) [28] 89 vs Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 92
2 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 21 vs David Goffin (BEL) [21] 24
3 Sofia Kenin (USA) [27] 121 vs Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 123
COURT 14 – 11AM START
1 Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 69 vs Maria Sakkari (GRE) [31] 72
2 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 30 vs Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 31
3 Marcel Granollers (ESP) 14 vs Ugo Humbert (FRA) 15
COURT 15 – 11AM START
1 Benoit Paire (FRA) [28] 57 vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 60
2 Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 126 vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 127
COURT 16 – 11AM START
1 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 61 vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) 63
2 Steve Darcis (BEL) 53 vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [23] 56
3 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 118 vs Shuai Zhang (CHN) 119
NOT BEFORE 18.00
4 Petra Martic (CRO) [24] 73 vs Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 75
COURT 17 – 11AM START
1 Madison Brengle (USA) 82 vs Karolina Muchova (CZE) 83
2 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6 vs Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 7
Preamble
Hello and welcome to our coverage from Wimbledon, where the sun is shining even brighter than in days gone by, the gates have just been opened to spectators who have been urged by the Voice of Wimbledon to curb their enthusiasm and not run, and the chatter around the grounds is about Andy Murray and Serena Williams’s confirmed courtship in the mixed doubles.
The courts here may be the most beautiful in the world, but stepping on to them was something of an occupational hazard in the first round for grand slam champions of years past, present and possibly future, with Venus Williams, Garbine Muguruza, Maria Sharapova, Naomi Osaka, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev and Denis Shapovalov being bundled out before managing to put even one W by their name. The leading players in action today, including Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova, Kevin Anderson and Caroline Wozniacki, would be well advised to be on their guard as the second round gets under way - except perhaps Djokovic, because he’s, well, Novak Djokovic.
Refreshingly these lawns have not proved as hazardous for the British contingent. Of the 10 who started in the singles, seven are still standing. It’s an excellent, encouraging return – and the best in 13 years. Two play again today: Kyle Edmund has the honour of being on Centre Court for the second consecutive match as he faces the bullish Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, while Heather Watson, after her restorative win in round one, opens on No 1 Court against the 20th seed, Anett Kontaveit.
It seems somewhat remiss not to have mentioned Cori “Coco” Gauff until now, given she was the star of the show on Monday with her headline-grabbing story of the ages. So can the 15-year-old, having eclipsed the the 39-year-old Venus only days after sitting a science exam, come back down to earth and refocus for her next assignment against the 2017 semi-finalist Magdalena Rybarikova? Given that the girl described as the potential future of US tennis displays a maturity far beyond her years, the signs are encouraging that she can avoid the sort of let-up that has often cut down Wimbledon giantkillers over the years. Rybarikova, however, is likely to provide a sterner challenge than Williams.
Another player seemingly destined for greatness, the 18-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime who also secured his first grand slam match win on Monday, is in action too, while we’ll also get to see if Yulia Putintseva, Jiri Vesely and Thomas Fabbiano can back up their victories over Osaka, Zverev and Tsitsipas respectively. Add Milos Raonic, Karen Khachanov, Feliciano Lopez, Daniil Medvedev, Victoria Azarenka, Elina Svitolina and Madison Keys into the mix, and that’s your day three lineup. It may not be as strong as the other halves of the men’s and women’s draws but the scene is still set for a wonderful Wednesday at wonderful Wimbledon.
Play begins at: 11am BST on the outside courts and 1pm BST on the show courts. Don’t be late.
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